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Module 10 · OPW16/0098
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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 Coastal-dependent development & compatible with
area is compatible with the level of hazard area unless it is: inundation.
severity of the coastal hazard. (1) coastal-dependent development, or
(2) compatible with inundation due to its nature or
function, or
(3) temporary, readily relocatable, or able to be
abandoned, or
(4) essential community service infrastructure, or
(5) small - to medium-scale tourist development, or
(6) redevelopment 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 Works are intended to stabilise the foreshore to reduce
located within a high coastal hazard area, or where this is exposure of people and structures to erosion.
not practicable, minimises the exposure of people and
permanent structures to coastal hazard impacts.
PO2 Development siting, layout and AO2.1 Development within a coastal hazard area is Works are intended to stabilise the foreshore to reduce
access in a coastal hazard area located, designed, constructed and operated to maintain exposure of people and structures to erosion.
responds to potential inundation due to a or enhance the community’s resilience to defined storm
defined storm tide event and minimises tide events by limiting the exposure of people and
associated risks to personal safety and structures to associated impacts.
property. AND
AO2.2 Development mitigates any residual impacts from N/A
storm tide inundation in a coastal hazard area including by
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
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event, including consideration of the capacity of the
route to support the evacuation of the entire local
population within a reasonably short timeframe (for
example, 12 hours).
AND
AO2.3 Development within a coastal hazard area is P/S The proposed works can easily be removed or maintained,
located, designed and constructed to ensure exposed as required. Structure is expected to be stable for velocities
structures can sustain flooding from a defined storm tide of 1.5 – 2.0m/s however comprehensive flood modelling has
event. not been undertaken to accurately determine design
AND conditions at the structure and would be excessive for a trial
structure.
AO2.4 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
intrusions 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
AO2.5 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.
PO3 Development directly, indirectly and AO3.1 Development avoids increasing the number of N/A
cumulatively avoids an unacceptable premises from which people would need to be evacuated
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.
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PO4 Development avoids the release of AO4.1 Development that involves the manufacture or N/A
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
hazardous materials, including inundation, including secure from the effects of
appropriate emergency planning and hydrodynamic forcing associated with wave action or
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 1. No removal or damage to vegetation.
protective function of landforms and coastal management district: 2. No decrease to foreshore sediment volumes. Associated
vegetation are maintained in coastal (1) maintains vegetation on coastal landforms where its nourishment (if undertaken) would increase sediment
hazard areas. removal or damage may: volumes.
(a) destablise the area and increase the potential
3. Erosion control structures have proven necessary in this
for erosion, or
location as historic nourishment works have proven short-
(b) interrupt natural sediment trapping processes or lived and high-maintenance.
dune or land building processes
4. Given the low-crested nature of the proposed works, the
(2) maintains sediment volumes of dunes and near-shore
coastal landforms, or where a reduction in sediment potential trapping of longshore transport by the groyne is
volumes cannot be avoided, increased risks to reduced. As separate approvals are in place to allow
development from coastal erosion are mitigated by nourishment to be placed between the groynes, groynes can
location, design, construction and operating also be artificially “filled” to further reduce short-term impacts
standards associated with initial natural trapping and re-alignment. In
the event of significant observed negative impacts not offset
(3) minimises the need for erosion control structures or
by nourishment, the trial structure can easily be removed.
riverbank hardening through location, design and
construction standards 5. The development is an erosion control structure.
(4) maintains physical coastal processes outside the 6. Adjacent areas of foreshore upstream have been
development footprint for the development, including hardened using rock and are not prone to erosion. Adjacent
longshore transport of sediment along the coast areas of foreshore downstream are protected by a
(5) reduces the risk of shoreline erosion for areas temporary sand-filled geotextile container seawall.
adjacent to the development footprint unless the
development is an erosion control structure
(6) 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
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AO5.2 Development in a storm tide inundation area is 1. No reduction in dune crest heights.
located, designed, constructed and operated to: 2. Site is presently characterised by sandy beaches. No
(1) maintain dune crest heights, or where a reduction in ecosystems are present which provide a buffer from storm
crest heights cannot be avoided, mitigate risks to tide inundation (i.e. no mangroves or wetlands are present).
development from wave overtopping and storm tide
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 storm tide
inundation.
