Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 25

    (1)     The council may make guidelines ( heritage guidelines ) in relation to the conservation of the following:

        (a)     a place or object registered under division 6.2;

        (b)     an Aboriginal place or Aboriginal object.

Examples of matters about which guidelines may be made

1     demolition of registered structures

2     alterations and additions to registered buildings

3     residential heritage precincts

4     rural heritage places

5     new buildings in heritage precincts

6     Aboriginal heritage places and objects

7     working with heritage places

8     developing heritage places

9     when, and when not, to undertake a development affecting the heritage significance of a place

Note     The power to make a statutory instrument (including guidelines) includes power to amend or repeal the instrument (see Legislation Act

, s 46)

    (2)     However, the council may make heritage guidelines only—

        (a)     if the Minister has given the council a direction under section 26C—after the council complies with the Minister's direction; and

        (b)     if satisfied on reasonable grounds that making the guidelines promotes the effective conservation of—

              (i)     places or objects that have heritage significance; or

              (ii)     Aboriginal places or Aboriginal objects.

    (3)     A guideline is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

.