Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An area may be declared as a coastal management district under--
(a) if the area is covered by a regional plan--a regulation made at the same time the regional plan, or an amendment of the regional plan, is given effect; or
(b) if the area is not covered by a regional plan and the Minister considers the area requires protection or management--a regulation.
(2) In addition, the Minister may, by written notice, declare an area to be a coastal management district, or part of an existing coastal management district, only if the Minister considers the area requires immediate protection or management.
(3) The notice is subordinate legislation and, unless it is earlier repealed, expires 6 months after it commences.
(4) A regulatory impact statement under the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 need not be prepared for the notice.
(5) A coastal management district may be assigned a name or number, or both.
(6) The chief executive must give public notice of the declaration of a coastal management district.
(7) The notice must be published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the control district.