Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coastal Management Act 1995 - SECT 20

Review of Strategy

20. Review of Strategy



(1) The Council must review the Victorian Coastal Strategy-

   (a)  at any time at the direction of the Minister; or

   (b)  if no direction is given, at the end of 5 years following the
        endorsement of the Strategy.

(2) The Council may review the Strategy at any time with the approval of the
Minister.

(3) In reviewing the Strategy, the Council must consult with-

   (a)  any Minister or public authority whose interests the Council considers
        are likely to be affected by the review; and

   (b)  the municipal council of any municipal district to which the Strategy
        applies; and

   (c)  land owners in any area affected by the Strategy; and

   (d)  any other persons or local organisations whose interests the Council
        considers are likely to be affected by the review.

(4) The Council may comply with subsection (3)(c) and (d) by-

   (a)  publishing a notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the areas
        affected by the Strategy inviting public comment on the Strategy by a
        set date; and

   (b)  considering any comments made by the set date.

(5) This Division applies to the preparation and endorsement of any amendment
of the Strategy arising from a review in the same way as it applies to the
Strategy.