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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Environment and Planning - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/environment_and_planning/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/how_will_queenslands_new_strategic_cropping_land_act_affect_resources_projects.page</guid><title><![CDATA[How will Queensland's new Strategic Cropping Land Act affect resources projects?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/how_will_queenslands_new_strategic_cropping_land_act_affect_resources_projects.page</link><description><![CDATA[If you are planning a resource project and land you wish to develop is shown as potential Strategic Cropping Land on the trigger maps published by DERM, what needs to be done to get the project up and running, ask Mark Geritz and Patrick Cranley.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/critical_infrastructure_declarations-can_they_be_challenged.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Critical infrastructure declarations - can they be challenged?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/critical_infrastructure_declarations-can_they_be_challenged.page</link><description><![CDATA[Once the NSW Government declares a proposed project to be critical infrastructure, is that the end of it? Andrew Poulos discusses a recent decision which exploded the old assumptions.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/save_the_dates_toughened_pollution_incident_legislation_to_commence_in_february.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Save the date(s): toughened pollution incident legislation to commence in February]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/02_february_2012/20120202/save_the_dates_toughened_pollution_incident_legislation_to_commence_in_february.page</link><description><![CDATA[Claire Smith and Nicholas Allan track the latest developments in NSW pollution laws]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/31/queenslands_new_strategic_cropping_land_act_2011_now_in_force.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Queensland's new Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 now in force]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/31/queenslands_new_strategic_cropping_land_act_2011_now_in_force.page</link><description><![CDATA[Queensland's new Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 (Qld) commenced on 30 January 2012, with important implications for the development and resource industries.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/19_january_2012/20120119/proposed_wind_farm_guidelines_for_nsw.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Proposed wind farm guidelines for NSW]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/19_january_2012/20120119/proposed_wind_farm_guidelines_for_nsw.page</link><description><![CDATA[Nick Thomas discusses draft planning guidelines for wind farms in NSW, which could make approval processes more complex and time-consuming.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/19_january_2012/20120119/nsw_court_of_appeal_rejects_implied_limits_in_co2_emissions_case.page</guid><title><![CDATA[NSW Court of Appeal rejects implied limits in CO2 emissions case]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/19_january_2012/20120119/nsw_court_of_appeal_rejects_implied_limits_in_co2_emissions_case.page</link><description><![CDATA[Climate change action group Rising Tide has failed in its attempt to curtail Macquarie Generation's emission of CO2 from the Bayswater power station using NSW pollution laws. Brendan Bateman and Jo Ong look at the implications.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/22/climate_change_test_case_struck_out-no_implied_limit_on_co2_emissions.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Climate change test case struck out - no implied limit on CO2 emissions]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/22/climate_change_test_case_struck_out-no_implied_limit_on_co2_emissions.page</link><description><![CDATA[Climate change action group Rising Tide has failed in its attempt to curtail Macquarie Generation's emission of CO2 from the Bayswater power station using NSW pollution laws (Clayton Utz acted for Macquarie Generation in the proceedings).]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/release_of_draft_epbc_act_environmental_offsets_policy.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Release of draft EPBC Act environmental offsets policy]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/08_december_2011/20111208/release_of_draft_epbc_act_environmental_offsets_policy.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Draft Environmental Offsets Policy appears to be a step in the right direction, away from the current inconsistent application of offset "ratios", say Brad Wylynko and Lara Wilmot.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/a_development_of_two_halves_related_developments_likely_impacts.page</guid><title><![CDATA[A development of two halves: related developments' likely impacts]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/a_development_of_two_halves_related_developments_likely_impacts.page</link><description><![CDATA[Complex developments often proceed in stages, and under different statutory regimes over different parcels of land, but as Andrew Poulos explains, that doesn't mean the consent authority can just focus on the stage in front of it.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/nsw_government_gets_tough_on_pollution_incidents.page</guid><title><![CDATA[NSW Government gets tough on pollution incidents]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/nsw_government_gets_tough_on_pollution_incidents.page</link><description><![CDATA[NSW is set to pass new laws on pollution which could significantly increase the regulatory burden on any organisation whose activities could result in a pollution incident. Claire Smith and Nicholas Allan explain the main features of the new laws.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/building_energy_efficiency_disclosure_laws_about_to_ramp_up.