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Coastal Management Act 2016
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#### 24 Establishment of NSW Coastal Council
24 Establishment of NSW Coastal Council
> > (1) There is established a NSW Coastal Council.
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> > (2) The NSW Coastal Council is to consist of at least 3 and not more than 7 members appointed by the Minister.
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> > (3) A member of the NSW Coastal Council must have expertise in one or more of the following fields—
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> > > (a) coastal physical sciences, including geomorphology,
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> > > (b) coastal engineering,
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> > > (c) coastal land use planning,
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> > > (d) coastal ecology,
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> > > (e) social science,
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> > > (f) economics,
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> > > (g) local government management,
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> > > (h) property law,
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> > > (i) dispute resolution,
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> > > (j) traditional and contemporary Aboriginal use and management of the coastal zone.
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> > (4) One member of the NSW Coastal Council is to be appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Minister administering the [Marine Estate Management Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-072). That member is to have expertise in one or more of the fields set out in subsection (3).
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> > (5) In appointing a member, the Minister is to have regard to the need to have a range of expertise represented among the NSW Coastal Council’s members.
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> > (6) The Minister, after consulting Local Government NSW, is to appoint one of the members of the NSW Coastal Council as the Chairperson of the Council.
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> > (7) Schedule 2 deals with the constitution and procedure of the NSW Coastal Council.