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Queensland
COASTAL PROTECTION
AND MANAGEMENT BILL
1995
Queensland
COASTAL PROTECTION AND
MANAGEMENT BILL 1995
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY
PART 1--INTRODUCTION
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PART 2--OBJECT OF ACT
3 Object of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 How coastal management is to be achieved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PART 3--INTERPRETATION
Division 1--Standard definitions
5 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Division 2--Key definitions
6 Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7 Coastal management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8 Coastal resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9 Coastal waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10 Coastal wetlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
11 Coastal zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12 Ecologically sustainable development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Division 3--General
13 Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders particularly
concerned with land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PART 4--APPLICATION OF ACT
14 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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CHAPTER 2--COASTAL MANAGEMENT
PART 1--ADVISORY BODIES
Division 1--Coastal Protection Advisory Council
15 Establishment of advisory council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
16 Functions of advisory council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
17 Membership of advisory council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
18 Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Division 2--Regional consultative groups
19 Establishment of regional consultative group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
20 Functions of regional consultative group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
21 Membership of regional consultative group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
22 Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Division 3--General
23 Member's fees and allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
24 Chief executive may provide administrative assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PART 2--COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS
Division 1--State coastal management plan
25 State plan must be prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
26 Content of State plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
27 Public notice inviting submissions on draft State plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
28 Submissions to be considered when preparing final State plan . . . . . . . . . . 16
29 Approval of final State plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Division 2--Regional coastal management plans
30 Regional plans may be prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
31 Content of regional plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
32 Public notice of proposal to prepare draft regional plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
33 Preparation of draft regional plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
34 Public notice inviting submissions on draft regional plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
35 Submissions to be considered when preparing final regional plan . . . . . . . 19
36 Approval of final regional plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Division 3--Review of coastal plans
37 Minister must review coastal plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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38 Public notice of proposal to review coastal plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
39 Minister prepares draft coastal plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
40 Public notice inviting submissions on new draft coastal plan . . . . . . . . . . . 21
41 Submissions to be considered when preparing final coastal plan . . . . . . . . 22
42 Approval of final coastal plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Division 4--Miscellaneous
43 Implementation of coastal plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
44 Amendment of coastal plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
45 Public inspection and purchase of coastal plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
46 Planning schemes may be amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
PART 3--CONTROL DISTRICTS
Division 1--Declaration, amendment, amalgamation and abolition of
control districts
47 Declaration of control districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
48 Where control districts may be declared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
49 Things to be considered when declaring control districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
50 Notice declaring, changing or abolishing control district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
51 Amendment, amalgamation and abolition of control districts . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Division 2--Coastal protection and tidal works notices
52 Coastal protection notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
53 Tidal works notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
54 Chief executive may take required action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
55 Forfeiture of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
56 Record of coastal protection or tidal works notice in land registry . . . . . . . 30
57 Owner of land and builder jointly liable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
58 Notice binding on purchaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Division 3--General
59 Coastal building line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
60 Placing signs on unallocated State land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
61 Temporary occupation of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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CHAPTER 3--INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT
PART 1--ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY
62 Appointment of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
63 Qualifications for appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
64 Conditions and terms of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
65 Powers of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
66 Issue of identity cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
67 Production or display of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
68 Failure to return identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
69 Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
PART 2--INSPECTION AND OTHER POWERS
Division 1--Power of entry
70 Power to enter land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
71 Authorised person to give notice of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
72 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Division 2--General investigative powers
73 Power to require name and address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
74 Failure to give name or address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Division 3--General
75 False or misleading statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
76 False, misleading or incomplete documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
77 Obstructing authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
78 Impersonating authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
CHAPTER 4--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PART 1--EVIDENCE
79 Evidentiary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
PART 2--PROCEEDINGS FOR OFFENCES
80 Indictable and summary offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
81 Proceedings for indictable offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
82 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence proceedings . . 42
83 Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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PART 3--RESTRAINT ORDERS
84 Restraint of contraventions of Act etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
85 Power of court to make order pending final decision in proceeding . . . . . . 45
CHAPTER 5--ADMINISTRATION
PART 1--COMPENSATION
86 When compensation is payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
87 Matters for which compensation is not payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
88 How to claim compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
89 Deciding compensation payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
90 What is reasonable compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
91 Payment of compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
92 Time for starting appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
93 Decision by court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
94 Payment of compensation to be recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PART 2--APPEALS
95 Who may appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
96 How to start appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
97 Appellant to give notice of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
98 Stay of operation of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
99 Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
100 Powers of court on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PART 3--MISCELLANEOUS
101 Delegation by chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
102 State of the coastal zone report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
103 Regulation making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
104 Transition of control districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PART 4--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
105 Acts amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
BEACH PROTECTION ACT 1968
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994
SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
DICTIONARY
1995
A BILL
FOR
An Act about the protection and management of the coast, and for
related purposes
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
HAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY 2
C
PART 1--INTRODUCTION 3
title 4
Short
1. This Act may be cited as the Coastal Protection and Management Act 5
1995. 6
7
Commencement
2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 8
ART 2--OBJECT OF ACT 9
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of Act 10
Object
3. The object of this Act is to-- 11
(a) provide for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and 12
management of the coast, including its resources and biological 13
diversity; and 14
(b) have regard to the goal, core objectives and guiding principles of 15
the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development 16
in the use of the coastal zone; and 17
(c) provide, in conjunction with other legislation, a coordinated and 18
integrated management and administrative framework for the 19
ecologically sustainable development of the coastal zone; and 20
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(d) encourage the enhancement of knowledge of coastal resources 1
and the effect of human activities on the coastal zone. 2
coastal management is to be achieved 3
How
4. Coastal management is to be achieved by coordinated and integrated 4
planning and decision making, involving, among other things, the 5
following-- 6
(a) Coastal management plans1 7
· Preparing coastal management plans that-- 8
· state principles and policies for coastal management 9
· identify key coastal sites and coastal resources in the 10
coastal zone and planning for their long term protection 11
or management 12
· are developed in consultation with the public 13
· have regard to Aboriginal tradition and Island custom 14
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 15
particularly concerned with land affected by the plans. 16
(b) Control districts2 17
· Declaring control districts in the coastal zone as areas 18
requiring special development controls and management 19
practices. 20
(c) Use of other legislation 21
· Using other relevant legislation wherever practicable to 22
achieve the object of this Act. 23
1 Chapter 2, part 2 deals in detail with coastal plans.
2 Chapter 2, part 3 deals in detail with control districts.
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ART 3--INTERPRETATION 1
P
Division 1--Standard definitions 2
3
Dictionary
5.(1) The dictionary3 in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this 4
Act. 5
(2) Definitions found elsewhere in the Act are signposted4 in the 6
dictionary. 7
Division 2--Key definitions 8
9
Coast
6. The "coast" is all areas within or neighbouring the foreshore. 10
management 11
Coastal
7. "Coastal management" includes the protection, conservation, 12
rehabilitation, management and ecologically sustainable development of the 13
coastal zone. 14
resources 15
Coastal
8. "Coastal resources" means the natural and cultural resources of the 16
coastal zone. 17
3 In some Acts, definitions are contained in a dictionary that appears as the last
schedule and forms part of the Act--see Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 14.
4 The signpost definitions in the dictionary alert the reader to the terms defined
elsewhere in the Act and tell the reader where these definitions can be found.
For example, the definition ` "coast" see section 6' tells the reader that the term
"coast" is defined in section 6.
