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Feature article
Development Contributions in the Spotlight
With all the signalled resource management changes at the moment it can be difficult to keep up with the details. In this article we provide an update on development contributions and their likely replacement in any new regime.
At a high level, development contributions are levied under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA). They enable local councils to recover from developers a fair proportion of the cost of capital expenditure for infrastructure required to service new growth over the long term. Development contributions must be provided for in a council’s development contribution...
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Incorporated Societies Re-registrations reminder
Has your society re-registered under the Incorporated Societies Act...
New Draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
In November 2019 the Government released its draft National Policy...
Restraint of Trade in a commercial context
This article examines restraint of trade and non-solicitation...
Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 and Incorporated Societies
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) has broad application...
What's new in the Incorporated Societies Act 2022
In April 2022 the long-awaited Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (2022...
Proceed with caution - Don't let your emails bind you
With the global Covid-19 pandemic accelerating remote working and...
