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                                                                                                                                                                Achieved
10.1     Tidal works, or development in a coastal management district state code                                                                            P/S Performance solution
                                                                                                                                                            N/A Not applicable
Table 10.1.1: All development
Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                              Response   Comment
PO1 Development in a coastal hazard             AO1.1 Development is located outside a high coastal              Complies   The site is not located in a high coastal hazard area.
area is compatible with the level of            hazard area unless it is:
severity of the coastal hazard.                 (1) coastal-dependent development, or
                                                (2) temporary, readily relocatable, or able to be
                                                     abandoned, or
                                                (3) essential community service infrastructure, or
                                                (4) small- to medium-scale tourist development, or
                                                (5) development that is compatible with temporary
                                                     inundation due to its nature or function, or
                                                (6) within an existing built-up urban area, or is
                                                     redevelopment of built structures that cannot be
                                                     relocated or abandoned.
                                                AND
                                                AO1.2 Development referred to in AO1.1(6) avoids being           N/A
                                                located within a high coastal hazard area, or where this is
                                                not practicable, minimises the exposure of people and
                                                permanent structures to coastal hazard impacts and
                                                mitigates residual impacts where it is not practicable to
                                                locate the development outside a high coastal hazard
                                                area.
PO2 Development siting, layout and              AO2.1 Development within a coastal hazard area is                Complies   The site is not subject to storm tide events.
access in a coastal hazard area                 located, designed, constructed and operated to maintain
responds to a potential coastal hazard          or enhance the community’s resilience to defined storm
and minimises risk to personal safety and       tide events and coastal erosion by limiting the exposure of
property.                                       people and structures to coastal hazard impacts and
                                                ensuring:
                                                (1) habitable rooms of built structures are located above
                                                     the defined storm tide event level and any additional
                                                     freeboard level that would ordinarily apply in a flood
                                                     prone area under a relevant planning scheme
                                                     standard, or
                                                (2) a safe refuge is available for people within the
                                                     premises during a defined storm tide event, or
                                                (3) at least one evacuation route remains passable for
                                                     emergency evacuations during a defined storm tide
                                                     event, including consideration of the capacity of the
                                                     route to support the evacuation of the entire local
                                                     population within a reasonably short time frame (for


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                               Response   Comment
                                                   example, 12 hours).
                                                AND
                                                AO2.2 Development within a coastal hazard area is                 N/A
                                                located, designed and constructed to ensure exposed
                                                structures can sustain flooding from a defined storm tide
                                                event.
                                                AND
                                                AO2.3 Essential community service infrastructure is:              N/A
                                                (1) located so that it is not inundated by a recommended
                                                    storm tide event specified for that infrastructure, or
                                                (2) located and designed to ensure any components of
                                                    the infrastructure that are likely to fail to function or
                                                    may result in contamination when inundated by a
                                                    storm tide (for example, electrical switch gear and
                                                    motors, water supply pipeline air valves) are:
                                                    (a) located above the peak water level for a
                                                         recommended storm tide event, or
                                                    (b) designed and constructed to exclude storm tide
                                                         intrusion or infiltration (including by being located
                                                         in the ground), or
                                                    (c) able to temporarily stop functioning during a
                                                         recommended storm tide event without causing
                                                         significant adverse impacts to the infrastructure
                                                         or the community.
                                                AND
                                                AO2.4 Emergency services infrastructure and emergency             N/A
                                                shelters, police facilities, and hospitals and associated
                                                facilities have an emergency rescue area above the peak
                                                water level for a recommended storm tide event.
                                                AND
                                                AO2.5 Redevelopment of existing built structures avoids           Complies   The proposal simply replaces an existing dwelling with a
                                                increasing the exposure of people and permanent                              detached house.
                                                structures to adverse coastal hazard impacts (including
                                                impacts on the development’s ongoing operation).
PO3 Development directly, indirectly and        AO3.1 Development avoids increasing the number of                 N/A        There will be no increase in premises within the coastal
cumulatively avoids an unacceptable             premises from which people would need to be evacuated                        zone.
increase in the severity of the coastal         to prevent death or injury from a defined storm tide event.
hazard, and does not significantly
increase the potential for damage on the
premises or to other premises.
PO4 Development avoids the release of           AO4.1 Development that involves the manufacture or                N/A


