Crown Lands has released a draft State Strategic Plan for managing and using Crown land in NSW for public comment. Read more

The NSW Productivity Commission has released an issues paper on the NSW infrastructure contributions system and is currently seeking public submissions by 5 August 2020. Read more

The Interim Report reflects strong views that the current regime is ineffective in protecting Australia’s environmental values and inefficient in delivering outcomes supported by business or the community. It proposes reforms with a strong focus on Ecologically Sustainable Development. Read more

The High Court is set to determine whether New Acland Coal’s application for an extension of the New Acland open-cut coal mine (Stage 3 Project) must be determined afresh as a result of bias on the part of the Land Court of Queensland. Read more

The Cooperative Research Centre of Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, in consultation with the National Remediation Framework Steering Group, has released the National Remediation Framework. The Framework is intended for use by land owners and managers, government agencies and site contamination practitioners as a reference point for best practice methods and approaches to remediation. Read more

The design and construction of buildings in NSW are now subject to a new regulatory framework. This will affect many practitioners in the building industry including builders, building designers, building product manufacturers and suppliers, project managers and certifiers. Read more

A community group of bushfire survivors has commenced proceedings in the NSW Land and Environment Court against the NSW Environment Protection Authority to encourage or compel the development of policies to address NSW’s greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Infrastructure contributions in NSW is set to be overhauled, with a package of proposed reforms on public exhibition and a NSW Productivity Commission review to be completed by the end of the year. Read more