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waters 1
Coastal
9. "Coastal waters" are Queensland waters to the limit of the highest 2
astronomical tide. 3
wetlands 4
Coastal
10. "Coastal wetlands" include tidal wetlands, estuaries, salt marshes, 5
melaleuca swamps (and any other coastal swamps), mangrove areas, 6
marshes, lakes or minor coastal streams regardless of whether they are of a 7
saline, freshwater or brackish nature. 8
zone 9
Coastal
11. The "coastal zone" is-- 10
(a) coastal waters; and 11
(b) all areas to the landward side of coastal waters in which there are 12
physical features, ecological or natural processes or human 13
activities that affect, or potentially affect, the coast or coastal 14
resources. 15
sustainable development 16
Ecologically
12. "Ecologically sustainable development" has the meaning given by 17
the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development. 18
3--General 19
Division
people and Torres Strait Islanders particularly concerned 20
Aboriginal
with land 21
13. Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are particularly 22
concerned with land if-- 23
(a) they are members of a group that has a particular connection with 24
land under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom; or 25
(b) they live on or use the land or neighbouring land. 26
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PART 4--APPLICATION OF ACT 1
binds all persons 2
Act
14. This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, so far as the 3
legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the 4
other States. 5
CHAPTER 2--COASTAL MANAGEMENT 6
PART 1--ADVISORY BODIES 7
Division 1--Coastal Protection Advisory Council 8
of advisory council 9
Establishment
15. The Coastal Protection Advisory Council is established. 10
of advisory council 11
Functions
16.(1) The functions of the advisory council are to advise the Minister 12
about coastal management including the following issues-- 13
(a) areas of the coastal zone needing special coastal management; 14
(b) coastal plans and their relationship with other plans, prepared by a 15
State agency or local government, for the coastal zone; 16
(c) appropriate preventive and remedial measures for coastal 17
management; 18
(d) assistance local governments and other management agencies 19
need in the application of coastal management techniques; 20
(e) developing public and community programs for coastal 21
management; 22
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(f) research and other studies relating to the coastal zone and 1
disseminating information about coastal management; 2
(g) submissions received on coastal management plans. 3
(2) The measures mentioned in subsection (1)(c) may relate to-- 4
(a) preventing a thing having an unacceptable effect on the coastal 5
zone; and 6
(b) mitigating damage to property from erosion or encroachment by 7
tidal water. 8
(3) In performing its functions, the advisory council must, as far as 9
practicable-- 10
(a) monitor the integration of coastal zone management; and 11
(b) have regard to Aboriginal tradition and Island custom of 12
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people particularly 13
concerned with land in the coastal zone; and 14
(c) liaise and consult with Aboriginal people and Torres Strait 15
Islanders particularly concerned with land in the coastal zone; and 16
(d) have regard to the existing tenure of, interests in, and rights to 17
land in the coastal zone. 18
of advisory council 19
Membership
17.(1) The advisory council consists of the chief executive and 11 other 20
members appointed by the Minister. 21
(2) The appointed members must include representatives from the 22
community recognised for their experience in, and knowledge of, coastal 23
zone management. 24
25
Chairperson
18. The chief executive is the chairperson of the advisory council. 26
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Division 2--Regional consultative groups 1
of regional consultative group 2
Establishment
19. The Minister must appoint a regional consultative group to assist 3
during the preparation of a regional plan. 4
of regional consultative group 5
Functions
20.(1) The functions of the regional consultative group are to-- 6
(a) advise the Minister about the preparation of the regional plan; and 7
(b) make recommendations on issues, management strategies and 8
areas requiring special coastal management to achieve ecological 9
sustainable development of the coastal zone covered by the plan. 10
(2) The regional consultative group must seek community involvement 11
during the preparation of the plan. 12
of regional consultative group 13
Membership
21. The members of the regional consultative group must include 14
representatives of local government, tourism, conservation, industry, and 15
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests. 16
17
Chairperson
22. The Minister must nominate a chairperson for the regional 18
consultative group. 19
3--General 20
Division
fees and allowances 21
Member's
23. Each member of the advisory council or a regional consultative 22
group is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances decided by the Governor 23
in Council. 24
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executive may provide administrative assistance 1
Chief
24. The chief executive may provide the advisory council or a regional 2
consultative group with departmental services necessary for it to perform its 3
functions. 4
PART 2--COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS 5
1--State coastal management plan 6
Division
plan must be prepared 7
State
25. The Minister must prepare a State coastal management plan for the 8
coastal zone. 9
of State plan 10
Content
26.(1) The State plan must describe how the coastal zone is to be 11
managed. 12
(2) The State plan may include-- 13
(a) a statement of the principles and policies by which the coastal 14
zone and its designated areas are to be managed; and 15
(b) a map or series of maps showing coastal resource information. 16
(3) The State plan may make provision about anything about which a 17
regulation may be made under this Act, and, in particular-- 18
(a) prescribing offences for contraventions of the plan; and 19
(b) fixing a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 165 penalty 20
units for the contravention. 21
notice inviting submissions on draft State plan 22
Public
27.(1) The Minister must give public notice when a draft State plan has 23
been prepared. 24
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(2) The notice must-- 1
(a) be published in-- 2
(i) a newspaper circulating generally throughout Queensland; 3
and 4
(ii) any other newspapers the Minister considers appropriate; 5
and 6
(b) state where copies of the draft plan may be inspected and, on 7
payment of a fee, purchased; and 8
(c) invite written submissions from the public; and 9
(d) state a day (not earlier than 40 business days from the publication 10
of the notice) by which submissions may be made and the place 11
where the submissions may be made. 12
(3) The Minister must send a copy of the notice-- 13
(a) and draft plan to each local government and port authority within 14
the area covered by the draft plan; and 15
(b) to any other group or person the Minister considers appropriate. 16
(4) A local government or port authority receiving a copy of the draft 17
plan must make the copy available for inspection by the public. 18
to be considered when preparing final State plan 19
Submissions
28.(1) When the final State plan is being prepared, the Minister must 20
consider-- 21
(a) all submissions properly made on the plan; and 22
(b) the advisory council's advice about the submissions. 23
(2) If, when making a submission, a person asks the Minister for a 24
response on the submission, the Minister must advise the person in writing 25
whether the submission was accepted or rejected and, if it was rejected, the 26
reasons for the rejection. 27
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of final State plan 1
Approval
29. The final State plan is subordinate legislation and does not have effect 2
until it is approved by the Governor in Council. 3
Division 2--Regional coastal management plans 4
plans may be prepared 5
Regional
30. The Minister must prepare regional coastal management plans for 6
parts of the coastal zone as soon as practicable. 7
of regional plans 8
Content
31.(1) A regional plan must describe how the region covered by the plan 9
is to be managed and show the control districts in the region. 10
(2) A regional plan may-- 11
(a) describe the principles, policies and requirements by which the 12
coastal zone in the region will be managed, including, for 13
example, the relationship between public and private 14
infrastructure; and 15
(b) describe a scheme of coastal management works, including 16
maintenance of the works by a local government, port authority 17
or statutory authority; and 18
(c) identify key coastal sites requiring special coastal management; 19
and 20
(d) include a map or series of maps showing coastal resource 21
information. 22
(3) For subsection (2)(c), identification must be based on, but not limited 23
to, coastal resources. 24
(4) A regional plan may make provision about anything about which a 25
regulation may be made under this Act, and, in particular may-- 26
(a) prescribe offences for contraventions of the plan; and 27
(b) fix a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 165 penalty 28
units for the contravention. 29
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notice of proposal to prepare draft regional plan 1
Public
32.(1) The Minister must give public notice when the Minister proposes 2
to prepare a draft regional plan. 3
(2) The notice must-- 4
(a) be published in-- 5
(i) a newspaper circulating generally throughout the region; and 6
(ii) any other newspapers the Minister considers appropriate; 7
and 8
(b) invite written submissions from the public; and 9
(c) state a day (not earlier than 40 business days from the publication 10
of the notice) by which submissions may be made and the place 11
where the submissions may be made. 12
(3) The Minister must send a copy of the notice to-- 13
(a) each local government and port authority within the area covered 14
by the draft regional plan; and 15
(b) any other group or person the Minister considers appropriate. 16
of draft regional plan 17
Preparation
33. When a proposed draft regional plan is being prepared, the Minister 18
must consider-- 19
(a) all submissions properly made about the preparation of the plan; 20
and 21
(b) the advisory council's advice about the submissions; and 22