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Performance outcomes                             Acceptable outcomes                                              Response   Comment
hazardous materials as a result of a             storage of hazardous materials in bulk are designed to:
natural hazard event.                            (1) prevent the intrusion of waters from a defined storm
Editor’s note: Applications should:                   tide event into structures or facilities containing the
                                                      hazardous materials, or
(1)   assess the risk of storm tide inundation   (2) ensure hazardous materials remain secured despite
      releasing or otherwise exposing                 inundation, including secure from the effects of
      hazardous materials, including                  hydrodynamic forcing associated with wave action or
      appropriate emergency planning and
      contingency measures.
                                                      flowing water.
(2)   applications are to be supported by a
      report certified by a Registered
      Professional Engineer of Queensland
      (RPEQ) that demonstrates this
      performance outcome will be achieved.
PO5 Natural processes and the                    AO5.1 Development in an erosion prone area within the            Complies   The proposal will not remove any existing vegetation on the
protective function of landforms and             coastal management district:                                                coastal dunes adjoining the site or impact on any natural
vegetation are maintained in coastal             (1) maintains vegetation on coastal landforms where its                     coastal processes.
hazard areas.                                        removal or damage may:
Editor’s note: Applications should be                (a) destabilise the area and increase the potential
supported by a report certified by an RPEQ                for erosion, or
that demonstrates this performance outcome           (b) interrupt natural sediment trapping processes or
will be achieved.                                         dune or land building processes
                                                 (2) maintains sediment volumes of dunes and near-shore
                                                     coastal landforms, or where a reduction in sediment
                                                     volumes cannot be avoided, increased risks to
                                                     development from coastal erosion are mitigated by
                                                     location, design, construction and operating
                                                     standards
                                                 (3) maintains physical coastal processes outside the
                                                     development footprint for the development, including
                                                     longshore transport of sediment along the coast
                                                 (4) reduces the risk of shoreline erosion for areas
                                                     adjacent to the development footprint unless the
                                                     development is an erosion control structure
                                                 (5) reduces the risk of shoreline erosion for areas
                                                     adjacent to the development footprint to the
                                                     maximum extent feasible in the case of erosion
                                                     control structures.
                                                 AND
                                                 AO5.2 Development in a storm tide inundation area is             N/A
                                                 located, designed, constructed and operated to:
                                                 (1) maintain dune crest heights, or where a reduction in
                                                      crest heights cannot be avoided, mitigate risks to


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                 Response   Comment
                                                    development from wave overtopping and storm surge
                                                    inundation
                                                (2) maintain or enhance coastal ecosystems and natural
                                                    features, such as mangroves and coastal wetlands,
                                                    between the development and tidal waters, where the
                                                    coastal ecosystems and natural features protect or
                                                    buffer communities and infrastructure from sea level
                                                    rise and impacts from storm tide inundation.
                                                AND
                                                AO5.3 Redevelopment of built structures in the erosion              Complies   The proposal will not increase the intensity of the existing
                                                prone area within a coastal management district:                               residential use of the site.
                                                (1) avoids intensifying the use of the premises, or
                                                (2) demonstrates that any intensification of use will not
                                                    result in a significant increase in foreshore or bank
                                                    hardening due to:
                                                    (a) the presence of existing erosion control
                                                         structures on or adjacent to the property, or
                                                    (b) the existing necessity to install erosion control
                                                        structures to defend built structures on the
                                                        property from an imminent threat of coastal
                                                        erosion.
                                                AND
                                                AO5.4 Development that is coastal protection work                   N/A
                                                involves:
                                                (1) beach nourishment undertaken in accordance with a
                                                     program of beach nourishment works that source
                                                     sediment of a suitable quality and of a type and size
                                                     which match that of the native sediment usually found
                                                     at the location, or
                                                (2) the construction of an erosion control structure,
                                                     where it is demonstrated that installing an erosion
                                                     control structure is the only feasible option for
                                                     protecting permanent structures from coastal erosion
                                                     at those structures cannot be abandoned or relocated
                                                     in the event of coastal erosion occurring.
                                                Editor’s note: Applications for coastal protection work should be
                                                supported by a report certified by an RPEQ that demonstrates
                                                how the engineering solution sought by the work will be achieved.

