Answer the following:

• Discuss the rule in Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418 and its relevance in Valuation law and practice in NSW, especially noting the circumstances in which the rule applies and in which it does not apply. (350 words)
• What are the respective key practical and legal roles and responsibilities of a vendor, and where appointed, a solicitor/conveyancer and a real estate agent generally, and at each stage of the usual process in the sale and purchase of residential land in NSW either at auction or by private treaty? (350 words)
• Describe how each of the various instruments, documents and methods of planning created or available under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) operate to affect the use and development of land in NSW. (350 words)
• What is the effect of ss.79C, 94 and 97 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)? (350 words)
• What does ‘sustainability’ mean in environmental planning law, and how and why is every NSW citizen (especially a developer, builder, construction manager, architect and proprietor) bound to address ‘ecologically sustainable development’ in planning and building matters? (350 words)