(c) the regional consultative group's advice about the submissions. 23
notice inviting submissions on draft regional plan 24
Public
34.(1) The Minister must give public notice when a draft regional plan 25
has been prepared. 26
(2) The notice must-- 27
(a) be published in-- 28
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(i) a newspaper circulating generally throughout the region; and 1
(ii) any other newspapers the Minister considers appropriate; 2
and 3
(b) state where copies of the draft plan may be inspected and, on 4
payment of a fee, purchased; and 5
(c) invite written submissions from the public; and 6
(d) state a day (not earlier than 40 business days from the publication 7
of the notice) by which submissions may be made and the place 8
where the submissions may be made. 9
(3) The Minister must send a copy of the notice-- 10
(a) and draft plan to each local government and port authority within 11
the area covered by the draft plan; and 12
(b) to any other group or person the Minister considers appropriate. 13
(4) A local government or port authority receiving a copy of the draft 14
plan must make the copy available for inspection by the public. 15
to be considered when preparing final regional plan 16
Submissions
35.(1) When a final regional plan is being prepared, the Minister must 17
consider-- 18
(a) all submissions properly made on the plan; and 19
(b) the advisory council's advice about the submissions; and 20
(c) the regional consultative group's advice about the submissions. 21
(2) If, when making a submission, a person asks the Minister for a 22
response on the submission, the Minister must advise the person in 23
writing-- 24
(a) whether the submission was accepted or rejected and, if it was 25
rejected, the reasons for the rejection; and 26
(b) if the person is an owner of land in a control district included in 27
the final regional plan--the reason why the land was included in 28
the district; and 29
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(c) if a coastal building line is fixed for the land--the reason for 1
fixing the line. 2
of final regional plan 3
Approval
36. A final regional plan is subordinate legislation and does not have 4
effect until it is approved by the Governor in Council. 5
3--Review of coastal plans 6
Division
must review coastal plans 7
Minister
37. The Minister must review each coastal plan within 7 years of its 8
commencement. 9
notice of proposal to review coastal plan 10
Public
38.(1) The Minister must give public notice when the Minister proposes 11
to review a coastal plan. 12
(2) The notice must-- 13
(a) be published in-- 14
(i) if a State plan is being reviewed--a newspaper circulating 15
generally throughout the State; or 16
(ii) if a regional plan is being reviewed--a newspaper circulating 17
generally throughout the region; and 18
(iii) any other newspapers the Minister considers appropriate; 19
and 20
(b) invite written submissions from the public; and 21
(c) state a day (not earlier than 40 business days from the publication 22
of the notice) by which submissions may be made and the place 23
where the submissions may be made. 24
(3) The Minister must send a copy of the notice to-- 25
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(a) each local government and port authority within the area covered 1
by the draft plan; and 2
(b) any other group or person the Minister considers appropriate. 3
prepares draft coastal plan 4
Minister
39. If after considering the advice of the advisory council about all 5
submissions properly made on the review, the Minister considers a new 6
coastal plan should be prepared, the Minister-- 7
(a) may prepare a new draft coastal plan; and 8
(b) if a new regional plan is to be prepared--must appoint a new 9
regional consultative group. 10
notice inviting submissions on new draft coastal plan 11
Public
40.(1) The Minister must give public notice when a new draft coastal 12
plan has been prepared. 13
(2) The notice must-- 14
(a) be published in-- 15
(i) if a State plan is being reviewed--a newspaper circulating 16
generally throughout the State; or 17
(ii) if a regional plan is being reviewed--a newspaper circulating 18
generally throughout the region; and 19
(iii) any other newspapers the Minister considers appropriate; 20
and 21
(b) state where copies of the draft plan may be inspected and, on 22
payment of a fee, purchased; and 23
(c) invite written submissions from the public; and 24
(d) state a day (not earlier than 40 business days from the publication 25
of the notice) by which submissions may be made and the place 26
where the submissions may be made. 27
(3) The Minister must send a copy of the notice-- 28
(a) and draft plan to each local government and port authority within 29
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the area covered by the draft plan; and 1
(b) to any other group or person the Minister considers appropriate. 2
(4) A local government or port authority receiving a copy of the draft 3
plan must make the copy available for inspection by the public. 4
to be considered when preparing final coastal plan 5
Submissions
41.(1) When a final State plan is being prepared, the Minister must 6
consider-- 7
(a) all submissions properly made on the plan; and 8
(b) the advisory council's advice about the submissions. 9
(2) When a final regional plan is being prepared, the Minister must 10
consider-- 11
(a) all submissions properly made on the plan; and 12
(b) the advisory council's advice about the submissions; and 13
(c) the regional consultative group's advice about the submissions. 14
(3) If, when making a submission, a person asks the Minister for a 15
response on the submission, the Minister must advise the person in 16
writing-- 17
(a) whether the submission was accepted or rejected and, if it was 18
rejected, the reasons for the rejection; and 19
(b) if the person is an owner of land in a control district included in a 20
final regional coastal plan--the reason why the land was included 21
in the district; and 22
(c) if a coastal building line is fixed for the land--the reason for 23
fixing the line. 24
of final coastal plan 25
Approval
42. A final coastal plan is subordinate legislation and does not have effect 26
until it is approved by the Governor in Council. 27
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Division 4--Miscellaneous 1
of coastal plans 2
Implementation
43.(1) The chief executive must implement coastal plans. 3
(2) However, the chief executive may arrange with a local government, 4
port authority or statutory authority to carry out or maintain works 5
necessary to implement a coastal plan. 6
of coastal plans 7
Amendment
44.(1) A regulation may make a minor amendment to a coastal plan to-- 8
(a) correct an error in the plan; or 9
(b) make a change (other than a change of substance) in the plan; or 10
(c) if the plan or a regulation provides that an amendment of a stated 11
type may be made to the plan by amendment under this 12
subsection--make an amendment of that type. 13
(2) A coastal plan may be amended by a later coastal plan only if the 14
procedures applying to the preparation and approval of the plan under this 15
part are followed for the later plan. 16
(3) However, if the later plan is a regional plan, the following sections do 17
not apply to its preparation and approval-- 18
· section 32 (Public notice of proposal to prepare draft regional 19
plan) 20
· section 33 (Preparation of draft regional plan). 21
inspection and purchase of coastal plans 22
Public
45.(1) The chief executive must keep each coastal plan or draft coastal 23
plan available for inspection by the public during office hours on business 24
days at the head office and each regional office of the department. 25
(2) The chief executive may keep each coastal plan or draft coastal plan 26
available for inspection by the public during office hours on business days 27
at other places the chief executive considers appropriate. 28
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(3) On payment of a fee, a person may buy a copy of a coastal plan or 1
draft coastal plan. 2
(4) The fee for a copy of a coastal plan or draft coastal plan must not be 3
more than the reasonable cost of publishing the copy. 4
schemes may be amended 5
Planning
46.(1) A regulation may amend a planning scheme to ensure the 6
planning scheme is consistent with a regional coastal plan. 7
(2) Before the amendment is made, the Minister must give the local 8
government concerned, and any owner of land whose zoning will be 9
changed by the amendment, a reasonable opportunity to make submissions 10
to the Minister about the proposed amendment. 11
(3) If the amendment changes the zoning of land, the owner of the land is 12
taken to be an owner mentioned in section 86(1) and the remaining 13
provisions of chapter 5, part 1 apply. 14
ART 3--CONTROL DISTRICTS 15
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1--Declaration, amendment, amalgamation and abolition of 16
Division
control districts 17
of control districts 18
Declaration
47.(1) An area may be declared as a control district under-- 19
(a) a regional plan; or 20
(b) if the area is not covered by a regional coastal plan and the 21
Minister considers the area requires protection or management--a 22
regulation. 23
(2) In addition, the Minister may, by written notice, declare an area to be 24
a control district, or part of an existing control district, only if the Minister 25
considers the area requires immediate protection or management. 26
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(3) The notice is subordinate legislation and, unless it is earlier repealed, 1
expires 6 months after it commences. 2
(4) A regulatory impact statement under the Statutory Instruments Act 3
1992 need not be prepared for the notice. 4
(5) A control district may be assigned a name or number, or both. 5
(6) The boundaries of a control district are not affected by a change in the 6
high water or low water mark of tidal water. 7
(7) The chief executive must give each owner of land in an area declared 8
to be a control district written advice that the land is in the district. 9
control districts may be declared 10
Where
48.(1) A control district may be declared-- 11
(a) over coastal waters; or 12
(b) over a foreshore and over land up to 400 m inland from the high 13
water mark along the foreshore; or 14
(c) at a river mouth or estuarine delta--over land up to 1000 m 15
inland from the high water mark at the river mouth or estuarine 16
delta; or 17
(d) along tidal rivers, saltwater lakes and other bodies of internal tidal 18
water--over land up to 100 m from the high water mark along 19
the river, lake or body of water; or 20