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Building energy efficiency disclosure laws about to ramp up]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/building_energy_efficiency_disclosure_laws_about_to_ramp_up.page</link><description><![CDATA[If you're selling or letting large office spaces, you soon must comply with the Commonwealth Government's building energy efficiency disclosure laws. Nick Thomas examines how the scheme will work.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/part_3a_repeal_and_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_laws_come_into_effect_1_october.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Part 3A repeal and NSW's new State significant approval laws come into effect 1 October]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/part_3a_repeal_and_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_laws_come_into_effect_1_october.page</link><description><![CDATA[NSW's replacement for the Part 3A regime, the State significant approval regime in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011, will be law as of Saturday 1 October 2011.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/29/the_response_to_the_hawke_review_federal_environmental_law_to_be_reformed_not_re-written.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The response to the Hawke Review: federal environmental law to be reformed, not re-written]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/29/the_response_to_the_hawke_review_federal_environmental_law_to_be_reformed_not_re-written.page</link><description><![CDATA[The environmental assessment and approvals process in Australia will be streamlined, and tentative steps taken towards the harmonisation of environmental assessment and approvals legislation across States and Territories, according to the Australian Government's response to the Hawke review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ("EPBC Act").]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20110725/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20110725/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: EPA Victoria's new Compliance and Enforcement Policy aims for a more consistent and transparent appr; Federal government passes new product stewardship legislation - what next?; Strategic cropping land &#8220; drawing the boundaries; WA Court of Appeal dismisses LNG precinct challenge; Life after Part 3A in NSW - the new regime for major project approvals;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/05/queensland_infrastructure_charges_reform-state_planning_regulatory_provision_adopted_charges.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Queensland infrastructure charges reform - State Planning Regulatory Provision (adopted charges)]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/05/queensland_infrastructure_charges_reform-state_planning_regulatory_provision_adopted_charges.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 1 July 2011 the Queensland Government released the Draft State Planning Regulatory Provision (adopted charges) which sets the maximum adopted charge for trunk infrastructure for both residential and non-residential development in Queensland.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/23/part_3a_is_dead_well_almost-now_get_to_grips_with_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_law.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Part 3A is dead (well, almost) - now get to grips with NSW's new State significant approval law]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/23/part_3a_is_dead_well_almost-now_get_to_grips_with_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_law.page</link><description><![CDATA[The NSW Parliament passed the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011 on 22 June, bringing to an end the old Part 3A regime and ushering in a new one]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/17/new_bill_sets_out_replacement_for_part_3a_and_planning_approval_for_state_significant_developments.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New bill sets out replacement for Part 3A and planning approval for state significant developments]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/17/new_bill_sets_out_replacement_for_part_3a_and_planning_approval_for_state_significant_developments.page</link><description><![CDATA[We now have more - but not all - the details of NSW's new planning regime for state significant developments with the introduction into NSW State Parliament last night of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Bill 2011.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/reducing_green_tape_in_queensland-proposed_reforms_to_environmental_licensing.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Reducing green tape in Queensland - Proposed reforms to environmental licensing]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/reducing_green_tape_in_queensland-proposed_reforms_to_environmental_licensing.page</link><description><![CDATA[Queensland's Department of Environment and Resource Management has released a discussion paper, "Greentape Reduction - Reforming licensing under the Environmental Protection Act 1994"]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/compensation_in_nsw_for_mine_subsidence_do_you_have_to_wait_for_the_hole_to_appear_before_you_act.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Compensation in NSW for mine subsidence: do you have to wait for the hole to appear before you act?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/compensation_in_nsw_for_mine_subsidence_do_you_have_to_wait_for_the_hole_to_appear_before_you_act.page</link><description><![CDATA[Owners of improvements to land in NSW, now have a greater incentive to undertake preventative or mitigatory works if there is a threat of subsidence from mining operations: Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) Limited v Mine Subsidence Board [2011] HCA 19]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/queensland_shakes_up_its_strategic_cropping_land_framework.