AND
AO5.3 Redevelopment of built structures in the erosion N/A
prone area within a coastal management district:
(1) avoids intensifying the use of the premises, or
(2) demonstrates that any intensification of use will not
result in an increase in the need for erosion control
structures or riverbank hardening.
AND
AO5.4 Development that is coastal protection work Historically, Council has undertaken ongoing maintenance
involves: nourishment at this site. The maintenance nourishment was
(1) beach nourishment undertaken in accordance with a required to be undertaken regularly and provided only short-
program of beach nourishment works that source term protection. As such, it is considered that an erosion
sediment of a suitable quality and type from outside control structure is the only feasible option to address
the active beach system, or erosion at this site.
(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
and 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 a Registered Professional
Engineer of Queensland (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)
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has not been adopted as the preferred means of controlling the
erosion risk.
AND
AO5.5 Development involving reclamation: N/A
(1) 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
(2) is located outside the active sediment transport area,
or otherwise maintains sediment transport processes
as close as possible to their natural state
(3) 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.
Editor’s note: Applications for reclamation should be supported
by a report certified by an RPEQ that demonstrates how the
engineering solutions sought by the work will be achieved
PO6 Erosion prone areas in a coastal AO6.1 Development locates built structures outside the N/A
management district are maintained as part of the coastal management district that is the erosion
development free buffers, or where prone area unless the development is listed under AO1.1
permanent buildings or structures exist, (1) – (5).
coastal erosion risks are avoided or AND
mitigated.
AO6.2 Development is located outside the erosion prone N/A
area unless it is redevelopment.
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
or able to be abandoned, or essential community service
infrastructure:
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(1) locates built structures landward of an applicable
coastal building line, or
(2) where there is no coastal building line, locates
habitable built structures landward of the alignment of
adjacent habitable buildings, or locates lifesaver
towers or beach access infrastructure to minimise its
impacts on physical coastal processes, or
(3) 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 N/A
referred to in AO6.4, and excluding marine development:
(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
(3) where there is no coastal building line:
(a) relocates built structures landward of the
alignment of adjacent habitable buildings, or
(b) uses layout design to minimise the footprint of
the development that remains within the erosion
prone area, or
(c) 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) design and construction standards
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(2) installing and maintaining on-site erosion control
structures within the premises if the development is
not intended to be temporary.
PO7 Development avoids or minimises AO7.1 Coastal protection work that is in the form of beach N/A Beach nourishment subject to existing approval.
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
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 locations 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 dredging or the disposal N/A Dredging subject of separate approval.
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 No impact on coastal ecosystems.
and design of the development to protect and retain
identified ecological values and underlying ecosystem
processes within or adjacent to the development site to
the greatest extent practicable. This includes:
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(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 N/A
design of the development to maintain or enhance water
quality to achieve the environmental values and water
quality objectives outlined in the Environmental Protection
(Water) Policy 2009.
AND
AO7.7 Development avoids the disturbance of acid N/A Dredging subject of separate approval.
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 P/S Coastal protection works will provide protection to park
undertaken only as a last resort where protect existing permanent structures from imminent infrastructure, retaining walls, stormwater pipe and
erosion presents an imminent threat to adverse coastal erosion impacts, and the structures substantial terrestrial vegetation. While infrastructure could
public safety or permanent structures. cannot reasonably be relocated or abandoned. theoretically be relocated, the proposed works also provide
Editor’s note: Applications for coastal AND improved public amenity to what is a popular foreshore.
protection work must be supported by a report
certified by an RPEQ that demonstrates how AO8.2 Coastal protection work to protect private N/A
the engineering solution sought by the work structures is undertaken on private land to the maximum
will be achieved.
extent reasonable.
AND
AO8.3 Coastal protection work does not increase Works are intended to stabilise the foreshore to reduce
the coastal hazard risk for adjacent areas or exposure of people and structures to erosion.
properties.
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PO9 Development avoids adverse AO9.1 Development: Well set back 280m from Noosa River Fish Habitat Area.
impacts on matters of state (1) is set back from matters of state environmental No other adjacent areas of Environmental Significance.
environmental significance, or where this significance
is not reasonably possible, impacts are (2) avoids interrupting, interfering or otherwise adversely
minimised and an environmental offset is impacting underlying natural ecosystem components
provided for any significant residual or processes and interactions that affect or maintain
impacts to matters of state environmental the matters of state environmental significance, such
significance that are prescribed as water quality, hydrology, geomorphology and
environmental matters. biological processes, or
(3) incorporates measures as part of its location and
design to protect and retain 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.