(e) over an island in coastal waters. 21
(2) Despite subsection (1), a control district may also include all or part 22
of a coastal wetland, dune system or key coastal site and up to 100 m from 23
the wetland, system or site. 24
to be considered when declaring control districts 25
Things
49. The following things must be considered before an area is declared as 26
a control district-- 27
(a) the area's vulnerability to erosion by the sea or to wind induced 28
effects; 29
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(b) whether the area should be kept in an undeveloped state to 1
maintain or enhance the coast or coastal resources; 2
(c) public access to the area; 3
(d) foreseeable human impacts and natural hazards in the area; 4
(e) the existing tenure of, interests in, and rights to, land in the area; 5
(f) Aboriginal tradition and Island custom of Aboriginal and Torres 6
Strait Islander people particularly concerned with land in the area; 7
(g) planning and development management of the area. 8
declaring, changing or abolishing control district 9
Notice
50.(1) Before a regulation is made declaring, changing the boundaries of 10
or abolishing a control district, the chief executive must give public notice of 11
the proposed declaration, change or abolition (the "proposal"). 12
(2) The notice must-- 13
(a) be published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the 14
control district; and 15
(b) state where copies of the plan showing the proposal may be 16
inspected and, on payment of a reasonable fee, purchased; and 17
(c) invite written submissions from the public; and 18
(d) state a day (not earlier than 40 business days from the publication 19
of the notice) by which submissions may be made and the place 20
where the submissions may be made. 21
(3) The chief executive must send details of the proposal to each local 22
government and port authority within the area covered by the district. 23
(4) The Minister must consider all submissions properly made about the 24
proposal. 25
(5) If, when making a submission, a person asks the Minister for a 26
response on the submission, the Minister must advise the person in 27
writing-- 28
(a) whether the submission was accepted or rejected and, if it was 29
rejected, the reasons for the rejection; and 30
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(b) if the person is an owner of land in the control district--the 1
reason why the land was included in the district; and 2
(c) if a coastal building line is fixed for the land--the reason for 3
fixing the line. 4
amalgamation and abolition of control districts 5
Amendment,
51.(1) This section applies to a control district declared under a 6
regulation. 7
(2) A regulation may-- 8
(a) change the boundaries of the district; or 9
(b) amalgamate the district with 1 or more other districts; or 10
(c) abolish the district. 11
Division 2--Coastal protection and tidal works notices 12
protection notices 13
Coastal
52.(1) This section applies only to activity in a control district. 14
(2) The chief executive may give a notice (a "coastal protection 15
notice") to a person directing the person, within the time stated in the 16
notice-- 17
(a) to take the action stated in the notice to protect land; or 18
(b) to stop, or not start, an activity stated in the notice, if the chief 19
executive is satisfied the activity is likely to-- 20
(i) have a significant effect on coastal management; or 21
(ii) cause wind erosion. 22
(3) If the name of the person who started or is about to start the activity is 23
not known, the notice may be given-- 24
(a) in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the district; or 25
(b) if the notice is about activity over land--by displaying it in a 26
prominent position on the land. 27
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(4) Without limiting subsection (2), the notice may require the person-- 1
(a) to build or maintain works; or 2
(b) to plant, cultivate or preserve, or not damage, vegetation native to 3
the control district; or 4
(c) not to alter the geographical features of land; or 5
(d) to do anything else necessary to protect land from wind erosion; 6
or 7
(e) to restore land; or 8
(f) to remove stock from land. 9
(5) The notice must state that the person may appeal against the decision 10
to give the notice within the period stated in the notice.5 11
(6) The person must comply with the notice. 12
Maximum penalty for subsection (6)--3 000 penalty units. 13
works notices 14
Tidal
53.(1) If, in the chief executive's opinion, works in, on, or over the 15
foreshore or land under tidal water need repair, are abandoned or should be 16
removed, the chief executive may give the person responsible for the works 17
or for the maintenance of them a notice (a "tidal works notice"). 18
(2) If the name of the person is not known, the notice may be given-- 19
(a) in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the control 20
district; or 21
(b) by displaying it in a prominent position on the land. 22
(3) The notice may direct the person within the reasonable time stated in 23
the notice to-- 24
(a) repair the works to the chief executive's reasonable satisfaction; 25
or 26
(b) remove the works and restore the site, as nearly as practicable, to 27
its former condition. 28
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(4) The notice must state that the person may appeal against the decision 1
to give the notice within the period stated in the notice.6 2
(5) The person must comply with the notice. 3
Maximum penalty for subsection (5)--3 000 penalty units. 4
executive may take required action 5
Chief
54.(1) If a person fails to comply with a coastal protection or tidal works 6
notice requiring particular action to be taken (the "required action"), the 7
chief executive may take the required action. 8
(2) For subsection (1), the chief executive, or a person authorised by the 9
chief executive, may, without any further authority apart from this 10
subsection-- 11
(a) enter and re-enter land at all reasonable times; and 12
(b) remain on the land for the time that is necessary and reasonable; 13
and 14
(c) take onto, and keep on, the land the vehicles, materials, equipment 15
and other things that are necessary and reasonable. 16
(3) The chief executive may recover, as a debt, from the person to whom 17
the notice is directed, the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in taking 18
the required action. 19
of property 20
Forfeiture
55.(1) This section applies if a coastal protection or tidal works notice is 21
given to a person in relation to property that belongs to the person and is on 22
unallocated State land. 23
(2) If the person does not comply with the notice, or appeals against the 24
giving of the notice, then-- 25
(a) if an appeal is not made against the giving of the notice within the 26
period stated in the notice--the property is forfeited to the State at 27
the end of the stated period; or 28
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(b) if an appeal is made but is dismissed--the property is forfeited to 1
the State when the final decision on the appeal is made. 2
of coastal protection or tidal works notice in land registry 3
Record
56.(1) This section applies if a coastal protection or tidal works notice is 4
given in relation to land other than unallocated State land. 5
(2) As soon as practicable after giving the notice, the chief executive 6
must give written notice to the registrar of titles of the giving of the notice. 7
(3) The registrar must keep records that show the notice has been given. 8
(4) The registrar must keep the records in a way that a search of the 9
register kept by the registrar under any Act relating to title to the land will 10
show the notice has been given. 11
(5) As soon as practicable after the notice has been complied with, the 12
chief executive must give written notice to the registrar of compliance with 13
the notice. 14
(6) As soon as practicable after receiving the notice of compliance, the 15
registrar must remove the particulars of the notice from the registrar's 16
records. 17
of land and builder jointly liable 18
Owner
57.(1) If a coastal protection or tidal works notice is served on both the 19
owner of land and the person responsible for works on the land or for the 20
maintenance of them, they are jointly and severally bound by the 21
requirements of the notice. 22
(2) In this section-- 23
"owner of land" includes the occupier of the land. 24
binding on purchaser 25
Notice
58.(1) This section applies if land or works subject to an undischarged 26
coastal protection or tidal works notice are sold. 27
(2) The seller must give the buyer written advice of the undischarged 28
notice not less than 14 days before settlement of the sale. 29
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(3) However, if settlement of the sale is made less than 14 days after the 1
agreement to sell is made, the seller must give the buyer written advice of 2
the undischarged notice on the day the agreement is made. 3
Maximum penalty for subsections (2) and (3)--150 penalty units. 4
(4) If the seller complies with subsection (2) or (3), the buyer is bound 5
by the undischarged notice as if it had been given to the buyer. 6
(5) If the seller does not comply with subsection (2) or (3), the 7
agreement is of no effect unless the buyer-- 8
(a) by written advice given to the seller before settlement, states the 9
intention to settle despite the non-compliance; or 10
(b) by written advice given to the seller within 30 days after 11
settlement, affirms the sale despite the non-compliance. 12
3--General 13
Division
building line 14
Coastal
59.(1) A regional plan, regulation or notice that declares a control district 15
may fix a line (a "coastal building line") for the district. 16
(2) An approval to build under the Building Act 1975 must not be given 17
to build a structure completely or partly seaward of the coastal building line. 18
(3) However, the Minister may, in writing, state that subsection (2) does 19
not apply to a structure, if the Minister is satisfied-- 20
(a) the structure is not contrary to the coastal plan for the district; and 21
(b) the building of the structure is not likely to have a detrimental 22
impact on coastal management. 23
signs on unallocated State land 24
Placing
60.(l) The chief executive may place a sign on unallocated State land, 25
within or on the boundary of a control district, indicating-- 26
(a) particulars of the district; or 27
(b) anything prohibited or authorised in the district. 28
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(2) A person must not, without lawful authority, destroy, pull down, 1
