Marine and Coastal (Prescribed Consents) Regulations 2025

A person specified in subregulation (2) has a prescribed consent to repair or maintain a pathway or road on marine and coastal Crown land if the repair or maintenance—

is within the alignment of the pathway or road; and

does not involve the excavation of any land that is not associated with the repair or maintenance; and

minimises any damage to the marine and coastal environment; and

does not unreasonably block another pathway or road.

The following persons are specified—

a Crown land manager responsible for the marine and coastal Crown land on which the pathway or road is situated;

a responder agency;

a responsible road authority responsible for the pathway or road.

A consent referred to in subregulation (1) is subject to the following prescribed conditions—

the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must ensure that the work area is left in a clean and tidy condition after the repair or maintenance of the pathway or road is completed;

if the repair or maintenance of the pathway or road requires the work area to be closed to the public, the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must give written notice to the Department of the proposed repair or maintenance at least 5 business days before the works commence.

This regulation does not apply to a road reserve within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 that is wider than 20 metres.