How we develop plans of management

Stage 1: Prepare draft plan

• Identify relevant land parcels and current land category
• Gather input from user groups and the community
• Consider relevant legislation and policies
• Seek Aboriginal heritage and Native Title Manager advice
• Identify environmental matters
• Consider appropriate leases and licences
• Consider need for change of land category
• Draft the plan
• Obtain elected Council approval to send to Crown Lands
• Incorporate Crown Lands changes (if required)
• Crown Lands provides consent to exhibit and adopt the plan

Stage 2: Exhibit draft plan

• Notify public of exhibition process
• Exhibit the draft plan for a minimum of 28 days
• Meet with user groups and the community
• Call for submissions (minimum 42 days)
• Hold public hearing (if change of land category is proposed)
• Inform Native Title claimants

Stage 3: Amend draft plan

• Consider input from user groups and community
• Consider written and public hearing submissions
• Native Title Manager provides final written advice
• Amend draft plan as needed

Stage 4: Adopt plan

• Brief councillors
• Seek Council approval to adopt
• Council adopts the plan and resolves to re-categorise the land (if required)