Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coastal Management Act 1995 - SECT 28

Review of Plan

28. Review of Plan



(1) A Board must review a Coastal Action Plan applying in its region-

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

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

(2) A Board may review a Coastal Action Plan applying in its region at any
time with the approval of the Council.

(3) In reviewing a Coastal Action Plan, a Board must consult with-

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

   (b)  if the Plan applies to a municipal district, the municipal council of
        that municipal district; and

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

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

(4) A Board may comply with subsection (3)(c) and (d) by-

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

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

(5) A Board may take any other steps it thinks appropriate to involve the
community in a review of a Coastal Action Plan.

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