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This bulletin has links to media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to public law and government in NSW.

This bulletin has links to media releases, reports, cases, legislation and issues of interest to NSW government lawyers.

On 15 September 2008, new laws will commence requiring DAs and rezoning applications to be accompanied by a declaration disclosing political donations and certain gifts over $1000.

The Federal Government proposes to consolidate a number of existing anti-discrimination laws into one piece of legislation.

Given the Court's reasoning, other local governments should review rates and charges to check if they are also at risk.

The alert updates the changes and discusses what the reforms will mean for local government, developers and ratepayers.

The article summarises this decision and considers the implications for councils looking to recover overdue rates.

A coronial inquest into the death of Simon Gaskill reveals critical failures in hospital discharge planning for homeless patients with complex health needs. The case examines how standard discharge procedures failed to account for the practical realities of homelessness, leaving a vulnerable patient without meaningful access to follow-up care.

The recent report into whistleblower protection found that the current protections are inadequate and that legislative reform is required to better facilitate disclosure.

Vendors must now ensure that their property has compliant smoke alarms, or risk losing their sale contract.

In an effort to reduce the amount of deaths from house fires, the NSW State Government has introduced the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006 (EPA Regulation), which commenced on 1 May 2006.

Our submission highlighted the following key issues; The concept of knowledge, impact on securitisation and unregistered managed investment schemes.

Methods of medical diagnosis and/or treatment have long been patentable in Australia. In Europe and New Zealand methods of medical treatment and/or diagnosis have long been excluded from patentability. However, the scope of these exclusions has recently been narrowed.

The Governor-General of Australia retains the power to dismiss government ministers, including the Prime Minister.

All NSW crown land policies, including native title and the aboriginal land claim assessment process, are being updated.

Discussion about recent case concerning an originating application seeking judicial review of a Council decision.

While the proceedings of Senate Estimates Committees are often reported as just another piece of political theatre, they do represent an important accountability mechanism