NSW Coastal Panel
The NSW Coastal Panel is a statutory authority under Part 2A of the Coastal Protection Act 1979, with membership comprising local government and public authority nominees. The membership of the Panel is:
The Hon Bob Debus - Chair
Professor Andy Short - nominee of the Local Government and Shires Associations
Ms Jane Lofthouse - nominee of the Local Government and Shires Associations
Emeritus Professor Bruce Thom - nominee of the Local Government and Shires Associations
Mr Derek Rutherford - DECCW nominee
Ms Yolande Stone - Department of Planning nominee
Mr Craig Abbs - Land and Property Management Authority nominee
The Panel’s role is to provide expert advice to the Minister administering the Act and to local councils. The Minister may also refer draft coastal zone management plans to the Panel for review.
Under provisions of Division 25 of Part 3 of the Infrastructure State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP), the Coastal Panel has statutory roles in relation to coastal protection works on the open coast or at the entrance to estuaries. In addition, public authorities proposing new works are to notify the Panel before carrying out these works and take the Panel’s response into consideration. This role does not apply where the proposed works are in an area subject to a coastal zone management plan or in relation to emergency coastal protection works.
Contact details for the NSW Coastal Panel are:
Phone: DECCW's Environment Line on 131 555 within New South Wales (mobiles excluded) or (02) 9995 5555
Email: coastal.panel@environment.nsw.gov.au
Post:
Chair
NSW Coastal Panel
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
PO Box A290
Sydney South NSW 1232
Development applications
Development applications for coastal protection works where the Coastal Panel is the consent authority are to be lodged at the above address.
The Coastal Panel has adopted the Department of Planning’s Political Donations Disclosure Statement for development applications to the Panel. This form is to be submitted with the development application to the above address.
Development application fees are set in clause 246 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.
Details of development applications received by the Coastal Panel will be made available on this website.
Public authority notifications for proposed coastal protection works
Notifications to the Coastal Panel under clause 129(2A) of the Infrastructure SEPP are to be made in writing and provide sufficient information on the proposed coastal protection works, their potential impacts and the proposed mitigation actions to enable the Panel to assess the proposed works. For example, a copy of a review of environmental factors or an environmental impact statement prepared under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act should be provided to the Panel.
The Coastal Panel will assess the proposed works, taking into consideration the objects of the Coastal Protection Act 1979 and provide recommendations to the public authority for consideration. DECCW staff will review the implementation of these recommendations.
Minutes of meetings
Minutes of Coastal Panel meetings are provide below:
Meeting 11 February 2011 (CoastalPanelMinutes11Feb11.pdf, 54 KB)
Meeting 18 February 2011 (CoastalPanelMinutes18Feb11.pdf, 61 KB)
Page last updated: 06 July 2011
