With effect from 1 January 2018, owners of residential properties in certain Melbourne suburbs, which have been unoccupied for more than six months in a calendar year, will be liable to pay the Victorian Government's new...more
As of 1 July 2017, foreign persons must now register their interests in relevant water entitlements with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The Water Register has been combined with the existing register of foreign...more
Following our alert on 24 March 2017, the State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2017 (Vic) (Bill) has now been released and is currently before the Victorian Parliament.
K&L Gates has been following the proposed changes to...more
The Victorian Government has announced a number of significant housing related duty and tax initiatives to be introduced later this year, including:
- changes to the off-the-plan stamp duty concession
- abolition of...more
The Animal Industries Advisory Committee (AIAC) was established by the Victorian Government in October 2015 to consider whether the planning framework relating to animal industries is meeting the needs of farmers, councils...more