Coastal reforms in New South Wales - a legislative sea-change

Key Points:

NSW landowners and developers will need to be aware of the Coastal Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 as it may affect potential coastal developments and the way in which works are carried out on coastal lands.

Last August we highlighted some of the changes proposed by the Coastal Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010, which substantially amended the Coastal Protection Act 1979 (NSW). Given that the legislation commenced on 1 January 2011, we outline some of the principal changes to coastal protection reform including:

• creation of the Coastal Panel and Coastal authorities;
• changes to the preparation of Coastal zone management plans;