29 September 2015

The Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No.3) 2012 (Cth) (“FFLA Act”) was enacted on 28 June 2012 as an urgent response to the Williams case. The FFLA Act amends the: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (“FMA Act”) to empower the Commonwealth, where authority does not otherwise exist, to make, vary or administer arrangements under […]

The Minister for Local Government has launched the final Destination 2036 action plan, dated June 2012 (the “Action Plan”). Initiative 12 of the Action Plan is to recognise Local Government as a legitimate and important sphere of government. As a result of the High Court of Australia’s recent judgments[1] such as Williams a referendum is

The Land and Environment Court has recently considered the issue of a Councils failure to notify a development application.  In Simpson v Wakool Shire Council[1] (“Simpson’s case”), Mr Simpson brought judicial review proceedings challenging the validity of the Council’s decision to grant development consent.  The grounds of review included procedural impropriety by the Council as