Coastal Acts and Policies
- Coastal Protection Act 1979 No 13
- Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203
- Water Management Act 2000
- Fisheries Management Act 1994
In 2001 NSW established a Coastal Protection Package which includes:
- NSW Coastal Policy Part A and NSW Coastal Policy Part B
- State Environmental Planning Policy No. 71 – Coastal Protection
- State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005
Other policies affecting coastal management in NSW include:
Coastal Strategies and Guidelines
- NSW Coastline Management Manual including guide to preparing coastal management plans
- NSW Coastal Planning Guideline: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
- Coastal Dune Management: A manual of coastal dune managment and rehabilitation techniques
- Tweed Coast Strategy
- Central Coast Regional Strategy
Coastal Plans
Coastal management plans are drafted and enacted at the local council/shire level – examples include:
- Broken Bay Beaches Coastal Management Plan 1999
- Clarence Estuary Management Plan
- Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Shoalhaven Coastline
- Coastal Zone Management Plan for Wooloweyah Lagoon
- Coffs Harbour Coastal Zone Management Plan
- Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan for Byron Shire Coastline
- Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Sandon River Estuary
- Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan for Wooloweyah Lagoon
- Draft Paramatta River Coastal Zone Managment Plan
- Gosford City Council Coastal Lagoons Management Plan
- Tweed Coast Waterways Management Plans
- Wooli Village Draft Coastline Management Plan
- Wooli Wooli River Estuary Management Plan
- Wyong Coastal Zone Managment Plan
- Yamba Draft Coastline Management Plan