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The application of bushfire policy to subdivision proposals

The two recent State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) decisions in Bennett v Western Australian Planning Commission [2018] WASAT 32 (Bennett) and Boynton v Western Australian Planning Commission [2018] WASAT 60 (Boynton) have considered the application of the Bushfire State Planning Policy (SPP 3.7) to subdivision proposals. In both cases the proposed subdivision sites were located within […]

Mental Health Week 2018

The team at Glen McLeod Legal is recognising Mental Health Week in 2018 by bringing our four legged friends to the office. Brett (left) and Gary (right) have been positive influences and mood boosters in the office. This is consistent with scientific studies.

Native vegetation offence penalty

Glen McLeod Legal represented two landowners charged with the offence of causing the clearing of native vegetation, without a clearing permit. This is an offence under section 51C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) (EP Act). The landowners owned a farm covering a total area of 2,033ha in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. […]

NELA(WA) Conference Roundup

Glen McLeod Legal were pleased to be involved in the National Environmental Law Association (NELA) National Conference hosted in Perth on Friday 14 September on the topic ‘Innovation in Environmental Law’. The Conference brought together a range of speakers from the legal profession, academia, the private sector and government to examine Australia’s response to global […]

Glen McLeod Legal attend the UDIA breakfast on navigating the environmental approvals process

The team at Glen McLeod Legal was delighted to attend the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Breakfast on Wednesday 5 September. The topic for this event was ‘Navigating the Environmental Approval Process’. The breakfast provided an opportunity to hear from Dr Tom Hatton, Chairman of the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority, and Darren Cooper, […]

Upcoming environmental and planning law events

We are pleased to announce that a number of our lawyers will be partaking in upcoming environment and planning law events. Law Society of Western Australia The Rise of the Sleeping Giant – Community Consultation in the Land Development Industry Tuesday, 11 September 2018  Glen McLeod, Principal of Glen McLeod Legal, will be chairing a […]

High Court of Australia finds that Google can be liable for defamation

In the recently published judgment of Trkulja v Google LLC [2018] HCA 25 the High Court of Australia (HCA) held that Google may be liable for publishing potentially defamatory material. Google had tried to obtain summary judgment on the basis that the case against it had no reasonable prospect of success. Google argued that their search engine […]

Planning reform symposium roundup

Glen McLeod Legal was proud to co-organise with Murdoch University School of Law a symposium on the independent review of the WA planning system. The review, which was commissioned by the Minister for Planning, proposes reforms to make the WA planning system more efficient, open and understandable. The lead independent reviewer, Evan Jones presented on five key […]

Welcome back to Sam Lander

Glen McLeod Legal is very pleased to welcome back an Associate Sam Lander, after an absence of a year, in which he gained further experience in complex projects and corporate transactions. Sam says that he is pleased to be back with the firm, where he started work in 2014.  He is looking forward to helping […]

Announcement on State Government’s Town Planning Reform Paper

An important Government consultation paper on reforming the State’s planning system was published today. The paper is the product of the Independent Planning Review commissioned by the Minister for Planning, the Hon. Rita Safiotti MLA, and led by eminent planning expert Evan Jones. We conducted and sponsored a seminar with Murdoch University in February of […]