Calls for ‘clarity and safeguards’ on ministerial powers during disasters
The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has written to the Law Society of NSW to respond to concerns raised over wide-ranging ministerial powers granted…
disaster response
One year on: The ongoing legal fallout of the Northern Rivers floods
One year ago, catastrophic flooding enveloped the NSW Northern Rivers. Lismore, the town at the epicentre of the disaster, has started to come to life…
‘An inland tsunami’: Solicitors on frontline of Central West flooding
As flood waters recede across the NSW Central West and residents begin to confront the colossal rebuild, legal questions relating to insurance and financial hardship…