Managing Coastal Hazards: the Permissibility of Coastal Protection Works on Private Land

Protecting beachfront properties from exposure to coastal erosion and hazards is an ongoing problem across much of the NSW coast and made worse by climate change. Recently, the Land and Environment Court (Court) considered whether development consent should be granted to a contentious seawall to protect private properties, and had to consider the appropriate form

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