Australian Heritage Council

The Australian Heritage Council is the principal adviser to the Australian Government on heritage matters. It was established on 19 February 2004 by the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003. The Council replaced the Australian Heritage Commission as the Australian Government's independent expert advisory body on heritage matters when the new Commonwealth heritage system was introduced in 2004 under amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The Council assesses nominations for the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List. The Minister may ask the Council for advice on action that he may take in relation to the List of Overseas Places of Historic Significance to Australia.[1]

Department of the Environment and Energy

Role

The Council plays a key role in assessment, advice and policy formulation and support of major heritage programs. Its main responsibilities are to:

  • assess places for the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List
  • nominate places for inclusion in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List
  • promote the identification, assessment, conservation and monitoring of heritage
  • advise the Minister on various heritage matters including the preparation and amendment of heritage strategies and management plans for Commonwealth areas and agencies[2]

Publications

See also

References
  1. "Australian Heritage Council". Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 20 July 2018. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Attribution 3.0 Australia license.
  2. "About the Australian Heritage Council". Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 20 July 2018. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Attribution 3.0 Australia license.
  3. "Australian Heritage Council publications". Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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