New laws draw a line in the sand
Source: Queensland. Minister for Natural Resources. Media Release.
" Public access to Queensland’s beaches has been protected after new laws were passed in State Parliament. Natural Resources Minister, Stephen Robertson said new surveying rules would clear up uncertainty about where coastal boundaries lie. “We’ve set clear boundaries about who owns what along our beaches,” Mr Robertson said. The Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 clarifies the location of land boundaries that, by nature, shift with the movement of the sea, rivers and creeks. “One of the main catalyst for change was growing concern that beaches could be taken into private ownership,” he said."