24Contents of strategy

24 Contents of strategy

(1) A regional catchment strategy must state the region to which it applies.

(2) A regional catchment strategy must—

(a) assess the land and water resources of the catchments in the region and how they are used; and

(b) assess the nature, causes, extent and severity of land degradation of the catchments in the region and identify areas for priority attention; and

S. 24(2)(ba) inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 123.

(ba) have regard to Aboriginal cultural values and traditional ecological knowledge of management of land and water resources of the catchments in the region; and

(c) identify objectives for the quality of the land and water resources of the catchments in the region; and

(d) set a program of measures to promote improved use of land and water resources and to treat land degradation; and

(e) state the action necessary to implement the strategy and who should take it; and

(f) specify procedures for monitoring the implementation of the strategy, achieving the land and water resource quality objectives and assessing the effectiveness of the program set under paragraph (d); and

(g) provide for the review of the strategy.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2) a strategy may provide for all or any of the following—

(a) research;

(b) educational programs;

(c) land use planning;

(d) the establishment of land management advisory services;

(e) incentives for better land management.

S. 24(4) inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 86.

(4) In preparing a regional catchment strategy, an Authority must have regard to the Marine and Coastal Policy and to the Marine and Coastal Strategy if the region to which the strategy applies abuts the coast.

S. 24(5) inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 86.

(5) In this section—

Marine and Coastal Policy has the same meaning as in the Marine and Coastal Act 2018;

Marine and Coastal Strategy has the same meaning as in the Marine and Coastal Act 2018.