COASTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 41 of 1995

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement

PART 2 - OBJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT

• 3 Main objects of Act
• 4 How objects of Act are to be achieved
• 5 Advancing Act’s objects

PART 3 - INTERPRETATION

Division 1 - Dictionary

• 6 Definitions

Division 2 - Other definitions

• 7 Meaning of access channel
• 8 Meaning of artificial waterway
• 9 Meaning of canal
• 10 Meaning of coast
• 11 Meaning of coastal management
• 12 Meaning of coastal resources
• 13 Meaning of coastal waters
• 14 Meaning of coastal wetlands
• 15 Meaning of coastal zone
• 16 Meaning of ecologically sustainable development
• 17 Meaning of State coastal land

Division 3 - General

• 18 Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders particularly concerned with land

PART 3A - COASTAL ZONE MAP

• 18A What is the coastal zone map
• 18B Amending the coastal zone map
• 18C When coastal zone map takes effect
• 18D Public inspection and purchase of coastal zone map

PART 4 - APPLICATION OF ACT

• 19 Act binds all persons

CHAPTER 2 - COASTAL MANAGEMENT

PART 1 - COASTAL PLAN

Division 1 - Requirement for coastal plan

• 20 Coastal plan must be prepared
• 21 Content of coastal plan
• 22 Process for making, amending or replacing coastal plan
• 23 Compliance with divs 2 and 3 and regulation under s 22(2)

Division 2 - Making coastal plan

• 24 Preparation of draft coastal plan
• 25 Notice about draft coastal plan
• 26 Keeping draft coastal plan available for inspection
• 27 Making coastal plan
• 28 Notice about making coastal plan

Division 3 - Amending or replacing coastal plan

• 29 Administrative amendments
• 30 Other amendments
• 31 Replacement of coastal plan

Division 4 - When coastal plan or amendment has effect

• 32 When coastal plan or amendment has effect
• 33 Duration of coastal plan

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

• 34 Implementation of coastal plan
• 35 Effect of coastal plan
• 36 Public inspection and purchase of coastal plan or draft coastal plan

PART 2 - (Repealed)

PART 3 - COASTAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Division 1 - Declaration, amendment, amalgamation and abolition of coastal management districts

• 54 Declaration of coastal management districts
55. (Repealed)
• 56 Things to be considered when declaring coastal management districts
• 57 Notice declaring, changing or abolishing coastal management district
• 58 Amendment, amalgamation and abolition of coastal management districts
• 58A Amendment of coastal management districts in s 169

Division 2 - Coastal protection and tidal works notices

• 59 Coastal protection notices
• 60 Tidal works notices
• 61 Chief executive may take required action
• 62 Forfeiture of property
• 63 Record of coastal protection or tidal works notice in land registry
• 64 Owner of land and builder jointly liable
• 65 Notice binding on purchaser

Division 3 - General provisions about coastal management districts

• 66 Coastal building line
• 67 Placing signs on unallocated State land
• 68 Temporary occupation of land

Division 4 - Offence about damaging vegetation on State coastal land

• 69 Damaging or removing vegetation, or damaging coastal dunes

PART 4 - EROSION PRONE AREAS

• 70 Declaration of erosion prone areas
• 71 Amending erosion prone areas
• 72 Local governments to keep copies of documents

PART 5 - QUARRY MATERIALS

Division 1 - Allocation of quarry materials

• 73 Applications for allocation of quarry material
• 74 Additional information for applications
• 75 Criteria for deciding applications
• 76 Deciding applications
• 77 Selling allocation of quarry material by auction or tender
Subdivision 2 - Content and conditions of allocation notices
• 78 Content of allocation notices
• 79 Conditions of allocation notice
• 80 Allocation holder to give information
Subdivision 3 - (Repealed) Subdivision 4 - Transferring or renewing allocations
• 82 Application to transfer allocation
• 82A Deciding application to transfer allocation
• 83 Application to renew allocation
• 83A Deciding application to renew allocation
Subdivision 5 - Amending, suspending or cancelling allocation notices
• 84 Amendment—grounds
• 85 Suspension or cancellation—grounds
• 86 Amendment, suspension or cancellation—procedure
• 87 Notice and effect of amendment, suspension or cancellation of allocations
Subdivision 6 - Surrender of allocation
• 88 Surrender

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - Offences

• 101 Removing quarry material

Division 4 - General

• 102 Royalty or price for quarry material

PART 6 - LAND SURRENDER AND ARTIFICIAL WATERWAYS

Division 1 - (Repealed)

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - Land surrender

• 109 Definitions for division
Subdivision 2 - Land surrender requirements
• 110 Application of subdivision
• 111 Notice of proposed land surrender requirement
• 112 Decision whether to require surrender of land
• 113 Land surrender requirement
• 114 Effect on decisions or actions if relevant application is refused or development approval stops having effect
• 115 Land surrender requirement can not be given in particular circumstances
• 115AA Compliance with land surrender requirement
Subdivision 3 - Voluntary land surrender
• 115A Applicant may surrender land voluntarily
Subdivision 4 - Giving effect to surrender
• 115B Surrendered land to be dedicated for coastal management purposes

