17Adoption, certification and gazettal of coastal management program

#### 17 Adoption, certification and gazettal of coastal management program 17 Adoption, certification and gazettal of coastal management program > > (1) A local council may adopt a draft coastal management program and submit it to the Minister for certification under this section. > > > (2) The Minister may certify, or refuse to certify, that the draft coastal management program submitted to the Minister has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of this Part and the coastal management manual. > > > (3) The local council, after the coastal management program has been certified by the Minister, must publish it in the Gazette. > > > (4) A coastal management program takes effect on the date on which it is published in the Gazette or, if a later date is specified in the program for its commencement, on the later date so specified. > > Note— > > Section 733 (2) of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) provides that a local council does not incur any liability in respect of— > > > (a) any advice furnished in good faith by the council relating to the likelihood of any land in the coastal zone being affected by a coastline hazard (as described in the coastal management manual) or the nature or extent of any such hazard, or > > > (b) anything done or omitted to be done in good faith by the council in so far as it relates to the likelihood of land being so affected. > > Also, section 733 (4) (b) provides that a council is, unless the contrary is proved, taken to have acted in good faith for the purposes of that section if the advice was furnished, or the thing was done or omitted to be done substantially in accordance with the principles and mandatory requirements set out in the coastal management manual.