                                                Editor’s note: Applications for erosion control structures should
                                                demonstrate the consideration of beach nourishment techniques,
                                                and include a statement of why nourishment (in whole or part)
                                                has not been adopted as the preferred means of controlling the


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                               Response   Comment
                                                erosion risk.

                                                AND
                                                AO5.5 Development involving reclamation:                          N/A
                                                (1) does not alter, or otherwise minimises impacts on,
                                                    the physical characteristics of dune systems,
                                                    including dune crest height and sand volume
                                                (2) does not alter, or otherwise minimises impacts on,
                                                    the physical characteristics of a waterway or the
                                                    seabed near the reclamation, including flow regimes,
                                                    hydrodynamic forces, tidal water and riverbank
                                                    stability
                                                (3) is located outside the active sediment transport area,
                                                    or otherwise maintains sediment transport processes
                                                    as close as possible to their natural state
                                                (4) ensures activities associated with the operation of the
                                                    development maintain the structure and condition of
                                                    vegetation communities and avoid wind and water
                                                    run-off erosion.
PO6 Erosion prone areas in a coastal            AO6.1 Development locates built structures outside the            Complies   The proposal redevelops an existing dwelling and locates
management district are maintained as           part of the coastal management district that is the erosion                  the new building landward of the alignment of the adjacent
development free buffers, or where              prone area unless the development:                                           residential dwellings.
permanent buildings or structures exist,        (1) is coastal-dependent development, or
coastal erosion risks are avoided or            (2) is temporary, readily relocatable, or able to be
mitigated.                                           abandoned, or
                                                (3) is essential community service infrastructure, or
                                                (4) is located landward of an applicable coastal building
                                                     line, or
                                                (5) is located landward of the alignment of adjacent
                                                     habitable buildings if there is no coastal building line,
                                                     and on a lot that is less than 2000 square metres in
                                                     size, or
                                                (6) is redevelopment of existing built structures, or
                                                (7) is coastal protection work, or
                                                (8) locates built structures landward of other permanent
                                                     built structures that are likely to be defended from
                                                     coastal erosion, if it is demonstrated the development
                                                     cannot reasonably be located outside the erosion
                                                     prone area.
                                                AND
                                                AO6.2 Development referred to in AO6.1(4), (5) or (8)             N/A
                                                above ensures sufficient space is provided seaward of the


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                              Response   Comment
                                                development within the premises to allow for the
                                                construction of erosion control structures (such as a
                                                seawall).
                                                AND
                                                AO6.3 Coastal-dependent development:                             N/A
                                                (1) locates, designs and constructs relevant buildings or
                                                    structures to withstand coastal erosion impacts,
                                                    including by use of appropriate foundations
                                                    or
                                                (2) installs and maintains coastal protection works to
                                                    mitigate adverse impacts to people and permanent
                                                    structures from coastal erosion at the location.
                                                AND
                                                AO6.4 Development that is temporary, readily relocatable,        N/A
                                                able to be abandoned, or essential community service
                                                infrastructure:
                                                (1) locates built structures landward of an applicable
                                                     coastal building line
                                                (2) where there is no coastal building line, locates
                                                     habitable built structures landward of the alignment of
                                                     adjacent habitable buildings
                                                (3) locates lifesaver towers or beach access
                                                     infrastructure to minimise its impacts on physical
                                                     coastal processes
                                                     or
                                                (4) where it is demonstrated that (1) or (2) is not
                                                     reasonable and (3) does not apply:
                                                     (a) locates built structures as far landward as
                                                          practicable
                                                     (b) uses layout design to minimise the footprint of
                                                          the development that remains within the erosion
                                                          prone area.
                                                AND
                                                AO6.5 Redevelopment of existing built structures not             Complies   The proposed dwelling is landward of the building line of the
                                                referred to in AO6.4, and excluding marine development:                     adjoining residential properties.
                                                (1) relocates built structures outside that part of the
                                                     erosion prone area that is within the coastal
                                                     management district, or
                                                (2) relocates built structures as far landward as
                                                     practicable, and landward of an applicable coastal
                                                     building line, or



