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Proposed changes to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Alberta is set to significantly change the privacy landscape for the public sector for the first time in 20 years.
Australia | Publication | May 2021
This article was co-authored with Ann Matthias.
The extension to construction working hours implemented by the NSW Government last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be revoked on 7 June 2021. The extension, which was enacted via the Environmental Planning and Assessment (COVID-19 Development – Construction Work Days) Order 2020 (NSW), permitted all building work and demolition work subject to a development consent to be carried out on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday without the need for approval (subject to conditions). The revocation of the extension means that construction working hours will return to their pre-pandemic settings; contractors will need to comply with conditions on the development consent that restrict the hours of work on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or seek approval under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) for any change to those hours.
This reverses the previous extension up to 31 March 2022 that was introduced via the COVID-19 Recovery Act 2021 (NSW) (see our update on this here).
We note that the revocation does not apply to the Environmental Planning and Assessment (COVID-19 Development—Infrastructure Construction Work Days No. 2) Order 2020 (NSW) which applies to infrastructure work that is subject to:
Subject to any further changes by the NSW Government, the extended infrastructure working hours will continue to apply until 31 March 2022.
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Alberta is set to significantly change the privacy landscape for the public sector for the first time in 20 years.
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On December 15, amendments to the Competition Act (Canada) (the Act) that were intended at least in part to target competitor property controls that restrict the use of commercial real estate – specifically exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants – came into effect.
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