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Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995
sec.18AWhat is the coastal zone map
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### sec.18A What is the coastal zone map
The coastal zone map is a map certified by the chief executive showing the coastal zone.
The coastal zone may include only—
coastal waters; and
land and Queensland waters landward of coastal waters and seaward of the coastal zone inner limit.
For subsection (2) , the coastal zone inner limit is, subject to subsection (4) , the imaginary line every point of which represents the most landward of the following points—
the point that is 5km landward of the high-water mark;
the point nearest the high-water mark where land reaches the height of 10m Australian Height Datum.
If the imaginary line mentioned in subsection (3) intersects a lot, the line may follow either the seaward or landward boundary of the lot instead of following the imaginary line.
s 18A prev s 18A ins 2005 No. 53 s 6
om 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch
pres s 18A ins 2011 No. 6 s 12
(sec.18A-ssec.1) The coastal zone map is a map certified by the chief executive showing the coastal zone.
(sec.18A-ssec.2) The coastal zone may include only— coastal waters; and land and Queensland waters landward of coastal waters and seaward of the coastal zone inner limit.
(sec.18A-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the coastal zone inner limit is, subject to subsection (4) , the imaginary line every point of which represents the most landward of the following points— the point that is 5km landward of the high-water mark; the point nearest the high-water mark where land reaches the height of 10m Australian Height Datum.
(sec.18A-ssec.4) If the imaginary line mentioned in subsection (3) intersects a lot, the line may follow either the seaward or landward boundary of the lot instead of following the imaginary line.
- (a) coastal waters; and
- (b) land and Queensland waters landward of coastal waters and seaward of the coastal zone inner limit.
- (a) the point that is 5km landward of the high-water mark;
- (b) the point nearest the high-water mark where land reaches the height of 10m Australian Height Datum.