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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                               Response   Comment
                                                (3) where there is no coastal building line, relocates built
                                                    structures landward of the alignment of adjacent
                                                    habitable buildings, or
                                                (4) uses layout design to minimise the footprint of the
                                                    development that remains within the erosion prone
                                                    area, or
                                                (5) provides sufficient space seaward of the development
                                                    within the premises to allow for the construction of
                                                    erosion control structures.
                                                AND
                                                AO6.6 Redevelopment of built structures in the erosion            N/A
                                                prone area within a coastal management district, which
                                                results in an intensification of use, mitigates the erosion
                                                threat to the development, having regard to:
                                                (1) use of appropriate foundations for the building or
                                                    structure, given the practical design life of the
                                                    development
                                                (2) installing and maintaining on-site erosion control
                                                    structures if the development is not intended to be
                                                    temporary.
                                                AND
                                                AO6.7 Development that is coastal protection work:                N/A
                                                (1) is in the form of beach nourishment that maintains the
                                                    natural characteristics and landform of the beach or
                                                    foreshore
                                                or
                                                (2) is in the form of an erosion control structure where
                                                    beach nourishment is not feasible for addressing the
                                                    risk of coastal erosion, and the erosion control
                                                    structure is located on private land to the maximum
                                                    extent feasible.
PO7 Development avoids or minimises             AO7.1 Coastal protection work that is in the form of beach        N/A
adverse impacts on coastal resources            nourishment uses methods of placement suitable for the
and their values, to the maximum extent         location that do not interfere with the long-term use of the
reasonable.                                     locality of, or natural values within or neighbouring, the
                                                proposed placement site.
                                                AND
                                                AO7.2 Marine development is located and designed to               N/A
                                                expand on or redevelop existing marine infrastructure
                                                unless it is demonstrated that it is not practicable to
                                                co-locate the development with existing marine


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                              Response   Comment
                                                infrastructure.
                                                AND
                                                AO7.3 Marine development:                                        N/A
                                                (1) relies on a natural channel of a depth adequate for
                                                    the intended vessels, or
                                                (2) where there are no feasible alternative location for
                                                    the facility in the local area that do not require
                                                    dredging for navigation channel purposes:
                                                    (a) involves capital dredging for new navigation
                                                         channel purposes
                                                    (b) is located, designed and operated to minimise
                                                         the need for capital and subsequent
                                                         maintenance dredging for navigation channel
                                                         purposes.
                                                AND
                                                AO7.4 Development minimises capital dredging or the              N/A
                                                disposal of material in coastal waters during key biological
                                                events (such as fish aggregations or spawning) for
                                                species found in the area.
                                                AND
                                                AO7.5 Measures are to be incorporated as part of siting          Complies   The proposal will not impact on the ecological values and
                                                and design of the development to protect and retain                         processes of the coastal area.
                                                identified ecological values and underlying ecosystem
                                                processes within or adjacent to the development site to
                                                the greatest extent practicable. This includes:
                                                (1) maintaining or restoring vegetated buffers between
                                                     development and coastal waters to the extent
                                                     practicable, unless the development is within ports or
                                                     airports, or is marine development
                                                (2) maintaining or enhancing the connectivity of
                                                     ecosystems in consideration of the cumulative effect
                                                     of the development in addition to existing developed
                                                     areas
                                                (3) retaining coastal wetlands, seagrass beds and other
                                                     locally important feeding, nesting or breeding sites for
                                                     native wildlife.
                                                AND
                                                AO7.6 Measures are incorporated as part of siting and            Complies   Appropriate stormwater management measures will be
                                                design of the development to maintain or enhance water                      adopted as part of the development.
                                                quality to achieve the environmental values and water
                                                quality objectives outlined in the Environmental Protection


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                  Response   Comment
                                                (Water) Policy 2009.
                                                AND
                                                AO7.7 Development avoids the disturbance of acid                     N/A
                                                sulphate soils, or where it is demonstrated that this is not
                                                possible, the disturbance of acid sulphate soils is carefully
                                                managed to minimise and mitigate the adverse effects of
                                                the disturbance on coastal resources.

