The Queensland Government has made important changes to vegetation mapping to include the most recent Queensland Herbarium scientific updates. This may affect your ability to clear vegetation. ...
The Queensland Government has made important changes to vegetation mapping to include the most recent Queensland Herbarium scientific updates. This may affect your ability to clear vegetation.
In this case, former Linc Energy executives were charged with offences against Queensland’s Environmental Protection Act 1994 after a Linc Energy underground coal gasification project near Chinchilla caused serious environmental harm. The Court of Appeal decision in R v Dumble has implications for executive officer liability in environmental harm offences
A development approval is a significant step on the path to developing land. However, it is a mistake to assume further regulatory requirements are mere formalities. Increasingly, additional assessments and legal obligations are impacting land use including whether, when, and in what form, development can proceed.
The Federal Government has announced a new biodiversity certification and trading scheme, with the stated aim to increase native habitat and support Australian landholders.
A biosecurity outbreak is one of the few events that has the power to cripple industries overnight. As we have seen with COVID, if not prevented or rapidly addressed, an outbreak can threaten human health and industry profitability, and the impact can go beyond the industry involved, with flow-on effects
If Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) reaches Australia, the economic losses would be devastating. Biosecurity has never been more critical, from the borders to the farm gates.
The Lawyers Weekly annual awards are an opportunity for CGW to highlight the notable achievements of lawyers who demonstrate leadership, technical expertise, mentorship and business development skills.
On 29 April 2022, the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning issued a Notice extending the currency and completion periods of current development approvals under the Planning Act 2016 by a further 12 months.
This may seem to be an obvious statement. However, in parts of South-East Queensland, ensuring that all the costs of infrastructure are at least understood, if not actually quantified, is complicated…
On 4 March 2022, in response to a dramatic increase in the value of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), the Clean Energy Regulator announced it will allow holders of existing fixed delivery contracts to be released…
Recently, following a review of submissions, the Brisbane City Council endorsed the proposed amendment to the City Plan 2014 regarding rooftop gardens and landscaped greenspaces and has referred the amendment to the Queensland Government for consideration to adopt.
Effective from 12 February 2022, the conservation status of koalas in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory was lifted from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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