About NQ Legal – you local solicitors Townsville
Welcome to NQ Legal, our team of local solicitors Townsville provide advice and representation across a broad range of legal areas. We are a multidisciplinary Townsville law firm that successfully combines the expertise and sophistication of a large firm practice with the close personal service found in smaller firms.
Our solicitors provide professional client service and can be relied on to deliver relevant, timely, cost effective and responsive legal solutions. We think about the legal and commercial challenges facing our clients. As our valued client you have access to our team of experienced solicitors (Townsville based) who can deal with contractual disputes, civil and commercial litigation, business acquisition and/or set up, leasing arrangements, company structures, establishing trusts, debt recovery, employment and workplace issues.
Practice areas
Business
Planning and Environmental Law
riverwaySince 1997 the Queensland Government has been implementing, tweaking, refining and revising the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS) which seeks to incorporate State and Local Government assessment of development proposals.
In 2009 the State revised the principal legislation with the introduction of the new Sustainable Planning Act 2009 with changes to the previous regime that applied under the Integrated Planning Act 1997. While there have been attempts to refine and simplify the law as it relates to planning and development, it appears that the reverse has occurred in Queensland as more complicated issues are ‘rolled-in’ to the IDAS and are required to be considered during development assessment. The various rules relating to preliminary approvals, code v impact assessable developments and use rights/amenity protections under local government planning schemes can be confusing. We can assist with the understanding of how these laws affect you.