Australia: Real Estate

Updates in the media, cases and legislation

The Bill proposes a series of targeted amendments intended to clarify existing provisions, improve consumer protections and reduce unnecessary regulatory burden.

This guide breaks down the key changes.

Put and Call Options offer a balanced mechanism for managing risks and achieving strategic objectives in commercial property transactions.

Foreign Purchaser Additional Duty (FPAD) is an extra stamp duty surcharge applied to residential property acquisitions by foreign buyers in Victoria.

Charging clauses are found in a raft of commercial documents including guarantees, construction contracts, agreements for lease, leases and deeds between a landowner and a local authority.

The Queensland Government is uniquely positioned to deliver world-class infrastructure for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (2032 Games). This paper identifies three global insights from past Olympic Games that inform this opportunity.

In April 2025, Justice Musikanth of the WA Supreme Court delivered his judgment in Henderson v Contaminated Sites Committee [2025] WASC 123 (Henderson).

In preparation for the changes to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 which are due to commence on 1 July 2026, "tranche 2" entities including lawyers, accountants and real estate agents will need to make some significant changes to their business processes to ensure they comply with the new requirements.