ArticlePlanning update: amendments to planning enforcement regime have commencedNew provisions will commence on 30 September 2015.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: David Chandler OAM appointed NSW Building CommissionerHis appointment was made as part of the key reforms arising from the Building Stronger Foundations Discussion Paper.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: Landscaper sentenced for unlicensed contractingHomeowners should conduct a licence check before engaging any tradesperson or contractor for residential building work.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: Latest Stage Of Strata Amendments DropThe strata reform is broadly intended to give owners in strata schemes across NSW greater trust and confidence in how strata is regulated. AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: More development projects given the green flag to proceedThe recent declaration signals the continued strategic use of state powers to push forward large-scale housing projects that may otherwise stall at the local council level.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: NSW building laws: Renovate and extend or knock down and rebuild?The NSW Government has released plans and recommendations to overhaul the state's building and construction industry.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: NSW tenancy law update NSW Government intends to introduce several legislative amendments designed to build a fairer rental market.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: Onus Of Proof And Failure To MitigateCeerose Pty Ltd v The Owners - Strata Plan No 89074 [2025] NSWCA 235.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleSecure now, pay later: buying rural land during COVID-19Where does COVID-19 leave buyers of rural land?AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleSplit of the Property Agents and Motor Dealers ActThe Qld Govt proposes to repeal the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act to split it into four industry-specific Acts.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleUpdate on non-conforming building products legislation in NSWThis 2017 Act was introduced to address safety risks arising from the use of non-conforming building products in NSW.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleWarning to Superintendents who act in dual roles - construction, contracts and conflictThe recent decision in Walton v Illawarra sends a clear warning to Superintendents acting in dual roles.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleWhen compensation for land acquisition gets complicatedThe executors of an estate in Victoria applied for a declaration that they were eligible to make a 'loss on sale' claim.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleWork on a Mining Lease is BCIPA and Void means Void in totalTwo recent decisions have important consequences for Contractors and Principals on the operation of the BCIPA.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleGuardian in the Full Federal Court – 100A meets Part IVAThe scope to attribute an advisor's purpose to a taxpayer is far more limited under section 100A than it is Part IVA.AustraliaTaxHolding Redlich
ArticleThe second Quarterly Data Breach Report is in and the numbers are up!As well as cyber security measures, Australian businesses should continue to invest in training to avoid human error.AustraliaTechnologyHolding Redlich
Article2021: The year the enforceable undertaking came of ageThere is a shift in approach of the NHVR to enforcement & penalising contraventions of the HVNL.AustraliaTransportHolding Redlich
ArticleExecutive liability extended under the Heavy Vehicle National LawThis new 2018 Bill's primary purpose is to expand the executive liability provisions of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.AustraliaTransportHolding Redlich
ArticleIncreased OW Bunker arrest claims in Australia - foreign maritime liensIn Australia, a ship arrest and demand for security will be upheld where there is at least a reasonably arguable case.AustraliaTransportHolding Redlich
ArticleNot the job of a prosecutor to spell out - Reasonable StepsWhat is reasonable must vary from case to case, depending on all of the circumstances the capacity of each charge.AustraliaTransportHolding Redlich