Coastal Protection Act 1979. País/Territorio Australia Subdivisión territorial New South Wales Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1979 (2005) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to constitute the Coastal Council of New South Wales and to specify its functions; to make provisions relating to the use and occupation of the coastal region; and to facilitate the carrying out of certain coastal protection works. Materia Tierra y suelos, Mar, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Legislación básica Ordenación de áreas costeras Institución Pueblos indígenas Conservación del ecosistema Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Resumen This Act provides for the establishment of institutions involved in the protection of the coastal zone and regulates the use of the coastal zone including the carrying out of works. The coastal zone is defined by the Interpretation Act and outlined by maps. There is hereby constituted a Coastal Council of New South Wales. The principal functions of the Coastal Council are to give advice and make reports and recommendations to the Minister for the purpose of encouraging, promoting or securing: the protection and maintenance coastal region and its natural and man-made resources, and the orderly and balanced utilisation and conservation of the coastal region. The Coastal Council may establish standing or special committees for the purpose of advising the Coastal Council in the exercise of its functions under this Act. In exercising functions under Part 3 containing provisions regulating the use of the coastal zone, the Minister of Public works is to have regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development. The Minister may authorize a person, in writing, to carry out inspections, for the purposes of this Act, of the whole or any part of the coastal zone or any development within the coastal zone. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.austlii.edu.au Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Coastal Protection (Non-Local Government Areas) Regulation 1994. Legislación | Australia | 1994 (2003) Palabra clave: Ordenación de áreas costeras, Manejo de tierras, Política/planificación Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Coastal Protection Regulation 2011. Legislación | Australia | 2011 Palabra clave: Ordenación de áreas costeras, Institución, Conservación del ecosistema Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX