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16 Consultation

16 Consultation

(1) Before adopting a coastal management program, a local council must consult on the draft program with—

(a) the community, and

(b) if the local council’s local government area contains—

(i) land within the coastal vulnerability area, any local council whose local government area contains land within the same coastal sediment compartment (as specified in Schedule 1), and

(ii) an estuary that is within 2 or more local government areas (as specified in Schedule 1), the other local councils, and

(c) other public authorities if the coastal management program—

(i) proposes actions or activities to be carried out by that public authority, or

(ii) proposes specific emergency actions or activities to be carried out by a public authority under the coastal zone emergency action subplan, or

(iii) relates to, affects or impacts on any land or assets owned or managed by that public authority.

(2) Consultation under this section is to be undertaken in accordance with the relevant provisions of the coastal management manual.

(3) A failure to comply with this section does not invalidate a coastal management program.

(4) The regulations may amend Schedule 1.