erase, remove, deface or otherwise damage or interfere with the sign. 2
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 3
occupation of land 4
Temporary
61.(1) The chief executive may, to implement a coastal plan, temporarily 5
occupy and use land in a control district for the purpose of building, 6
maintaining or repairing works, and may-- 7
(a) take from it stone, gravel, sand, earth, and other material; and 8
(b) deposit materials on it; and 9
(c) form and use temporary works on it, including, for example, 10
roads; and 11
(d) build structures of a temporary nature on it. 12
(2) Before occupying land under this section, the chief executive must 13
give the occupier and the owner of the land not less than 7 days written 14
notice of the intention to occupy. 15
(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply in urgent circumstances. 16
(4) The notice must state the use proposed to be made of the land and the 17
approximate period during which the use is expected to continue. 18
(5) The owner of the land or any other person having an interest in the 19
land may, at any time during the occupation or within 3 months after the 20
occupation, give written notice to the chief executive claiming 21
compensation. 22
(6) If the land is not resumed, the owner of the land and all persons 23
having an interest in it may recover compensation for the occupation and 24
use. 25
(7) The total compensation payable under this section in relation to land 26
may not be more than the compensation that would have been payable had 27
the land been resumed. 28
(8) Compensation is not payable under this section for anything done 29
under this section, if the right or authority to do the thing is given under 30
another Act, or a State grant, or other instrument, even though conditions 31
imposed under the Act, grant, or instrument for doing the thing have not 32
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been performed. 1
(9) The amount of the compensation payable is the amount agreed 2
between the claimant and chief executive or, failing agreement, decided by 3
the Planning and Environment Court. 4
CHAPTER 3--INVESTIGATION AND 5
ENFORCEMENT 6
ART 1--ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY 7
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of authorised persons 8
Appointment
62. The chief executive may appoint any of the following persons as 9
authorised persons-- 10
(a) officers of the public service; 11
(b) employees of the department; 12
(c) other persons of a class prescribed under a regulation. 13
for appointment 14
Qualifications
63. A person may be appointed as an authorised person only if-- 15
(a) in the chief executive's opinion, the person has the necessary 16
expertise or experience to be an authorised person; or 17
(b) the person has satisfactorily finished training approved by the 18
chief executive. 19
and terms of appointment 20
Conditions
64.(1) An authorised person holds office on the conditions stated in the 21
instrument of appointment. 22
(2) An authorised person appointed under section 62(c)-- 23
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(a) is appointed for the term stated in the instrument of appointment; 1
and 2
(b) may resign by signed notice given to the chief executive. 3
(3) An authorised person ceases to hold office-- 4
(a) if the authorised person was appointed under section 62(a) or 5
(b)--if the authorised person ceases to be an officer of the public 6
service or employee of the department; or 7
(b) if the authorised person was appointed under section 62(c)--if the 8
authorised person ceases to be a member of the class of persons. 9
of authorised persons 10
Powers
65.(1) An authorised person has the powers given under this or another 11
Act. 12
(2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to any limitations-- 13
(a) stated in the authorised person's instrument of appointment; or 14
(b) prescribed under a regulation; or 15
(c) stated in a notice given to the authorised person by the chief 16
executive. 17
(3) Notice under subsection (2)(c) may be given orally, but must be 18
confirmed in writing as soon as practicable. 19
of identity cards 20
Issue
66.(1) The chief executive must issue an identity card to each authorised 21
person. 22
(2) The identity card must-- 23
(a) contain a recent photograph of the authorised person; and 24
(b) be signed by the authorised person; and 25
(c) identify the person as an authorised person; and 26
(d) include an expiry date. 27
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(3) Nothing in this section prevents the issue of a single identity card to a 1
person for this Act and other Acts. 2
or display of identity card 3
Production
67.(1) An authorised person may exercise a power in relation to 4
someone else (the "other person") only if the authorised person-- 5
(a) first produces his or her identity card for the other person's 6
inspection; or 7
(b) has his or her identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to the 8
other person. 9
(2) However, if, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with 10
subsection (1), the authorised person must produce the identity card for the 11
other person's inspection at the first reasonable opportunity. 12
to return identity card 13
Failure
68. A person who ceases to be an authorised person must return the 14
person's identity card to the chief executive as soon as possible (but within 15
21 days) after ceasing to be an authorised person, unless the person has a 16
reasonable excuse. 17
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units. 18
from liability 19
Protection
69.(1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or 20
omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. 21
(2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the 22
liability attaches instead to the State. 23
(3) In this section-- 24
"official" means-- 25
(a) an authorised person; or 26
(b) a person acting under the direction of an authorised person. 27
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PART 2--INSPECTION AND OTHER POWERS 1
Division 1--Power of entry 2
to enter land 3
Power
70.(1) An authorised person may enter land at any reasonable time to-- 4
(a) inspect or survey the land or works on the land; or 5
(b) dig and bore into the land to find out the nature of the soil; or 6
(c) do everything necessary for paragraphs (a) and (b), including, for 7
example-- 8
(i) measuring, photographing or filming anything on the land; 9
or 10
(ii) taking samples of or from anything on the land. 11
(2) The power to enter land includes power to-- 12
(a) re-enter the land; and 13
(b) remain on the land for the time that is reasonable and necessary 14
for the purpose of the entry; and 15
(c) take assistants, vehicles, materials, equipment or things that are 16
reasonable and necessary for the purpose of the entry. 17
(3) Before entering land, the authorised person must-- 18
(a) obtain the agreement of the occupier or, if there is no occupier, the 19
owner of the land; or 20
(b) give at least 7 days notice to the person mentioned in 21
paragraph (a) of-- 22
(i) the authorised person's intention to enter the land; and 23
(ii) the reason for entering the land; and 24
(iii) the day and time when the authorised person proposes to 25
enter the land. 26
(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if, because of urgent 27
circumstances, entry is required to take action to protect the coastal zone. 28
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(5) In exercising a power under this section, the authorised person must 1
take all reasonable steps to ensure the person causes as little inconvenience, 2
and does as little damage, as is practicable. 3
(6) This section does not authorise the entry of a structure, or part of a 4
structure, used for residential purposes. 5
(7) In this section-- 6
"occupier", of land, includes a person who reasonably appears to be the 7
occupier, or in charge, of the land. 8
person to give notice of damage 9
Authorised
71.(1) This section applies if an authorised person, or a person assisting 10
an authorised person, damages anything in the exercise of a power under 11
this division. 12
(2) The authorised person must promptly give written notice of the 13
particulars of the damage to the person who appears to be the owner of the 14
thing. 15
(3) However, if for any reason it is not practicable to comply with 16
subsection (2), the authorised person must leave the notice, in a reasonably 17
secure way and in a conspicuous position, at the place where the damage 18
happened. 19
(4) If the authorised person believes the damage was caused by a latent 20
defect in the thing or other circumstances beyond the authorised person's 21
control, the authorised person may state this in the notice. 22
(5) This section does not apply to damage the authorised person 23
reasonably believes is trivial. 24
(6) In this section-- 25
"owner", of a thing, includes the person in possession or control of the 26
thing. 27
28
Compensation
72.(1) A person may claim compensation if the person incurs loss or 29
expense because of the exercise or purported exercise of a power under this 30
division. 31
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(2) Compensation may be claimed and ordered in a proceeding for-- 1
(a) compensation brought in a court of competent jurisdiction; or 2
(b) an offence against this Act brought against the person making the 3
claim for compensation. 4
(3) The court may order compensation to be paid only if it is satisfied it 5
is just to make the order in the circumstances of the particular case. 6
(4) A regulation may prescribe matters that may, or must, be taken into 7
account by the court when considering whether it is just to make the order. 8
2--General investigative powers 9
Division
to require name and address 10
Power
73.(1) This section applies if an authorised person-- 11
(a) finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or 12
(b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the authorised person to 13
reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence 14
against this Act; or 15
(c) has information that leads the authorised person to reasonably 16
suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act. 17
(2) The authorised person may require the person to state the person's 18
name and residential address. 19
(3) When making the requirement, the authorised person must warn the 20
person it is an offence to fail to state the person's name or residential 21
address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. 22
(4) The authorised person may require the person to give evidence of the 23
