Environment and Planning Insights

20 August 2008

Welcome to the August edition of Environment and Planning Insights, in which we look at:

the latest decision on how climate change issues are affecting the development process
what you should include, and what can you exclude, when referring your project proposal to the Minister under the EPBC Act
the latest in NSW planning reforms
the long-awaited Contaminated Land Management Amendment Bill 2008 (NSW) and its effects on purchasers, vendors, landlords and tenants
Queensland's new Environmental Offsets Policy; and
the new bilateral agreement between SA and the Commonwealth.

It cuts both ways - impacts of climate change on your development

Sallyanne Everett and Nick Thomas look at the latest decision on how climate change issues are affecting the development process.

To refer or not refer - what to include in referrals under the EPBC Act

By Rachel Baird.

When you refer a project to the Minister under the EPBC Act, what do you need to include, asks Rachel Baird.

Neverending story - the latest in NSW planning reforms

By Nick Thomas.

The ink is scarcely dry on the latest planning reforms in NSW, but that isn't stopping the reform agenda in that state, says Nick Thomas.

New Contaminated Land Management Bill tabled in NSW Parliament

By Claire Smith and Regina Walker.

If you have or suspect you may have a contaminated land site in NSW, your obligations are about to change, warn Claire Smith and Regina Walker.

Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy

By Kathryn Pacey.

Using environmental offsets in Queensland has become easier and clearer with the introduction of a new policy, as Kathryn Pacey explains.

New bilateral agreement between SA and the Commonwealth