PO8 Coastal protection work is                  AO8.1 Coastal protection work is only undertaken to                  N/A
undertaken only as a last resort where          protect existing permanent structures from imminent
erosion presents an imminent threat to          adverse coastal erosion impacts, and the structures
public safety or permanent structures.          cannot reasonably be relocated or abandoned.
Editor’s note: Applications for coastal         AND
protection work must be supported by a          AO8.2 Coastal protection work is undertaken on private               N/A
report certified by an RPEQ that                land to the maximum extent reasonable.
demonstrates how the engineering
solution sought by the work will be             AND
achieved.                                       AO8.3 Coastal protection work does not increase the                  N/A
                                                coastal hazard risk for adjacent areas or properties.

PO9 Development avoids adverse                  AO9.1 Development:                                                   N/A
impacts on matters of national                  (1) is set back from matters of national environmental
environmental significance and matters              significance or matters of state environmental
of state environmental significance, or             significance
where this is not reasonably possible,          (2) avoids interrupting, interfering or otherwise adversely
impacts are minimised and residual                  impacting underlying natural ecosystem components
impacts are offset.                                 or processes and interactions that affect or maintain
                                                    the matters of national environmental significance or
                                                    matters of state environmental significance, such as
                                                    water quality, hydrology, geomorphology and
                                                    biological processes, or
                                                (3) incorporates measures as part of its location and
                                                    design to protect and retain matters of national
                                                    environmental significance or matters of state
                                                    environmental significance and underlying ecosystem
                                                    processes within and adjacent to the development
                                                    site to the greatest extent practicable.
                                                Editor’s note: Applications for development should identify any
                                                threatened species or their habitats, or threatened ecosystems,
                                                that may be affected by the proposal. In particular, applications
                                                should identify and describe how the development avoids
                                                adverse impacts on any critical life stage ecological processes
                                                within or adjacent to the development area.


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                 Response   Comment
                                                AND
                                                AO9.2 An environmental offset is provided for any                   N/A
                                                unavoidable significant residual impact on matters of state
                                                environmental significance caused by the development.
                                                Editor’s note: Applications for development should identify
                                                anticipated losses, and outline what actions are proposed to be
                                                undertaken to offset the loss in accordance with the relevant
                                                Queensland Government Environmental Offset Policy available
                                                from the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
                                                library catalogue.

PO10 Development maintains or                   AO10.1 Development adjacent to state coastal land or                N/A
enhances general public access to or            tidal water:
along the foreshore, unless this is             (1) demonstrates that restrictions to public access are
contrary to the protection of coastal                 necessary for:
resources or public safety.                           (a) the safe or secure operation of development, or
                                                      (b) the maintenance of coastal landforms and
                                                            coastal habitat
                                                (2) separates residential, tourist and retail development
                                                      from tidal water with public areas or public access
                                                      facilities, or
                                                (3) maintains existing public access (including public
                                                      access infrastructure that has been approved by the
                                                      local government or relevant authority) through the
                                                      site to the foreshore for:
                                                      (a) pedestrians, via access points including
                                                            approved walking tracks, boardwalks and
                                                            viewing platforms, or
                                                      (b) vehicles, via access points including approved
                                                            roads or tracks.
                                                AND
                                                AO10.2 Development adjacent to state coastal land,                  N/A
                                                including land under tidal water:
                                                (1) is located and designed to:
                                                     (a) allow safe and unimpeded access to, over, under
                                                          or around built structures located on, over or
                                                          along the foreshore
                                                     (b) ensure emergency vehicles can access the area
                                                          near the development, or
                                                (2) minimises and offsets any loss of access to and
                                                     along the foreshore within two kilometres of the
                                                     existing access points, and the access is located and


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
                                                   designed to be consistent with (1)(a) and (b).
                                                AND
                                                AO10.3 Any parts of private marine development that                   N/A
                                                extend over tidal water are to be designed, constructed
                                                and used for marine access purposes only.

PO11 Development avoids structures              AO11.1 Private marine development and other structures                N/A
attaching to, or extending across, non-         such as decks or boardwalks for private use do not attach
tidal state coastal land abutting tidal         to, or extend across state coastal land that is situated
waters.                                         above the high water mark.
                                                Editor’s note: For occupation permits or allocations of State land,
                                                refer to the Land Act 1994.

