Coastal management districts
The Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Coastal Act) requires the declaration of coastal management districts over coastal areas requiring special development controls and management practices.
A coastal management district is a defined area in which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has assessment manager or concurrence agency powers and responsibilities to assess certain development applications under the Integrated Planning Act 1997. These developments include:
- Operational works, such as tidal works, interfering with quarry material, disposing of dredge spoil, reclaiming land under tidal water or constructing an artificial waterway;
- Material change of use of premises;
- Reconfiguring a lot; and
- Buildings seaward of a coastal building line
The Ecoaccess guideline Assessable development under the Coastal Act identifies all of the types of coastal development assessed through the Integrated Development Assessment Syustem (IDAS), defines coastal management districts and explains the role of the EPA in application assessment.
In 2007 the Department of Natural Resources and Water declared several wild rivers under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 to preserve the natural values. For more information and guidance regarding legislative requirements under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 for applications made within declared wild river areas, please look at Activities In Wild River Areas.
Coastal management districts occur over all tidal waters and on most land adjacent to tidal waters in Queensland, and are defined as:
- An area declared as a coastal management district through a Regional Coastal Management Plan.
- Where no regional coastal management plan has been prepared, an area within a designated Erosion Prone Area or a Coastal Management Control District declared under the now repealed Beach Protection Act 1968 is taken to be a coastal management district under Section 168 of the Coastal Act.
Erosion prone areas occur in all local government areas and are described on the Erosion Prone Area Page.
Coastal management control district locations are not available on this site, but can be obtained by contacting the respective local government or through an EPA search of requirements over a property.Last updated: 31 May 2007
