Module 10 · OPW16/0098

 Performance outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                                             Response    Comment
                                                 (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.




State development assessment provisions                                         Module 10 — Coastal protection          10.1 Tidal works, or development in a coastal management district state code
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