Catchment and Land Protection Act (1994)

The Catchment and Land Protection Act (1994) has an objective of establishing a framework for the integrated and coordinated management of catchments which will;

• maintain and enhance long-term land productivity while also conserving the environment, and
• aim to ensure that the quality of the State’s land and water resources and their associated plant and animal life are maintained and enhanced.

The Act established ten Catchment and Land Protection Boards, nine of which have since expanded their roles to become Catchment Management Authorities. The Catchment and Land Protection Act (1994) provides for the development of Regional Catchment Strategies which, among other things, must assess the nature, causes, extent and severity of land degradation of the catchments in the region and identify areas for priority attention. Local Planning schemes must have regard for the Regional Catchment Strategies.

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