Coastal Management Act 2016

beach means an area that is generally composed of sand or pebbles or similar sediment that extends landwards from the lowest astronomical tide to the line of vegetation or bedrock or structure.

beach fluctuation zone means the range of natural locations a beach profile occupies from its fully accreted condition to its fully eroded condition, with—

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The beach fluctuation zone ambulates as the coastline or estuary or coastal lake foreshore experiences net long-term recession or accretion due to changes in their sediment budgets.

beach system means the processes that produce the beach fluctuation zone and the incipient foredunes and foredunes landward of the relevant beach.

coastal hazard means the following—

coastal management area means an area of the coastal zone identified in Part 2.

coastal management manual—see section 21.

coastal management program means a coastal management program prepared and adopted under Part 3.

coastal protection works means—

coastal sediment compartment means an area of the coast defined by its sediment flows and landforms.

coastal zone—see section 5.

coastal zone emergency action subplan means a part of a coastal management program as referred to in section 15 (3).

Department means the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

ecologically sustainable development has the same meaning as in section 6 (2) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991.

electricity supply authority means a person or body engaged in the distribution of electricity to the public or in the generation of electricity for supply, directly or indirectly, to the public, whether by statute, franchise agreement or otherwise, and includes—

essential infrastructure includes infrastructure for the following purposes—

estuary means any part of a river, lake, lagoon or coastal creek whose level is periodically or intermittently affected by coastal tides, up to the highest astronomical tide.

foreshore means the area of land between the highest astronomical tide and the lowest astronomical tide.

function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.

management objectives, for a coastal management area, are the management objectives for the area set out under Part 2.

NSW Coastal Council means the NSW Coastal Council established under Part 4.

public authority means a Minister of the Crown of the State, a State owned corporation, an electricity supply authority, a Public Service agency, a local council and any other public or local authority constituted by or under any Act, and includes any person or body prescribed by the regulations.

surf zone means the area from the line of the outer most breaking waves to the limit of wave run up on the beach.

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The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.