correctness of the stated name or address if the authorised person 24
reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. 25
(5) A requirement under subsection (2) or (4) is called a "formal details 26
requirement". 27
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to give name or address 1
Failure
74.(1) A person of whom a formal details requirement is made must 2
comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for 3
not complying. 4
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units. 5
(2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if-- 6
(a) the person was required to state the person's name and address 7
by an authorised person who suspected the person had committed 8
an offence against this Act; and 9
(b) the person is not proved to have committed the offence. 10
3--General 11
Division
or misleading statements 12
False
75.(1) A person must not-- 13
(a) state anything to an authorised person the person knows is false 14
or misleading in a material particular; or 15
(b) omit from a statement made to an authorised person anything 16
without which the statement is, to the person's knowledge, 17
misleading in a material particular. 18
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units. 19
(2) It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against 20
subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false or misleading to 21
the person's knowledge. 22
misleading or incomplete documents 23
False,
76.(1) A person must not give an authorised person a document 24
containing information the person knows is false, misleading or incomplete 25
in a material particular. 26
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units. 27
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving 28
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the document-- 1
(a) tells the authorised person, to the best of the person's ability, how 2
it is false, misleading or incomplete; and 3
(b) if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct 4
information--gives the correct information. 5
(3) It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against 6
subsection (1) to state that the document was false, misleading or 7
incomplete to the person's knowledge. 8
authorised persons 9
Obstructing
77. A person must not obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of a 10
power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for the obstruction. 11
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 12
authorised persons 13
Impersonating
78. A person must not pretend to be an authorised person. 14
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units. 15
CHAPTER 4--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 16
ART 1--EVIDENCE 17
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provisions 18
Evidentiary
79.(1) This section applies to a proceeding under or in relation to this 19
Act. 20
(2) It is not necessary to prove the appointment of an authorised person 21
or the authority of an authorised person to do anything under this Act. 22
(3) A signature purporting to be that of the chief executive or an 23
authorised person is evidence of the signature it purports to be. 24
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(4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any 1
of the following matters is evidence of the matter-- 2
(a) a specified document is a copy of a notice given under this Act; 3
(b) on a day mentioned in the certificate, a specified person was given 4
a notice under this Act. 5
(5) A statement in a complaint starting the proceeding of any of the 6
following matters is evidence of the matter-- 7
(a) that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the 8
complainant on a specified day; 9
(b) that the place where the offence was committed was in a specified 10
control district. 11
ART 2--PROCEEDINGS FOR OFFENCES 12
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and summary offences 13
Indictable
80.(1) An offence against section 52, 53, 84 or 85 is an indictable 14
offence. 15
(2) Any other offence against this Act is a summary offence. 16
for indictable offences 17
Proceedings
81.(1) A proceeding for an indictable offence against this Act may be 18
taken, at the election of the prosecution-- 19
(a) by way of summary proceedings under the Justices Act 1886; or 20
(b) on indictment. 21
(2) A magistrate must not hear an indictable offence summarily if-- 22
(a) the defendant asks at the start of the hearing that the charge be 23
prosecuted on indictment; or 24
(b) the magistrate considers that the charge should be prosecuted on 25
indictment. 26
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(3) If subsection (2) applies-- 1
(a) the magistrate must proceed by way of an examination of 2
witnesses for an indictable offence; and 3
(b) a plea of the person charged at the start of the proceeding must be 4
disregarded; and 5
(c) evidence brought in the proceeding before the magistrate decided 6
to act under subsection (2) is taken to be evidence in the 7
proceeding for the committal of the person for trial or sentence; 8
and 9
(d) before committing the person for trial or sentence, the magistrate 10
must make a statement to the person as required by the Justices 11
Act 1886, section 104(2)(b). 12
(4) The maximum penalty that may be summarily imposed for an 13
indictable offence is 165 penalty units. 14
on who may summarily hear indictable offence 15
Limitation
proceedings 16
82. (1) A proceeding must be before a magistrate if it is a proceeding-- 17
(a) for the summary conviction of a person on a charge for an 18
indictable offence; or 19
(b) for an examination of witnesses for a charge for an indictable 20
offence. 21
(2) However, if a proceeding for an indictable offence is brought before a 22
justice who is not a magistrate, jurisdiction is limited to taking or making a 23
procedural action or order within the meaning of the Justices of the Peace 24
and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991. 25
on time for starting summary proceedings 26
Limitation
83. A proceeding for an offence against this Act by way of summary 27
proceeding under the Justices Act 1886 must start-- 28
(a) within 1 year after the commission of the offence; or 29
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(b) within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant's 1
knowledge, but within 5 years after the commission of the 2
offence. 3
PART 3--RESTRAINT ORDERS 4
of contraventions of Act etc. 5
Restraint
84.(1) A proceeding may be brought in the Planning and Environment 6
Court for an order to remedy or restrain an offence against this Act, or a 7
threatened offence against this Act, by-- 8
(a) the Minister; or 9
(b) the chief executive; or 10
(c) someone whose interests are affected by the subject matter of the 11
proceeding; or 12
(d) someone else with the leave of the court (even though the person 13
does not have a proprietary, material, financial or special interest 14
in the subject matter of the proceeding). 15
(2) In deciding whether or not to grant leave to a person under 16
subsection (1)(d), the court-- 17
(a) must be satisfied-- 18
(i) harm has been or is likely to be caused to the coastal zone; 19
and 20
(ii) the proceeding would not be an abuse of the process of the 21
court; and 22
(iii) there is a real or significant likelihood that the requirements 23
for the making of an order under this section would be 24
satisfied; and 25
(iv) it is in the public interest that the proceeding should be 26
brought; and 27
(v) the person has given written notice to the Minister asking the 28
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Minister to bring a proceeding under this section and the 1
Minister has failed to act within a time that is a reasonable 2
time in the circumstances; and 3
(vi) the person is able to adequately represent the public interest 4
in the conduct of the proceeding; and 5
(b) may have regard to other matters the court considers relevant to 6
the person's standing to bring and maintain the proceeding. 7
(3) However, the court must not refuse to grant leave merely because the 8
person's interest in the subject matter of the proceeding is no different from 9
someone else's interest in the subject matter. 10
(4) The court may grant leave subject to conditions, including, for 11
example-- 12
(a) a condition requiring the person to give security for the payment 13
of costs of the proceeding that may be awarded against the 14
person; or 15
(b) a condition requiring the person to give an undertaking about 16
damages. 17
(5) If the court is satisfied-- 18
(a) an offence against this Act has been committed (whether or not it 19
has been prosecuted); or 20
(b) an offence against this Act will be committed unless restrained; 21
the court may make the orders it considers appropriate to remedy or restrain 22
the offence. 23
(6) An order-- 24
(a) may direct the defendant-- 25
(i) to stop an activity that is or will be a contravention of this 26
Act; or 27
(ii) to do anything required to comply with, or to cease a 28
contravention of, this Act; and 29
(b) may be in the terms the court considers appropriate to secure 30
compliance with this Act; and 31
(c) must specify the time by which the order is to be complied with. 32
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(7) The court's power to make an order to stop an activity may be 1
exercised whether or not-- 2
(a) it appears to the court the person against whom the order is made 3
intends to engage, or to continue to engage, in the activity; or 4
(b) the person has previously engaged in an activity of that kind; or 5
(c) there is danger of substantial damage to the coastal zone if the 6
person engages, or continues to engage, in the activity. 7
(8) The court's power to make an order to do anything may be exercised 8
whether or not-- 9
(a) it appears to the court the person against whom the order is made 10
intends to fail, or to continue to fail, to do the thing; or 11
(b) the person has previously failed to do a thing of that kind; or 12
(c) there is danger of substantial damage to the coastal zone if the 13
person fails, or continues to fail, to do the thing. 14
(9) Without limiting the powers of the court, the court may make an 15
order-- 16
(a) restraining the use of plant or equipment or a place; or 17
(b) requiring the demolition or removal of plant or equipment, a 18
structure or another thing; or 19
(c) requiring the rehabilitation or restoration of the coastal zone. 20
(10) The court must order a plaintiff to pay costs if the court is satisfied 21
the proceeding was brought for obstruction or delay. 22
