Regional coastal management plans
Regional coastal management plans describe how the coastal zone should be managed and identify the coastal management districts in particular regions. Regional coastal management plans implement the State Coastal Management Plan's policy framework at the regional level and identify key coastal sites requiring special management within the region.
Regional coastal management plans have been prepared for:
Review of the State Coastal Management Plan
In 2008, the Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability reviewed the State Coastal Management Plan in accordance with the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Coastal Act).
In March 2011, the Queensland Government announced it had approved the Queensland Coastal Plan (PDF, 6.6M)*. While the Queensland Coastal Plan has government approval it has not formally commenced under the Coastal Act and the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA). Until the Queensland Coastal Plan commences (proposed for late 2011), the existing State Coastal Management Plan and regional coastal management plans remain in effect. Existing coastal management districts and coastal building lines continue to define the area where the Department of Environment and Resource Management has assessment manager, or concurrence agency, powers to determine certain development application types under the SPA. For further information about the review, see the State Coastal Management Plan Review.
Note: Public comment is currently being invited on a proposal to change the coastal management districts declared under the Coastal Act. View the proposed coastal management district maps and further information about the proposal. Submissions about the proposal must be received be fore 5pm on Friday 23 December 2011
To find out more about regional coastal management plans
Please email coastal.support@derm.qld.gov.au
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Last updated 27 October 2011