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Reliance on AI and housing delivery; the perks and pitfalls
In August 2025, the Federal Government unveiled a sweeping initiative aimed at cutting red tape and accelerating housing approvals in response to Australia's deepening housing crisis.1 Central to this reform is a proposed pause on further residential changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) until mid-2029, alongside efforts to streamline the code using artificial intelligence.
No power to amend a modification application – AQC Dartbrook case | JD Supra
[co-author: Shirley Leung] On 3 June 2021, the Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court in AQC Dartbrook Management Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Public Spaces [2021] NSWCA 112 found that there is no power, either express or implied, to amend a modification application. This is despite earlier Land and Environment Court decisions which found there was implied power.
Duty of care to consider climate change impacts on children: The Sharma case | JD Supra
[co-author: Shay Riley-Lewis] The Federal Court of Australia has found that the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment has a duty of care to children when deciding whether to approve a project under the EPBC Act that would facilitate carbon emissions.
Varying development standards: The proposed changes to clause 4.6 | JD Supra
To vary a development standard in an environmental planning instrument, an application must be made under clause 4.6 of the relevant local environmental plan. This clause enables a variation to a development standard to be approved, provided the matters set out in that clause are satisfied.
Dogs on beach – Environmental impact assessment duties of councils examined in recent case | JD Supra
A recent case challenging a council’s decision to permit dogs on a beach takes a close look at a council’s duty to assess the environmental impact of activities it approves. In Palm Beach Protection Group Incorporated v Northern Beaches Council [2020] NSWLEC 156, the Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court, Preston CJ, found that a council did not properly consider the environmental impacts when deciding to allow dogs on a beach which contained threatened seagrass and seahorse habitat.
Dogs on beach - Environmental impact assessment duties of councils examined in recent case | Lexology
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December 2 2020 A recent case challenging a council’s decision to permit dogs on a beach takes a close look at a council’s duty to assess the environmental impact of activities it approves.
Boarding houses and the new Housing Diversity SEPP | JD Supra
A new Housing Diversity SEPP is set to shake up the current planning regime for affordable rental housing and housing for seniors and people with a disability. The recent “Explanation of Intended Effect for a new Housing Diversity SEPP” report identifies key changes for the sector including new housing types (build-to-rent, student housing and co-living), as well as significant changes to boarding house and seniors development provisions.
Lapsing periods - a summary of the COVID-19 Environmental Planning and Assessments Act amendments | JD Supra
Recent legislation has changed some lapsing periods, appeal periods and existing use rights lapsing periods. For your convenience, we have created a ready reckoner summary table of the time limit and other amendments made by the COVID-19 Legislative Amendments (Emergency Measures – Miscellaneous) Act 2020. Please see full summary below for more information.
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