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On Friday 26 April, Her Excellency received the Clerk of the Parliament, Mr Neil Laurie, for the presentation of six Bills for Royal Assent.

In the media Building Stronger Homes Roundtable generates ideas to support homes against natural disasters The Building Stronger Homes Roundtable convened by the Insurance Council of Australia and Master Builders Australia has proposed a number of disaster mitigation and resilience initiatives that will help to strengthen existing homes and communities against extreme weather events (19 February 2021). More... Housing construction eclipses records Construction on new houses will hit a record high this year, however, there are concerns this boom could be short-lived. Demographic shifts and Hom...

PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - OFFERS OF COMPROMISE, PAYMENTS INTO COURT AND SETTLEMENTS - OFFER OF COMPROMISE OR OFFER TO SETTLE OR CONSENT TO JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULES - GENERALLY - where there was a claim and counterclaim - where the appellant made an "all-up" offer to settle "all claims in the proceeding" which was expressed to be under ch 9 pt 5 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 ( the Rules) - where the offer did not distinguish between the claim and counterclaim - where the trial judge held that rr 360 and 361 of the Rules did not apply to...