PO12 Further development of canals, dry         AO12.1 The design, construction and operation of artificial           N/A
land marinas and artificial waterways           tidal waterways maintains the tidal prism volume of the
avoids or minimises adverse impacts on          natural waterway to which it is connected.
coastal resources and their values, and         AND
does not contribute to:
(1) degradation of water quality                AO12.2 The design, construction and operation of artificial           N/A
                                                tidal waterways does not increase the number of premises
(2) an increase in the risk of flooding
                                                vulnerable to flooding from a defined storm tide event.
(3) degradation and loss of matters of
    national environmental significance         AND
    and matters of state environmental          AO12.3 The location of artificial waterways avoids matters            N/A
    significance (including, but not            of national environmental significance and matters of state
    limited to, coastal wetlands, fish          environmental significance, or does not result in any
    habitat areas and migratory species         significant adverse effect on a matter of national
    habitat).                                   environmental significance or matter of state
                                                environmental significance.

PO13 Development does not involve               No acceptable outcome is prescribed.                                  N/A
reclamation of land below the highest
astronomical tide, other than for the
purposes of:
(1) coastal-dependent development,
     public marine development or
     community infrastructure
(2) strategic ports, boat harbours or
     strategic airports and aviation
     facilities, in accordance with a
     statutory land use plan, where there
     is a demonstrated net benefit for the
     state or region and no feasible


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                             Response   Comment
    alternative exists
(3) coastal protection work or work
    necessary to protect coastal
    resources or physical coastal
    processes.


Table 10.1.2: Operational work
Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                             Response   Comment
PO1 Tidal works that is private marine          AO1.1 The location and design of tidal works that is
development does not result in adverse          private marine development:
impacts to tidal land.                          (1) is on private land abutting state tidal land and used
Editor’s note: In addressing this performance        for property access purposes
outcome, the applicant should also have         (2) occupies the minimum area reasonably required for
regard to requirements for private marine
                                                     its designed purpose
development in the prescribed tidal works
code in the Coastal Protection and              (3) is not to be roofed or otherwise covered
Management Regulation 2003.                     (4) does not require the construction of coastal protection
                                                     works, riverbank hardening or dredging for marine
Editor’s note; Applications should be                access
supported by a report certified by an RPEQ to
                                                (5) does not adversely impact on public safety or public
demonstrate compliance with this performance
outcome.                                             access and use of the foreshore.
PO2 Development does not result in the          No acceptable outcome prescribed.
disposal of material dredged from an
artificial waterway into coastal waters,
with the exception of:
(1) reclamation works, or
(2) coastal protection works, or
(3) the maintenance of an existing
      artificial waterway and the at-sea
      disposal of material that has
      previously been approved for the
      waterway.
PO3 Development includes and complies           AO3.1 A dredge management plan for the development:
with a dredge management plan that              (1) directs the operation of the development
demonstrates how environmental                  (2) identifies disposal methods and disposal sites for the
impacts will be managed and mitigated,              removed material for the construction and operational
and how the requirements of the National            phases of the development
Assessment Guidelines for Dredging,             (3) outlines how any adverse effects from extraction
Australia Government Department of the              activities on sediment transport processes and/or
Environment, Water, Heritage and the                adjacent coastal landforms will be mitigated or
Arts, 2009 will be met.                             otherwise remediated by suitably planned and


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
                                                   implemented beach nourishment and rehabilitation
                                                   works.
                                                Editor’s note: The development must comply with the National
                                                assessment guidelines for dredging, Australian Government
                                                Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2009
                                                AND
                                                AO3.2 For land based disposal of dredged material, any
                                                area used for storing, dewatering, drying or rehandling
                                                dredge material as outlined in the dredge management
                                                plan is:
                                                (1) of sufficient size for the projected volume of dredged
                                                    material from relevant capital or maintenance
                                                    dredging
                                                (2) protected from future development that would
                                                    compromise the use of the area for its intended
                                                    purpose of spoil dewatering.
                                                AND
                                                AO3.3 For at-sea disposal of suitable dredged material,
                                                the dredge management plan specifies that material is
                                                placed at a dredged material disposal site only if it is
                                                demonstrated that it is not feasible to:
                                                (1) dispose of the material above the high water mark, if
                                                     the material is from maintenance works for an
                                                     existing artificial waterway for which at-sea disposal
                                                     was previously approved, or
                                                (2) keep the dredged material within the active sediment
                                                     transport system for the locality, or
                                                (3) use the material for beach nourishment or another
                                                     beneficial purpose.
                                                AND
                                                AO3.4 For at-sea disposal of dredged material where the
                                                marine spoil disposal site is a retentive (i.e. non-
                                                dispersive) site, the disposal site identified in the dredge
                                                management plan has the capacity to hold and retain the
                                                material within its boundaries during construction and
                                                operation of the development.
                                                Editor’s note: The use of dredged material for a beneficial
                                                purpose uses of dredged material could include development of
                                                port or other marine facilities, use for construction or industrial
                                                purposes, or use to create or modify land or waters for an
                                                approved environmental outcome (such as creation of a bird
                                                roosting site). Further information about beneficial uses is


