Coastal Management Act 2016

There is established a NSW Coastal Council.

The NSW Coastal Council is to consist of at least 3 and not more than 7 members appointed by the Minister.

A member of the NSW Coastal Council must have expertise in one or more of the following fields—

coastal physical sciences, including geomorphology,

coastal engineering,

coastal land use planning,

coastal ecology,

social science,

economics,

local government management,

property law,

dispute resolution,

traditional and contemporary Aboriginal use and management of the coastal zone.

One member of the NSW Coastal Council is to be appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Minister administering the Marine Estate Management Act 2014. That member is to have expertise in one or more of the fields set out in subsection (3).

In appointing a member, the Minister is to have regard to the need to have a range of expertise represented among the NSW Coastal Council’s members.

The Minister, after consulting Local Government NSW, is to appoint one of the members of the NSW Coastal Council as the Chairperson of the Council.

Schedule 2 deals with the constitution and procedure of the NSW Coastal Council.