AND
AO9.2 An environmental offset is provided for any N/A No significant impact that requires offsetting.
significant residual impact on matters of state
environmental significance that are prescribed
environmental matters 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 Environmental Offsets Policy.
PO10 Development maintains or AO10.1 Development adjacent to state coastal land or Proposed works are low-crested and constructed of smaller
enhances general public access to or tidal water: sand-filled geotextile containers, such that beach users can
along the foreshore, unless this is (1) demonstrates that restrictions to public access are safely and easily cross the structure. As such, the works
contrary to the protection of coastal necessary for: are expected to result in minimal impact to public access.
resources or public safety. (a) the safe or secure operation of development, or This is offset by the improved foreshore stability and width
(b) the maintenance of coastal landforms and provided by the structures, improving beach access.
coastal habitat
(2) separates residential, tourist and retail development
from tidal water with public areas or public access
facilities, or
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(3) maintains existing public access (including public
access infrastructure that is in the public interest)
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, 1a. As the works are perpendicular to the shore, access to
including land under tidal water: the water remains unimpeded along the majority of the
(1) is located and designed to: foreshore, including the existing beach access point.
(a) allow safe and unimpeded access to, over, Proposed works are low-crested and constructed of smaller
under or around built structures located on, over sand-filled geotextile containers, such that beach users can
or along the foreshore safely and easily cross the structure.
(b) ensure emergency vehicles can access the
area near the development, or 1b. Emergency vehicles can access the foreshore.
(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 2. The proposed groynes are within 2km of the existing
designed to be consistent with (1)(a) and (b). access point (although it is noted that the length of foreshore
AND in this location is only ~80m). Any loss of access is
minimised by the construction materials (sand-filled
geotextile containers) and low-crested nature of the design.
AO10.3 Any parts of private development that extend over N/A
tidal water are to be designed, constructed and used for
marine access purposes only.
PO11 Private marine development AO11.1 Private marine development and other structures N/A
avoids structures attaching to, or such as decks or boardwalks for private use do not attach
extending across, non-tidal state coastal to, or extend across state coastal land that is situated
land abutting tidal 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 artificial AO12.1 The design, construction and operation of artificial N/A
waterways avoids or minimises adverse tidal waterways maintains the tidal prism volume of the
impacts on coastal resources and their natural waterway to which it is connected.
values, and does not contribute to: AND
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(1) an increase in the risk of flooding or AO12.2 The design, construction and operation of artificial N/A
erosion tidal waterways does not increase risk from flooding.
(2) degradation of water quality
AND
(3) degradation and loss of matters of
state environmental significance AO12.3 The design, construction and operation of an N/A
(including, but not limited to, coastal artificial waterway in connection with the reconfiguration of
wetlands, fish habitat areas and a lot ensures:
migratory species habitat). (1) water inlet and outlets structures are of sufficient
capacity to maintain the water quality within the
waterway
(2) water discharged from the artificial waterway protects
the environmental values and water quality objectives
of the receiving waters
(3) dredged material is not disposed of to tidal water
beyond the artificial waterway unless there is a
beneficial reuse, e.g. beach nourishment.
Editor’s note: For more information on environmental values and
water quality objectives see Schedule 1 of the Environment
Protection (Water) Policy 2009.
AND
AO12.4 The location of the artificial waterways avoids N/A
matters of state environmental significance, or does not
result in any significant adverse impact on matters of state
environmental significance.
PO13 Development does not involve No acceptable outcome is prescribed. N/A
reclamation of land below tidal water,
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
alternative exists
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(3) coastal protection work or work
necessary to protect coastal
resources or physical coastal
processes.
Table 10.1.2: Operational work
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PO1 Tidal works that is private marine AO1.1 The location and design of tidal works that is N/A
development does not result in adverse private marine development:
impacts to tidal land. (1) is on private land abutting tidal water and used for
Editor’s note: In addressing this performance 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, shoreline or riverbank hardening or dredging
Editor’s note: Applications should be for marine 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 is prescribed. N/A
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 The design and construction of an AO3.1 The design and construction of the artificial N/A
artificial waterway maintains coastal waterway provides for sand bypassing where this is
landforms. necessary to prevent erosion of adjacent coasts and
minimise sedimentation of the waterway.
