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Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015
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### sec.8 Content of master plan
A master plan for a priority port must—
state the strategic vision, objectives and desired outcomes for the master planned area; and
identify the State interests affected, or likely to be affected, by—
existing uses at the port; and
future development at, or for, the port; and
include an environmental management framework that—
identifies and maps environmental values in the master planned area and surrounding areas; and
identifies any impacts development in the master planned area may have on the environmental values; and
states objectives, and measures (the priority management measures ), for managing the impacts identified under subparagraph (ii) ; and
include any other matter prescribed by regulation.
In this section—
State interest means an interest the Minister considers to be—
an economic, community or environmental interest of the State or a part of the State; or
the interest of ensuring this Act’s purpose is achieved, having regard to the matters mentioned in section 2 .
(sec.8-ssec.1) A master plan for a priority port must— state the strategic vision, objectives and desired outcomes for the master planned area; and identify the State interests affected, or likely to be affected, by— existing uses at the port; and future development at, or for, the port; and include an environmental management framework that— identifies and maps environmental values in the master planned area and surrounding areas; and identifies any impacts development in the master planned area may have on the environmental values; and states objectives, and measures (the priority management measures ), for managing the impacts identified under subparagraph (ii) ; and include any other matter prescribed by regulation.
(sec.8-ssec.2) In this section— State interest means an interest the Minister considers to be— an economic, community or environmental interest of the State or a part of the State; or the interest of ensuring this Act’s purpose is achieved, having regard to the matters mentioned in section 2 .
- (a) state the strategic vision, objectives and desired outcomes for the master planned area; and
- (b) identify the State interests affected, or likely to be affected, by— (i) existing uses at the port; and (ii) future development at, or for, the port; and
- (i) existing uses at the port; and
- (ii) future development at, or for, the port; and
- (c) include an environmental management framework that— (i) identifies and maps environmental values in the master planned area and surrounding areas; and (ii) identifies any impacts development in the master planned area may have on the environmental values; and (iii) states objectives, and measures (the priority management measures ), for managing the impacts identified under subparagraph (ii) ; and
- (i) identifies and maps environmental values in the master planned area and surrounding areas; and
- (ii) identifies any impacts development in the master planned area may have on the environmental values; and
- (iii) states objectives, and measures (the priority management measures ), for managing the impacts identified under subparagraph (ii) ; and
- (d) include any other matter prescribed by regulation.
- (i) existing uses at the port; and
- (ii) future development at, or for, the port; and
- (i) identifies and maps environmental values in the master planned area and surrounding areas; and
- (ii) identifies any impacts development in the master planned area may have on the environmental values; and
- (iii) states objectives, and measures (the priority management measures ), for managing the impacts identified under subparagraph (ii) ; and
- (a) an economic, community or environmental interest of the State or a part of the State; or
- (b) the interest of ensuring this Act’s purpose is achieved, having regard to the matters mentioned in section 2 .