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Coastal management reforms

What’s on exhibition

Key elements of the reforms

Photography: Jervis Bay (Michael Van Ewijk/OEH)

A new Coastal Management Act

A new Coastal Management Act

• New statutory objects for coastal management
• New definition of the coastal zone:
• Littoral rainforests and coastal wetlands area
• Coastal vulnerability area
• Coastal environment area
• Coastal use area
• Coastal management planning and the Integrated Planning and Reporting

Framework

A new Coastal Management Act

• An independent NSW Coastal Council
• Regulating coastal protection works
• Integrated compliance and enforcement
• Coastal erosion emergency action plans and emergency coastal works

Photography: Jervis Bay (Michael Van Ewijk/OEH)

A new Coastal Management State Environmental Planning Policy

Integration of the Act and the SEPP

A new Coastal Management SEPP

Consolidation and updating of existing coastal SEPPs:

• State Environmental Planning Policy No 14 – Coastal Wetlands
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 26 – Littoral Rainforests
• State Environmental Planning Policy No 71 – Coastal Protection
• Provisions in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure)

2007 relating to coastal protection works

Mapping coastal management areas

Development controls and approval pathways

• Development controls for Coastal Management Areas
• Coastal protection works
• Other infrastructure works in coastal vulnerability areas
• Exempt and complying development

Photography: Jervis Bay (Michael Van Ewijk/OEH)

A new coastal management manual

Structure of the coastal management manual

The coastal management manual is divided into three main parts:

Part A - mandatory requirements and essential elements

• When, where and how
• Matters to be dealt with
• Consultation requirements
• Certification, adoption and gazettal
• Review and replacement
• Implementation of a CMP

Part B - Stages in developing a coastal management program

The manual will incorporate a flexible process to recognise and ‘fast-track’ those councils with well-developed coastal management strategies, policies and practices

Stage 1: Scoping study

• Review current

management approaches

• Which coastal

management areas apply?

• Define CMP area(s)
• Confirm objectives
• CMP or strategic review

Define purpose of CMP planning process

• Which of the four areas

do we need to look at in more detail?

• Gap analysis for

environmental, coastal use and vulnerability issues

Determine areas where action is required

• Identify opportunities

for improvement

• Performance of existing

management

• Are changes or

additional information needed?

Performance review

• f existing

management

• Stakeholder engagement

strategy

• Planning for subsequent

stages

• Opportunity for NSW

Coastal Council advice on proposed path forward

Prepare scoping report

Stage 2: Detailed studies

• Identify and analyse priority issues
• Quantifying likelihood of hazards and

threats

• Refine understanding of consequences and

vulnerability

• Inform selection and evaluation of

appropriate actions

• Define and quantify current and future risks

Stage 3: Response identification and evaluation

• Confirm strategic direction for each management area
• Identify potential actions to enhance coastal values and mitigate

unacceptable risks

• Identify actions and opportunities for integrated management within

IP&R and land use planning frameworks

• Examine feasibility and viability of actions
• Prepare business case:
• distribution of costs and benefits
• funding and financing arrangements

Stage 4: Finalise, exhibit, certify and adopt the coastal management program

Prepare and exhibit draft CMP

• Prepare draft CMP
• OEH review for

consistency with requirements

• Draft CMP placed
• n public exhibition

Submissions report and final draft CMP

• Prepare submissions

report for council consideration

• final draft CMP

prepared for consideration by council

• OEH reviews final

draft CMP

Confirmation of agency commitments

• Public authority

responsibilities accepted in writing

• Commitment to

work with council

Certification by the Minister

• Council submits

final draft CMP to Minister

• The Minister may

seek advice from the NSW Coastal Council

• CMP certified by

Minister

Adoption of CMP

• Council formally

adopts certified CMP and gazettes it

Stage 5: Implementation, monitoring and reporting

• Implementation through IP&R

framework

• Implementation through land

use planning

• Monitoring evaluation and

reporting

• Review of CMP

Photography: Jervis Bay (Michael Van Ewijk/OEH)

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