Division 4 - Matters about artificial waterways

• 116 Canals—surrender to the State
Subdivision 2 - (Repealed) Subdivision 3 - Plans of subdivision
• 119 Requirements for plans of subdivision
• 120 Registration of instruments—construction of artificial waterways

Division 5 - (Repealed)

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 121 Maintenance of canals
• 122 Canal waters are part of coastal management district
• 123 Right to occupy and use land on which particular tidal works were, or are to be, carried out
• 124 Obligation to keep particular structure in safe condition

CHAPTER 3 - INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY

• 125 Appointment of authorised persons
• 126 Investigative functions of authorised persons
• 127 Qualifications for appointment
• 128 Conditions and terms of appointment
• 129 Powers of authorised persons
• 130 Issue of identity cards
• 131 Production or display of identity card
• 132 Failure to return identity card
• 133 Protection from liability

PART 2 - INSPECTION AND OTHER POWERS

Division 1 - Power of entry

• 134 Power to enter land
• 135 Authorised person to give notice of damage
• 136 Compensation

Division 2 - General investigative powers

• 137 Power to require name and address
• 138 Failure to give name or address

Division 3 - General

• 139 False or misleading statements
• 140 False, misleading or incomplete documents
• 141 Obstructing authorised persons
• 142 Impersonating authorised persons

CHAPTER 4 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

PART 1 - EVIDENCE

• 143 Evidentiary provisions

PART 2 - PROCEEDINGS FOR OFFENCES

• 144 Indictable and summary offences
• 145 Proceedings for indictable offences
• 146 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence proceedings
• 147 Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings

PART 3 - RESTRAINT ORDERS

• 148 Restraint of contraventions of Act etc.
• 149 Power of court to make order pending final decision in proceeding

CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATION

PART 1 - COMPENSATION

• 150 When compensation is payable
• 151 Matters for which compensation is not payable
• 152 How to claim compensation
• 153 Deciding compensation payable
• 154 What is reasonable compensation
• 155 Payment of compensation
• 156 Time for starting appeal
• 157 Decision by court
• 158 Payment of compensation to be recorded

PART 2 - APPEALS

• 159 Who may appeal
• 160 How to start appeal
• 161 Appellant to give notice of appeal
• 162 Stay of operation of decision
• 163 Hearing procedures
• 164 Powers of court on appeal

PART 2A - PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COURT DECLARATIONS

• 164A Planning and Environment Court may make declarations

PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 165 Delegation by chief executive
• 166 State of the coastal zone report
• 167 Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

PART 1 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR ORIGINAL ACT (NO. 41 OF 1995)

• 168 Transition of control districts

PART 2 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR COASTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2001

Division 1 - Coastal management districts

• 169 Control districts taken to be coastal management districts
• 170 Declaration about coastal management districts in areas covered by regional plans

Division 2 - Authorities, permits and approvals under Harbours Act, Beach Protection Act and Canals Act

• 171 Continuing effect of authorities under Harbours Act
• 172 Continuing effect of right to use and occupy
• 173 Continuing effect of permits under Beach Protection Act, section 44
• 174 Continuing effect of a consent under Beach Protection Act, section 45
• 175 Continuing effect of permits under Beach Protection Act, section 47
• 176 Continuing effect of approvals under Canals Act
• 176A References to certification and notification under the repealed Canals Act, s 8(1)
• 177 Relationship to particular Planning Act provisions

Division 3 - Dredging permits

• 178 Continuing effect of dredging permits

Division 4 - Applications in progress

• 179 Effect of commencement on certain applications
• 180 When certain applications lapse
181. (Repealed)

Division 5 - Dissolution of Beach Protection Authority

• 182 Dissolution of Beach Protection Authority
• 183 References to Beach Protection Authority

Division 6 - Erosion prone areas

• 184 Transition of areas specified in erosion prone area plans

Division 7 - Coastal management plans under Beach Protection Act

• 185 Transition of coastal management plans

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2004

• 187 Planning Act applies to all development relating to the construction of canals
• 188 Applications to reconfigure a lot in a coastal management district
• 189 Particular permits under the Beach Protection Act
• 190 Assessment manager for particular applications
• 191 When particular applications lapse

PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANNING ACT 2009

• 192 Application of s 53
• 193 Responsible entity for request to change deemed approval
• 194 Continuing application of particular provisions

PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011

• 195 Definition for pt 6
• 196 Continuation of coastal zone
• 197 Continuation of existing coastal plans
• 198 Dissolution of coastal protection advisory council
• 199 Application of s 80 for existing allocations for quarry material
• 200 Existing dredge management plan applications
• 201 Existing approved dredge management plans
• 201A Removal of quarry material under dredge management plans
• 202 Continuing effect of Governor in Council approval of land surrender condition

PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL AND DECLARATORY PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSETS ACT 2014

• 203 Application of ss 123 and 124 to particular works in a watercourse
• 204 Development applications not decided on commencement that relate to tidal works

PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR PLANNING (CONSEQUENTIAL) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016

• 205 Definitions for part
• 206 Change application for deemed approval
• 207 Existing particular development applications
• 208 Development approval that includes a land surrender condition
• SCHEDULE - Dictionary