Coastal management districts are established under the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Coastal Act). Coastal management districts are also referenced under the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 to trigger assessable development and the concurrence referral of certain development application types to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
Resource purpose/summary
They are used to identify and declare coastal areas requiring special development controls and management practices.
The conditions of use are detailed in the data usage agreement, signed between the Custodian and the Recipient. No third party usage is permitted other than indicated in the agreement.
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Refer to the Lineage for logical consistancy.
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The product is incomplete. Currently the Queensland coast from the NSW border to Cairns is covered.
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The attribute accuracy is dependent on the data sources and processes described in the Lineage.
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Based on the source data and processes applied as described in the Lineage.
Data Lineage
details available on request
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (n.d.) Coastal management district – spatial metadata, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/get-mapping-help/metadata/coastal-management-district/