AND
AO3.2 Clean sand accumulating within an artificial N/A
waterway is returned to the active beach system, in
preference to disposal on land.
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PO4 Development that involves dredging AO4.1 A management plan for the development: N/A
includes and complies with a (1) directs the operation of the development
management plan that demonstrates how (2) identifies disposal methods and disposal sites for the
environmental impacts will be managed removed material for the construction and operational
and mitigated, and how the requirements phases of the development
of the National assessment guidelines for (3) outlines how any adverse effects from extraction
dredging, Australia Government activities on sediment transport processes or
Department of the Environment, Water, adjacent coastal landforms will be mitigated or
Heritage and the Arts, 2009 will be met. otherwise remediated by suitably planned and
implemented beach nourishment and rehabilitation
works.
Editor’s note: The development should comply with the National
assessment guidelines for dredging, Australian Government
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2009.
AND
AO4.2 For land based disposal of dredged material, any N/A
area used for storing, dewatering, drying or rehandling
dredged 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 material storage and dewatering.
AND
AO4.3 For at-sea disposal of suitable dredged material, N/A
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
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AO4.4 For at-sea disposal of dredged material where the N/A
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 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 contained in the National
assessment guidelines for dredging, Australian Government
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2009
Within a strategic environmental area: riparian and wildlife corridor functions
PO5 Where clearing of native marine AO5.1 Clearing of marine plants is minimised and an N/A
plants cannot be avoided and the extent environmental offset is for any significant residual impact
of clearing has been minimised, an from the clearing
environmental offsets is provided for any
significant residual impact from the AND
clearing.
AO5.2 Any clearing of marine plants is limited to the N/A
minimum area required for the works and to allow for
maintenance.
PO6 Natural regeneration of any cleared AO6.1 There is no impediments to the natural N/A
or work areas is facilitated regeneration of native plant species in the area of clearing
and works following completion of works.
PO7 Development avoids or minimises AO 7.1 Development avoids, or minimises adverse N/A
adverse impacts on fish passage. impacts on fish passage during works and the carrying out
of the activity.
PO8 Development avoids or minimises AO8.1 Works are located, designed, and constructed to N/A
impacts on fish habitat values. minimise impacts on fish habitat values and function.
Within a strategic environmental area: hydrological processes
PO9 Development avoids or minimises No acceptable outcome is prescribed. N/A
impacts on natural drainage lines or flow
paths, during both construction and
operation.
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Within a strategic environmental area: water quality
PO10 Development avoids or minimises AO10.1 Development demonstrates best practice N/A
any adverse impacts on environmental environmental management to meet relevant
values and water quality objectives for environmental values and water quality objectives of the
receiving waters (surface and Environmental Protection (Water) Policy or relevant to the
groundwater) from pollutants on site or ERA to be carried out on the site.
leaving a site located in a strategic
environmental area. OR
AO10.2 All stormwater, wastewater, discharges and N/A
overflows leaving the site are:
(1) treated to the quality of the receiving waters prior
to discharge, OR;
(1) reclaimed or re-used such that there is no export
of pollutants to receiving waters.No acceptable outcome is
prescribed.
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 N/A
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
Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and Land Act 1994, if it is
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Performance outcomes Acceptable outcomes Response Comment
demonstrated that AO1.1(1) cannot be reasonably
achieved.
(3) The Land Act 1994 also includes provisions for voluntary
land surrender for freehold land to the satisfaction of the
chief executive administering the Land Act.
PO2 Development maintains or AO2.1 Reconfiguring a lot that abuts the foreshore or tidal N/A
enhances general public access to or waters is designed to enhance public access if it involves
along the foreshore, unless this is the creation of 10 or more lots or the opening of a new
contrary to the protection of coastal road, unless it is for coastal-dependent development.
resources or public safety.
PO3 Development in connection with a AO3.1 The canal avoids intersecting with land or tidal land N/A
canal enhances public access to coastal where the passage, use or movement of vessels in water
waters. could be restricted by the registered proprietor of the land.
AND
AO3.2 The area of the canal relating to the development N/A
is surrendered to the State as a public waterway.
AND
AO3.3 The plans of subdivision for the canal are N/A
consistent with Requirements for plans of subdivision of
an artificial waterway, Department of Environment and
Heritage Protection, 2013.
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