New draft guidelines have been prepared to assist in understanding the potentially onerous provisions of the Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Act (“CoRA”).
The recent native title determination of Griffiths v Northern Territory is the first judgement to put a monetary value on native title rights. This article considers the important points of...
A new Queensland Bill will significantly extend liability for environmental damage beyond just Clive Palmer’s facilities.
On 19 May 2015, the Building Queensland Bill 2015 (Qld) (Bill) was introduced to the Queensland Parliament. The Bill establishes Building Queensland, a new independent statutory body to assist the...
Baldwin & Anor v Icon Energy Ltd & Anor [2015] QSC 12 Significance of the decision This case highlights the risks of relying on clauses which provide that parties will negotiate in good faith...
The Queensland State Government has announced additional details of its proposals for restriction of resource developments on Strategic Cropping Land...
The Queensland State Government has recently introduced the State Gas Security Amendment Bill. The legislation has a number of objectives which...
Projects in the Galilee coal basin in Queensland are expected to generate billions of dollars of investment in Queensland in the near future. There have been two significant recent court cases...