(11) The court's power under this section is in addition to its other 23
powers. 24
(12) A person who contravenes an order commits an offence against this 25
Act. 26
Maximum penalty for subsection (12)--3 000 penalty units. 27
of court to make order pending final decision in proceeding 28
Power
85.(1) This section applies if a proceeding has been brought by a person 29
in the Planning and Environment Court under section 84 and the court has 30
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not finally determined the proceeding. 1
(2) On the person's application, the court may make an order of a kind 2
mentioned in section 84 ending determination of the proceeding if it is 3
satisfied it would be proper to make the order. 4
(3) The court's power to make an order to stop an activity may be 5
exercised whether or not-- 6
(a) it appears to the court the person against whom the order is made 7
intends to engage, or to continue to engage, in the activity; or 8
(b) the person has previously engaged in an activity of that kind; or 9
(c) there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to the coastal 10
zone if the person engages, or continues to engage, in the activity. 11
(4) The court's power to make an order to do anything may be exercised 12
whether or not-- 13
(a) it appears to the court the person against whom the order is made 14
intends to fail, or to continue to fail, to do the thing; or 15
(b) the person has previously failed to do a thing of that kind; or 16
(c) there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to the coastal 17
zone if the person fails, or continues to fail, to do the thing. 18
(5) The court's power under this section is in addition to its other 19
powers. 20
(6) A person who contravenes an order commits an offence against this 21
Act. 22
Maximum penalty for subsection (6)--3 000 penalty units. 23
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CHAPTER 5--ADMINISTRATION 1
ART 1--COMPENSATION 2
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compensation is payable 3
When
86.(1) The owner of an interest in land (the "owner") is entitled to be 4
paid compensation only if the existing use that may be made of the land is 5
changed by a prohibition imposed by a coastal plan or the declaration of a 6
control district. 7
(2) However, for land other than rural land, the owner is entitled to 8
compensation only if-- 9
(a) the owner was the owner at the time of the change; and 10
(b) the owner makes an application for the land; and 11
(c) the application is made within 2 years of the change; and 12
(d) the application clearly indicates that a compensation claim may be 13
made if the application is refused; and 14
(e) the application is refused only because this Act applies to the 15
application. 16
(3) However, for rural land, the owner is entitled to compensation only 17
if-- 18
(a) the owner was the owner at the time of the change; and 19
(b) the land was regularly used as rural land during the 2 previous 20
years; and 21
(c) the owner makes a written application to the chief executive for 22
compensation. 23
(4) In this section-- 24
"application for the land" means-- 25
(a) an application to build a structure, the proposed use of which was 26
as of right under the planning scheme as it applied immediately 27
before the change; or 28
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(b) an application for the subdivision of land that is consistent with 1
the provisions of the planning scheme that regulated the 2
subdivision of land immediately before the change. 3
"existing use" includes a lawful as of right use that may have been made of 4
the land immediately before the change. 5
"primary producer" means a person whose major source of income is 6
from primary production. 7
"rural land" means land used only by a primary producer for grazing 8
stock or cultivating crops. 9
for which compensation is not payable 10
Matters
87.(1) To remove any doubt, the owner is not entitled to be paid 11
compensation-- 12
(a) for development, or an activity, unlawfully carried out; or 13
(b) if the change merely requires the development, or an activity, to 14
be carried out on a different part of the land to that preferred by 15
the owner. 16
(2) If compensation is payable under another Act, the claim for 17
compensation must be made under the other Act. 18
to claim compensation 19
How
88.(1) A claim for compensation must be lodged with the chief executive 20
within 6 months-- 21
(a) if section 86(2) applies--of the refusal of the application; or 22
(b) if section 86(3) applies--the change of use. 23
(2) The chief executive or the Planning and Environment Court may, in 24
special circumstances, allow a longer period under subsection (1). 25
(3) A claim for compensation is to be taken to have been made on the 26
day when it is received by the chief executive. 27
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compensation payable 1
Deciding
89.(1) The chief executive must decide the reasonable compensation 2
payable under the claim within 60 days after the day the claim is received. 3
(2) In deciding the claim, the chief executive may decide-- 4
(a) the reasonable compensation payable; or 5
(b) to reject the claim; or 6
(c) to acquire the interest. 7
(3) The chief executive must, within 10 days after deciding the claim, 8
notify the claimant of the decision and advise the claimant that the claimant 9
may appeal to the Planning and Environment Court against a decision under 10
section 89(2)(a) or (b). 11
(4) If the chief executive fails to decide the claim within 60 days of 12
receiving the claim, the owner may appeal to the court as if the chief 13
executive had decided to reject the claim. 14
is reasonable compensation 15
What
90.(1) Reasonable compensation is (subject to subsections (2), (3) and 16
(4)) an amount equal to the difference between the market value of the 17
interest immediately after the change and what would have been the market 18
value of the interest if the change had not been made. 19
(2) Any benefit the owner obtains from the change is to be taken into 20
account in calculating the reasonable compensation. 21
(3) If the owner owns land adjacent to the land for which the payment of 22
compensation is sought, the payment of compensation must also take into 23
account any benefit accruing to the adjacent land because of the change. 24
(4) If the land for which compensation is claimed has, since the change, 25
become or ceased to be separate from other land, the amount of 26
compensation is not to be increased because it has become or ceased to be 27
separate from other land. 28
of compensation 29
Payment
91. The compensation must be paid within 30 days after the last day an 30
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appeal could be made or, if an appeal is made, within 30 days after the day 1
the appeal is decided. 2
for starting appeal 3
Time
92. If the owner appeals under section 89, the appeal must be made 4
within 30 days of the making of the decision. 5
by court 6
Decision
93.(1) In making its decision, the Planning and Environment Court must 7
have regard to any difference in the value of the land because of the change. 8
(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the things to which the court may have 9
regard in making its decision. 10
of compensation to be recorded 11
Payment
94.(1) As soon as practicable after the compensation is paid, the chief 12
executive must give the registrar of titles written notice that the land is 13
affected by chapter 5, part 1.7 14
(2) The notice must be in a form approved by the registrar. 15
(3) The registrar must keep the information stated in the notice as 16
information under the Land Title Act 1994, section 34. 17
PART 2--APPEALS 18
may appeal 19
Who
95. A person who is dissatisfied with the chief executive's decision to 20
give the person a coastal protection or tidal works notice may appeal against 21
the decision to the Planning and Environment Court. 22
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to start appeal 1
How
96.(1) An appeal is started by-- 2
(a) filing written notice of the appeal with the registrar of the court; 3
and 4
(b) complying with the rules of court applicable to the appeal. 5
(2) The notice of appeal must-- 6
(a) be filed within-- 7
(i) if the coastal protection or tidal works notice is given under 8
section 52(3) and 53(2)--60 days after the notice is given; or 9
(ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply--30 days after the person 10
receives the coastal protection or tidal works notice; and 11
(b) state fully the grounds of the appeal and the facts relied on. 12
to give notice of appeal 13
Appellant
97. Within 7 days after filing a notice of appeal, the appellant must serve 14
notice of the appeal on the chief executive. 15
of operation of decision 16
Stay
98.(1) The court may grant a stay of the decision appealed against to 17
secure the effectiveness of the appeal. 18
(2) A stay may be granted on conditions the court considers appropriate 19
and has effect for the period stated by the court. 20
(3) The period of a stay must not extend past the time when the court 21
decides the appeal. 22
(4) An appeal against a decision does not affect the operation or carrying 23
out of the decision unless the decision is stayed. 24
procedures 25
Hearing
99.(1) The procedure for an appeal is to be in accordance with the rules 26
of court applicable to the appeal or, if the rules make no provision or 27
insufficient provision, in accordance with directions of the judge. 28
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(2) An appeal is by way of rehearing, unaffected by the chief executive's 1
decision. 2
of court on appeal 3
Powers
100.(1) In deciding an appeal, the court may-- 4
(a) confirm the decision appealed against; or 5
(b) vary the decision appealed against; or 6
(c) set aside the decision appealed against and make a decision in 7
substitution for the decision set aside. 8
(2) If on appeal the court acts under subsection (1)(b) or (c), the decision 9
is taken, for this Act (other than this part), to be that of the chief executive. 10
ART 3--MISCELLANEOUS 11
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by chief executive 12
Delegation
101. The chief executive may delegate the chief executive's powers under 13
this Act to an officer of the public service, a local government, port 14
authority or statutory authority. 15
of the coastal zone report 16
State
102.(1) The chief executive must prepare and publish a report on the state 17
of the coastal zone at least every 4 years. 18
(2) The report must-- 19
(a) include an assessment of the condition of major coastal resources; 20