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Queensland shakes up its strategic cropping land framework]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/queensland_shakes_up_its_strategic_cropping_land_framework.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 31 May 2011 the Queensland Government announced two important changes to its strategic cropping land framework, which has the potential to impact upon development proposed for large parts of the State.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/13/part_3a_projects_in_nsw-details_of_transition_to_new_regime_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Part 3A projects in NSW - details of transition to new regime released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/13/part_3a_projects_in_nsw-details_of_transition_to_new_regime_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[The NSW Government has today released more details on the proposed repeal of Part 3A and the transition to a new planning regime for projects of State significance, and made changes to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20110405/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20110405/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Coastal reforms in New South Wales - a legislative sea-change; Wide Bay Conservation Council v Burnett Water Pty Ltd: The Queensland Lungfish Case; Getting real about e-waste: new consultation paper on product stewardship; WA heritage protection laws given more bite;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/05/the_last_days_of_part_3a-and_nsw_planning_laws_to_be_reviewed.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The last days of Part 3A - and NSW planning laws to be reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/05/the_last_days_of_part_3a-and_nsw_planning_laws_to_be_reviewed.page</link><description><![CDATA[No more applications for developments will be accepted under Part 3A of NSW's Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, and Part 3A will be repealed when Parliament returns, fulfilling an election promise by the incoming Premier Barry O'Farrell.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/28/getting_real_about_e-waste_new_consultation_paper_on_product_stewardship.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Getting real about e-waste: new consultation paper on product stewardship]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/28/getting_real_about_e-waste_new_consultation_paper_on_product_stewardship.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government is looking for comments on a consultation paper on product stewardship by 8 April 2011, and a national co-regulatory product stewardship scheme that extends manufacturer or importer responsibility to the end of life of computers and televisions could be in place as early as the final quarter of this year.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/16/winds_of_change_assessment_of_planning_permits_for_victorian_wind_farms_goes_local.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Winds of change: assessment of planning permits for Victorian wind farms goes local]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/16/winds_of_change_assessment_of_planning_permits_for_victorian_wind_farms_goes_local.page</link><description><![CDATA[Local councils have regained the power to issue planning permits for wind farms of all scales and greater consideration is to be given to local amenity impacts, under amendments to Victorian planning schemes which came into effect yesterday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/EP_Year_in_Review_Feb_2011.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Law - National Review 2010]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/EP_Year_in_Review_Feb_2011.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Our national review of environment and planning law rounds up of all the important changes in law and policy affecting all aspects of the environment, from planning laws to coastal planning, from climate change to biobanking.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/18/new_queensland_reconstruction_authority_will_have_broad_planning_powers.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New Queensland Reconstruction Authority will have broad planning powers]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/18/new_queensland_reconstruction_authority_will_have_broad_planning_powers.page</link><description><![CDATA[Broad new planning powers will be vested in the Queensland Reconstruction Authority under the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Bill, which was passed by State Parliament on 17 February 2011.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20101223/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20101223/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Biobanking - can you bank on it?; The long arm of environmental law - longer than environmental contractors and consultants might know; Strategic Cropping Policy for Queensland; Biodiversity conservation strategy in Western Australia.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/06/environmental_consultant_liable_for_providing_incorrect_advice.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environmental consultant liable for providing "incorrect advice"]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/06/environmental_consultant_liable_for_providing_incorrect_advice.page</link><description><![CDATA[In a first for NSW, an environmental consulting firm, Orogen Pty Ltd, and its director have been found guilty of an offence under the National Parks and Wildlife Act.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/30/major_overhaul_of_wa_planning_system-a_move_towards_centralised_planning.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Major overhaul of WA planning system - a move towards centralised planning]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/30/major_overhaul_of_wa_planning_system-a_move_towards_centralised_planning.page</link><description><![CDATA[Western Australia's planning laws will be more centralised, following the passage of the Approvals and Related Reforms (No 4) (Planning) Bill 2009 (WA).]