Queensland Consolidated Acts

COASTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 185

185 Transition of coastal management plans

(1) This section applies to a coastal management plan approved under the Beach Protection Act, section 38 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section.

(2) From the commencement, the plan continues in force as if the Beach Protection Act had not been repealed until a regional coastal management plan, replacing the coastal management plan, takes effect.

(3) On the commencement of this subsection—

(a) the approved Gold Coast scheme of works is taken to be a development permit; and

(b) the works are taken to have been substantially started.

(4) In this section—

"Gold Coast scheme of works" means the document—

(a) titled ‘Scheme Prepared by the Beach Protection Authority Pursuant to the Beach Protection Act 1968-1970 for the Protection of all Beaches Situated at the Gold Coast within Beach Erosion Control District Nos 2 and 11 Against Both Erosion and Encroachment by the Sea’, as amended from time to time; and

(b) originally approved in March 1973 as a coastal management plan under the Beach Protection Act, section 38 and continued in force under subsection (2).