Coastal Management Plan
A new Coastal Management Plan is now available. It provides the Queensland Government’s policy position on key aspects of coastal management.
The new Coastal Management Plan includes preferred management outcomes for coastal land managers and has been updated with best practice guidance information that aligns with existing policy and legislation.
The Coastal Management Plan 1.1 MB) provides non-regulatory policy guidance to coastal land managers.
The plan guides management planning, activities and works relating to:
- maintaining coastal landforms and physical coastal processes
- conserving nature
- maintaining or enhancing public access and enjoyment of the coast
- management planning
- knowledge sharing and community engagement.
The Coastal Management Plan is non-regulatory, and the policies contained in the plan provide best practice coastal management guidance only.
It is primarily aimed at coastal local governments, which are responsible for managing large areas of public coastal land and beaches. However, other organisations with responsibility for managing the coast and tidal water (e.g. port authorities, Traditional Owners, natural resource management bodies) may also find the plan useful to guide their coastal management activities.
The Coastal Management Plan does not address land-use planning or development regulated under the Planning Act 2016 (Planning Act). Information about planning and development policies can be found on the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning website.
The table below indicates how the plan is to be applied:
- which government and non-government bodies can use it
- types of management activities
- the land tenure it applies to.
| Applied by | Applied to | Applied on |
|---|---|---|
| Managers of local and State government-controlled coastal land | Management planning | State coastal land and other land tenures that include coastal resources. |
| Traditional Owners | Management activities | |
| Community groups | Decisions and works that are not regulated under the Planning Act. For example, development of a local government shoreline erosion management plan. | |
| Natural resource management bodies | ||
| Research organisations | ||
| Industry and individuals that own coastal land |
For more information about the Coastal Management Plan, please email coastal.support@detsi.qld.gov.au