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20100813/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20100813/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Planning ahead for sea level rises in NSW; Victorian coastal policy: a work in progress; Updated Queensland Coastal Plan on the way; Riding the wave of climate change - Coastal strategy in Western Australia;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20100714/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20100714/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: NSW Government to promote competition in the retail sector by revamping planning laws;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/02/streamlining_commonwealth_controls_of_uranium_mining.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Streamlining Commonwealth controls of uranium mining]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/02/streamlining_commonwealth_controls_of_uranium_mining.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Government has just released its response to Deloitte's 2008 Review of Regulatory Efficiency in Uranium Mining, which suggests the possibility of major changes to the environmental regulation of uranium mining.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20100407/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20100407/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Major changes proposed to federal environmental laws by Hawke review; Modernising Victoria's Planning Act: Draft Bill's proposed reforms; The environmental approvals process in Western Australia is about to get a makeover; Less waste, more resources - Government moves to tackle growing waste mounds; Victoria's Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act - streamlining key approvals; Accidental breach of section 77A notice leads to $40,000 fine;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20091126/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20091126/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Strategic assessments and the Melbourne Urban Growth Boundary Program; A new era for Queensland planning law - the Sustainable Planning Act 2009; Queensland and Commonwealth agree to new bilateral agreement; New Act to regulate clearing of regrowth vegetation in Queensland;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200910/09/a_coastal_change-draft_queensland_coastal_plan_2009_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[A coastal change - Draft Queensland Coastal Plan 2009 released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200910/09/a_coastal_change-draft_queensland_coastal_plan_2009_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[The draft Queensland Coastal Plan aims to assist the management and protection of Queensland's coastline against coastal hazards including erosion, storm-tide inundation and sea-level rise, as well as the increasing population and development.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20090903/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20090903/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Draft 2010 Building Code of Australia - new energy efficiency provisions; Modernising Victoria's Planning Act; Changes to contaminated land law in NSW have commenced: what are your obligations?; Sustainable Planning Bill 2009 (Qld) - a more streamlined planning system for Queensland?; Government review of Western Australian resources approvals - the aim for certainty and confidence; The regulation of uranium mining in Western Australia: Ban lifted;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/19/good_corporate_governance_the_key_to_managing_climate_change_risk.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Good corporate governance the key to managing climate change risk]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/19/good_corporate_governance_the_key_to_managing_climate_change_risk.page</link><description><![CDATA[Boards that are already meeting best practice in corporate governance will be best equipped to respond to the emergence of climate change as a new and active stakeholder in corporate Australia, according to well-known corporate lawyer and Clayton Utz partner Rod Halstead.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/22/something_old_something_new_the_sustainable_planning_bill_2009.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Something old something new: the Sustainable Planning Bill 2009]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/22/something_old_something_new_the_sustainable_planning_bill_2009.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Planning Bill was introduced in to the Queensland Parliament on Friday. If passed, the Bill will introduce a more timely and streamlined land use planning and development framework.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/19/vegetation_moratorium_extended_and_great_barrier_reef_protection_bill_introduced.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Vegetation Moratorium Extended and Great Barrier Reef Protection Bill introduced]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/19/vegetation_moratorium_extended_and_great_barrier_reef_protection_bill_introduced.page</link><description><![CDATA[Queensland's Vegetation Regrowth Clearing Moratorium has now been extended to 7 October 2009, giving the Government time to consult with stakeholders on vegetation clearing laws in Queensland.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20090505/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20090505/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: High bar for environmental groups seeking third party review of EPA works approval decisions; Proposed amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Process in Western Australia; Draft South-East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031: Key changes;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/09/national_waste_policy_consultation_paper_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[National Waste Policy consultation paper released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/09/national_waste_policy_consultation_paper_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett released a consultation paper regarding A National Waste Policy: Managing Waste to 2020 for public review and comment. This is Australia's first national waste policy since 1992.