Coastal Management - Legislation for Coastal Management

Legislation for Coastal Management

In Queensland, the dominate piece of coastal legislation is the Coastal Protection and Management Act administered by EPA with its associated State Coastal Management Plan. The plan outlines Queensland's Coastal Policies in relation to coastal zone management and it covers the following topics:

Coastal Use and Development
Physical Coastal Processes
Public Access to the Coast
Water Quality
Indigenous Tradtiional Owner cultural resources
Cultural Heritage
Coastal Landscapes
Conserving Nature
Coordinated Management
Research and Development

Several other key pieces of legislation also apply to the coastal and marine environment, hense the complex, multi-disciplinary nature of Coastal Management. These include but are not limited to the following:

Coastal Protection and Management Act
Integrated Planning Act
Nature Conservation Act 1992
Vegetation Management Act 199
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Land Act 1994
Water Act 2000
Fisheries Act 1994
Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1994
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
Marine Parks Act 1982
Breat Barrier Reef Marine Park Act
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act