The NSW Supreme Court has recently found that joint expert reports on hydrological modelling were inadmissible on the basis that the reasoning process was insufficiently clear. The proceedings involved a challenge by property owners on a flood plain to a determination by the Minister of their water entitlement under ‘replacement floodplain harvesting (regulated river) access licences’ under the Water Management Act 2000. Such licences entitle a licence holder to use a particu

The NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise (LMR) Housing reforms represent one of the most significant planning interventions in recent years. Introduced in response to the state's housing shortage, the reforms are designed to encourage more housing diversity in well-located urban areas by permitting a broader range of housing types, including terraces, townhouses and apartment buildings, near transport hubs and strategic centres. The reforms have generated strong debate across go