and 21
(b) identify significant trends in coastal values; and 22
(c) review significant programs, activities and achievements of 23
persons and public authorities in relation to the protection, 24
restoration and enhancement of the coastal zone; and 25
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(d) evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of coastal management 1
strategies implemented to achieve the object of this Act. 2
(3) The Minister must table a copy of the report in the Legislative 3
Assembly within 14 sitting days after receiving it. 4
making power 5
Regulation
103.(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. 6
(2) A regulation may make provision for coastal management, including, 7
for example, provisions about any of the following matters-- 8
(a) access to unallocated State land in a control district; 9
(b) the use or development of land in a control district; 10
(c) activities in a control district; 11
(d) the presence and use of vehicles and vessels in a control district; 12
(e) the impounding, removal and disposal of vehicles, vessels, 13
aircraft or property found abandoned in a control district; 14
(f) the matters for which fees, costs and charges are payable under 15
this Act, the amounts of the fees, costs and charges, the persons 16
who are liable to pay the fees, costs and charges, when the fees, 17
costs and charges are payable, and the recovery of any amount of 18
the fees, costs and charges not paid; 19
(g) giving effect to, and enforcing compliance with, coastal plans, 20
including, for example, giving a notice about a contravention of a 21
coastal plan and the effect of failure to comply with it; 22
(h) exemption from compliance with provisions of a coastal plan. 23
(3) A regulation may prescribe offences for contraventions of a 24
regulation, and fix a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 25
165 penalty units for the contravention. 26
of control districts 27
Transition
104. For this Act-- 28
(a) each coastal management control district and erosion prone area 29
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under the Beach Protection Act 1968 is taken to be a control 1
district under this Act; and 2
(b) each setback requirement as specified in the plans listed in the 3
table in the Coastal Management Control Districts 4
(Requirements for Buildings or Other Structures) Regulation 5
1984, is taken to be a coastal building line under this Act. 6
PART 4--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 7
amended 8
Acts
105. Schedule 1 amends the Acts mentioned in it. 9
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CHEDULE 1 1
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EACH PROTECTION ACT 1968 2
B
section 105 3
1. Section 3, definition "coast", `mean high-water mark at spring tides 4
of any tidal water'-- 5
omit, insert-- 6
`the highest astronomical tide mark'. 7
2. Section 15-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
`Delegation 10
`15. The authority may delegate its powers to an officer or employee of 11
the department.'. 12
3. After section 41B-- 13
insert-- 14
`Mandatory condition for rezoning approvals 15
`41C.(1) This section applies if-- 16
(a) a person applies under the Local Government (Planning and 17
Environment) Act 1990 for approval to amend an existing 18
planning scheme by the rezoning of land (the "relevant land"); 19
and 20
(b) all or part of the relevant land is in a coastal management control 21
district or is included in an area to which an erosion prone area 22
plan relates. 23
`(2) In this section-- 24
"surrender", of land, means surrender of the land free of charge to the 25
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SCHEDULE 1 (continued)
State for beach protection and coastal management. 1
`(3) Within 2 days after lodging the application with the local 2
government, the person must give a copy of the application to the Beach 3
Protection Authority. 4
`(4) Subsection (3) is a relevant procedure that must be included in the 5
applicant's statutory declaration mentioned in the Local Government 6
(Planning and Environment) Act 1990 sections 4.3(10) and 4.6(10). 7
`(5) If the Beach Protection Authority is satisfied the relevant land should 8
be protected by the surrender of part of the land, it must-- 9
(a) advise the applicant and the local government that a condition of 10
the approval should be that a specified part of the relevant land be 11
surrendered; and 12
(b) give the local government written advice about the condition 13
within 30 days of receiving the copy of the application from the 14
applicant. 15
`(6) If the Governor in Council is satisfied the relevant land should be 16
protected by the surrender of land, the Governor in Council may require, as 17
a condition of the approval, that land be surrendered. 18
`(7) To remove any doubt, the surrender requirement only applies to the 19
part of the land in an area to which an erosion prone area plan relates. 20
`(8) No appeal lies against the surrender requirement and no 21
compensation is payable for the surrender. 22
`(9) If land has been previously surrendered under this section, this 23
section does not apply if the remaining land is subject to a further 24
application mentioned in subsection (1).'. 25
4. Section 45-- 26
insert-- 27
`(10) In this section-- 28
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SCHEDULE 1 (continued)
"coastal management control district" includes land in an area to which 1
an erosion prone area plan relates.'. 2
RANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994 3
T
1. Section 236(8), `2'-- 4
omit, insert-- 5
`4'. 6
7
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CHEDULE 2 1
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ICTIONARY 2
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section 5 3
"advisory council" means the Coastal Protection Advisory Council. 4
"alter" includes add to, remove from, maintain, or change in any way, and 5
includes starting or continuing to alter. 6
"authorised person" means a person appointed as an authorised person 7
under this Act. 8
"biological diversity" see Nature Conservation Act 1992, section 10. 9
"build" includes-- 10
(a) move from one position to another position, whether on the same 11
or another allotment; and 12
(b) re-build (with or without alteration) whether on the same or 13
another allotment. 14
"coast" see section 6. 15
"coastal building line" see section 59. 16
"coastal management" see section 7. 17
"coastal plan" means the State plan or a regional plan. 18
"coastal protection notice" see section 52. 19
"coastal resources" see section 8. 20
"coastal waters" see section 9. 21
"coastal wetlands" see section 10. 22
"coastal zone" see section 11. 23
"control district" means a part of the coastal zone declared under this Act 24
as a control district. 25
"cultural resources", of the coastal zone, means the places or objects that 26
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Coastal Protection and Management
SCHEDULE 2 (continued)
have anthropological, archaeological, historical, scientific, spiritual, 1
visual or sociological significance or value, including such significance 2
or value under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom. 3
"damage", to vegetation, means remove, fell, cut down, ringbark, dig up, 4
pull out, poison or burn the vegetation or interfere with the natural 5
growth of the vegetation, and includes damage to the vegetation caused 6
by draining land or altering the water table for land. 7
"ecologically sustainable development" see section 12. 8
"fee" includes tax. 9
"foreshore" means the land lying between high water mark and low water 10
mark as is ordinarily covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of 11
the tide at spring tides. 12
"high water mark" means the ordinary high water mark at spring tides. 13
"interest", for land, includes-- 14
(a) a mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease 15
granted under the Mineral Resources Act 1989; or 16
(b) a petroleum lease granted under the Petroleum Act 1923. 17
"key coastal site" means an area identified under a regional plan as a key 18
coastal site. 19
"land" includes land that is, or is at any time, covered by Queensland 20
waters. 21
"land under tidal water" includes foreshore. 22
"low water mark" means the ordinary low water mark at spring tides. 23
"National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development" means 24
the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development 25
endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments on 7 December 26
1992. 27
"natural resources" , of the coastal zone, means the natural and physical 28
features and processes of the zone, including wildlife, soil, water, 29
minerals and air. 30
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Coastal Protection and Management
SCHEDULE 2 (continued)
"obstruct" includes-- 1
(a) hinder or resist; and 2
(b) attempt to obstruct. 3
"owner", for chapter 5, part 1, see section 86(1). 4
"owner", of land, means the person for the time being entitled to receive 5
the rent of the land or would be entitled to receive the rent from it if it 6
were let to a tenant at a rent, and includes the holder of a lease, licence 7
or permission from the State, or a person deriving title under it. 8
"place" includes land, a structure, vehicle or other place (even if the place is 9
in a natural or undeveloped state) whether the place is on or under the 10
water or on the bed of any waters. 11
"planning scheme" see Local Government (Planning and Environment) 12
Act 1990, section 1.4. 13
"port authority" see Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 3. 14
"regional plan" means a regional coastal management plan approved 15
under chapter 2, part 2, division 2. 16
"sea" includes bays, arms and inlets of the sea. 17
"seaward" means toward tidal water. 18
"State plan" means the State coastal management plan approved under 19
chapter 2, part 2, division 1. 20
"stock" means any grazing animal, and includes commercially farmed 21
birds. 22
"structure" includes a building, deck, fence, gazebo, path, pillar, post, 23
road, swimming pool, tennis court and wall. 24
"tidal water" means the sea and any part of a harbour or water course 25
ordinarily within the ebb and flow of the tide at spring tides. 26
"tidal works notice" see section 53. 27
"unallocated State land" see Land Act 1994, schedule 6. 28
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SCHEDULE 2 (continued)
"vegetation" includes trees. 1
"wildlife" see Nature Conservation Act 1992, section 7. 2
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