Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 18

The council has the following functions:

        (a)     to identify, assess, conserve and promote places and objects in the ACT with natural and cultural heritage significance;

        (b)     to encourage the registration of heritage places and objects;

        (c)     to work within the land planning system to achieve appropriate conservation of the ACT's natural and cultural heritage places and objects, including Aboriginal places and objects;

        (d)     to advise the Minister about issues affecting the management and promotion of heritage;

        (e)     to encourage and assist in appropriate management of heritage places and objects;

        (f)     to encourage public interest in, and understanding of, issues relevant to the conservation of heritage places and objects;

        (g)     to encourage and provide public education about heritage places and objects;

        (h)     to assist in the promotion of tourism in relation to heritage places and objects;

              (i)     to keep adequate records, and encourage others to keep adequate records, in relation to heritage places and objects;

        (j)     any other function given to it under this Act or another Territory law.

Examples—other council functions

1     making recommendations and submissions to the territory planning authority about draft major plan amendments (see Planning Act 2023

, s 62 (d))

2     giving advice to the territory planning authority about development applications (see Planning Act 2023

, div 7.5.3, s 186 (i), s 189 and s 190)

Note     A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity the powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act

, s 196 (1) and dict, pt 1, defs entity and function ).