Coastal Climate Change Advisory Committee

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Establishment of the Advisory Committee
The Coastal Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCCAC) has been established under Section 151 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The Committee will advise the Minister for Planning how Victoria’s land-use planning and development controls can best support the Victorian Government’s policy for managing the coastal impacts of climate change. This policy was outlined in the Victorian Coastal Strategy released in December 2008.

The CCCAC will consider strategic and statutory planning and development provisions to:
    • Support emerging vulnerability information being assembled as part of the Victorian Government’s Future Coasts program;
    • Improve the operation and effectiveness of the Victorian planning system to deal with coastal hazards and the impacts of climate change into the future; and
    • Support the ability for strategic, long-term adaptation planning of coastal areas to ensure sustainable and appropriately located development and infrastructure.
Key areas for consideration by the CCCAC include:
    • The operation and appropriateness of existing Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) for example, policy, zones and overlays, in considering coastal climate change impacts.
    • The form of new or amended VPP provisions to facilitate the use of emerging vulnerability information from the Government’s Future Coasts program.
    • Consideration of international and national approaches, frameworks etc and relevant case studies within Australia which are relevant to the Victorian context.
    • The use and application of appropriate coastal hazard assessment methods and information within current or proposed planning and development control provisions of the VPP.
    • Relevant regulatory and legislative arrangements which interact with Victoria’s land-use planning system.
    • Any other matters that the CCCAC considers relevant to planning and development decisions that facilitate climate change adaptation along the coast.
Membership of the Advisory Committee
The follow people have been appointed to the Committee:
    • Mr Nick Wimbush (Chairperson);
    • Mr Chris Harty;
    • Ms Helen Martin; and
    • Ms Catherine Wilson
Brief biographies of the Committee members are available here.PDF Icon CCCAC member biographies (PDF - 12 KB)

Terms of Reference
The Minister for Planning has established terms of reference for the Advisory Committee and these are available here.PDF Icon CCCAC Terms of Reference (PDF - 335 KB)

The Advisory Committee is required to follow a process consisting of:
    • Development of an Issues and Options Paper for public review;
    • An appropriate program of hearings and workshops;
    • Submission of a final report to the Minister by December 2010.
Issues and Options Paper
As part of its review of the provisions the Advisory Committee will prepare an Issues and Options Paper to stimulate discussion. More information will be provided on this shortly.

If you wish to be advised of the release of the Issues and Options Paper later this year please send your Name, Organisation (if relevant), Postal Address, E-mail Address and Contact Telephone Number to planning.panels@dpcd.vic.gov.au and put CCCAC in the subject line.

This information will only be used for informing you of matters related to the Advisory Committee’s work.

Further Information
If you have any enquiries please contact Michael Crossman, Senior Project Officer, Planning Panels Victoria on 9637-9692 or via email at michael.crossman@dpcd.vic.gov.au

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