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Australia Sets 2035 Emissions Reduction Target
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Keeping Up with ESG in Australia - 2025 outlook and recent updates
In our bumper first edition for 2025, we scan the horizon for key ESG regulatory trends impacting the Australian market. Climate disclosure readiness and broader ESG-related reporting developments will be key themes this year. Employment-related matters such as diversity, equity and inclusion are also expected to remain hot topics this year, as is sustainable finance and the development of Australia’s sustainable finance infrastructure.
Public consultation opens: Proposed Southern Ocean offshore wind zone
The Minister for Energy and Climate Change announced today a process seeking public feedback on a proposed new declared area for offshore wind projects off the coast of Warrnambool, Victoria to Port MacDonnell, South Australia.
Now and next - current issues for Australia’s offshore wind industry
Snapshot Gippsland declared area – It is likely that some feasibility licence applicants will progress through the ‘overlapping applications’ process and may need to make financial offers, before offers of feasibility licences are made. Hunter proposed declared area – Public consultation on the proposed Hunter declared area has closed. Next steps will likely be declaration of a Hunter OEI area and invitation for feasibility licence applications.
COP15: Nations adopt landmark Global Biodiversity Framework
The parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity have adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Framework), which will guide the next decade of global action on biodiversity. The Framework contains some key targets that will impact on government policy, reporting mechanisms and land use practices, which is designed to ensure that biodiversity becomes a consideration in government, corporate and land based decision making.
Expert guide: Impending changes to the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic)
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The new Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) (LGA2020) received royal assent on 24 March 2020. After a long transition period, the final stage of provisions is commencing. This guide details the specific sections that will commence, explaining key differences between the Local Government Act 1989 (LGA1989) and LGA2020.
Inside Track: Local Government
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Impending changes to Victoria's Local Government Act 2020 The Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) (LGA2020) received royal assent on 24 March 2020 to supersede the Local Government Act 1989 (Vic) (LGA1989), which Marlene Kairouz MP labelled in her second reading speech as "outdated, incoherent and enmeshed in prescriptive detail".
Expert guide: Impending changes to Local Government Act 2020 (Vic)
Australia: Expert guide: Impending changes to Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) 04 July 2021 by Joseph Monaghan (Melbourne) and Rachel Foo (Melbourne) Holding Redlich Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The new Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) (LGA2020) received royal assent on 24 March 2020. After a long transition period, the final stage of provisions is commencing.
Alfresco dining in Victoria: Enjoying the sun without litigation
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 14 September 2020, Premier Dan Andrews unveiled the Victorian Government's Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package. To facilitate the recovery of the hospitality industry, the Victorian Government has sought to transform Melbourne into an outdoor dining mecca, inspired by New York City's Open Restaurant Program.
Inside Track: Local Government
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In the media National Water Reform Inquiry The Australian Government Productivity Commission is undertaking a National Water Reform Inquiry. The inquiry will look at the progress of all Australian governments in achieving the objectives, outcomes and timelines of reform directions proposed in the 2004 Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative (NWI).
Inside track: Local government– in the media, in practice & courts, cases and legislation - Government, Public Sector - Australia
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In the media National Water Reform Inquiry The Australian Government Productivity Commission is undertaking a National Water Reform Inquiry. The inquiry will look at the progress of all Australian governments in achieving the objectives, outcomes and timelines of reform directions proposed in the 2004 Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative (NWI).
A right to a hearing not found to exist in Victorian compulsory land acquisition procedure
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