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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                Response   Comment
                                                contained in the National assessment guidelines for dredging,
                                                Australian Government Department of Environment, Water,
                                                Heritage and the Arts, 2009.

Within a wild river area: riparian and wildlife corridor functions
PO4 The clearing of native marine plants        AO4.1 Clearing of marine plants within a wild river area
within a wild river area is minimised.          can only occur to the extent of the works, plus the
                                                prescribed area around the development to allow for
                                                maintenance.

PO5 Development within a wild river area        No acceptable outcome is prescribed.
does not impact fish passage.
PO6 There is no net loss in marine plants       AO6.1 Any marine plant damaged during construction in a
beyond the extent of the works in a wild        wild river area is replaced at the completion of the
river area.                                     development with the same species of plant in the
                                                disturbed area outside the footprint of the development.

PO7 Works within a wild river area does         AO7.1 Works located in tidal waters within a wild river
not impact on fish habitat values.              area are designed and constructed using materials, and
                                                located to ensure that the activities do not impact on fish
                                                habitat values and function.

Within a wild river area: hydrological processes
PO8 Development within a wild river area No acceptable outcome is prescribed.
does not impound natural drainage lines
or flow paths, during both construction
and operation.
Within a wild river area: geomorphic processes
PO9 Excavation and filling for prescribed       No acceptable outcome is prescribed.
tidal work within a wild river area is
carried out only to the extent necessary
for the development.
PO10 Works in a tidal area within a wild        AO10.1 Where it is necessary to remove a marine plant,
river area are designed and constructed         the root system must be left in the substrate to minimise
in a way to ensure they do not adversely        disturbance to bed and banks.
affect the stability of the bed and banks       AND
of any waterway.
                                                AO10.2 When the works are completed, any tidal lands
                                                disturbed by activities beyond the footprint of the works
                                                are restored to pre-disturbance condition to promote



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Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
                                                natural restoration of marine plants and fish habitats.

Within a wild river area: water quality
PO11 No pollutants are released from            No acceptable outcome is prescribed.
the activity.

Table 10.1.3: Reconfiguring a lot
Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
PO1 Erosion prone areas in a coastal            AO1.1 Where reconfiguring a lot is proposed within the
management district are maintained as           coastal management district, the erosion prone area
development free buffers, or where              within the lot, or land within 40 metres of the foreshore
permanent buildings or structures exist,        (whichever is greater), is surrendered to the State for
coastal erosion risks are avoided or            public use unless:
mitigated.                                      (1) the development is in a port or is for coastal-
                                                     dependent development
                                                    or
                                                (2) the surrender of the land will not enhance coastal
                                                     management outcomes, for example, because there
                                                     is already substantial development seaward of the lot.
                                                Editor’s note: Land surrendered to the State for public use under
                                                AO1.1 is to be:

                                                (1)   placed in a State land reserve for beach protection and
                                                      coastal management purposes under the Land Act 1994,
                                                      with local government as trustee, or
                                                (2)   managed for beach protection and coastal management
                                                      purposes under another management regime to the
                                                      satisfaction of the chief executive administering the Coastal
                                                      Protection and Management Act 1995 and Land Act 1994, if
                                                      it is demonstrated that AO1.2(1) cannot be reasonably
                                                      achieved.
PO2 Development maintains or                    AO2.1 Reconfiguring a lot that abuts the foreshore or tidal
enhances general public access to or            waters involves the creation of 10 or more lots or the
along the foreshore, unless this is             opening of a new road, unless it is for coastal-dependent
contrary to the protection of coastal           development.
resources or public safety.




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