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/06/are_there_limits_to_nsw_councils_ability_to_compulsorily_acquire_land.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Are there limits to NSW councils' ability to compulsorily acquire land?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/06/are_there_limits_to_nsw_councils_ability_to_compulsorily_acquire_land.page</link><description><![CDATA[The High Court has confirmed in Fazzolari Pty Limited v Parramatta City Council that NSW councils cannot compulsorily acquire land under the Local Government Act 1993 when it's earmarked for re-sale.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200902/16/fine_for_manager_guilty_of_environmental_offences_a_warning_to_all.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Fine for manager guilty of environmental offences a warning to all]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200902/16/fine_for_manager_guilty_of_environmental_offences_a_warning_to_all.page</link><description><![CDATA[A recent prosecution in NSW suggests that environmental enforcement agencies are becoming more willing to prosecute senior employees, not just their organisations. The decision in Garrett v Freeman (No. 5) [2009] NSWLEC 1, the first time a senior council employee has been prosecuted for actions undertaken as part of his job, should be a warning to everyone]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/Environment&amp;Planning_Review2008.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[2008 Review of Environment and Planning Law in Western Australia]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/Environment&amp;Planning_Review2008.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Our annual Review of Environment and Planning Law in Western Australia summarises key legislative, judicial and policy developments in Western Australia over the past calendar year.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200902/11/development_applications_a_tpa-free_zone_says_nsw_supreme_court.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Development applications a TPA-free zone, says NSW Supreme Court]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200902/11/development_applications_a_tpa-free_zone_says_nsw_supreme_court.page</link><description><![CDATA[Development applications in NSW cannot be challenged on the grounds that they contain misleading and deceptive statements in breach of the Trade Practices Act (Cth) 1974, nor do developers owe purchasers or developers of adjoining land a duty of care to avoid economic loss caused by inaccurate statements in development applications]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/17/renewable_energy_target_exposure_draft_legislation_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Renewable energy target exposure draft legislation released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/17/renewable_energy_target_exposure_draft_legislation_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[In 2001 Australia introduced the world's first mandatory renewable energy scheme, under which new renewable energy generators earned a credit for each megawatt-hour of renewable energy created, and retailers of electric power were obliged to purchase and surrender to the regulator a number of these credits, according to a prescribed percentage of their electric power sales in each year, from 2001 to 2020.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/04/greater_responsibility_for_anyone_connected_with_contaminated_nsw_land.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Greater responsibility for anyone connected with contaminated NSW land]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/04/greater_responsibility_for_anyone_connected_with_contaminated_nsw_land.page</link><description><![CDATA[New South Wales has just significantly tightened its regulation of contaminated land, so if you currently own, occupy, or have impacts on land which could potentially be contaminated, or you ever have done in the past, or are proposing to do so in future, you will need to review your obligations and exposure to investigate or clean up the land.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200809/25/decision_signals_rising_tide_for_climate_change_risks.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Decision signals rising tide for climate change risks]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200809/25/decision_signals_rising_tide_for_climate_change_risks.page</link><description><![CDATA[Decision-makers, local councils and project developers are on notice that failure to take into account long-term environmental risk factors - including climate change flood risk - in the planning and development approval process could leave their decisions open to future challenge as well as expose them to future litigation, a leading environmental lawyer has warned.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20080820/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Environment and Planning Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/environment_and_planning_insights/20080820/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: It cuts both ways - impacts of climate change on your development; To refer or not refer - what to include in referrals under the EPBC Act; Neverending story - the latest in NSW planning reforms; New Contaminated Land Management Bill tabled in NSW Parliament; Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy; New bilateral agreement between SA and the Commonwealth;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
