Our Projects NewsWire Australia series will include insights into significant market, policy and project related developments from our highly experienced team.
Our content will focus on major issues spanning the global and domestic energy markets, the impact of new regulation, major court cases and significant projects and transactions in Australia’s energy sector.
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The Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025 (Vic) (Bill) has now passed through the Victorian Parliament and Royal Assent was given on 3 June 2025. The reforms will commence on a day to be proclaimed, or 1 July 2026 at the latest.
This update aims to provide our latest insights on the continued preference for split contracting to deliver BESS and other renewable energy projects, focusing on the material issues encountered in negotiating split contracts.
In February 2025, the Electricity Industry Act 2004 (WA) (EIA) was amended with intention to modernise the electricity framework and consider the long-term interests of Western Australian electricity consumers.
The Western Australian Government (WA Government) has been working to ensure it meets the national goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. As part of this effort, WA is supporting decarbonisation in the Pilbara region, the globally significant mineral and energy resource hub of North West WA.
In Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 24, the High Court of Australia decided by a majority (Edelman and Steward JJ dissenting) that the South Australian proportionate liability regime applied to arbitral proceedings.
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