Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 3

The main objects of this Act are as follows:

        (a)     to establish a system for the recognition, registration and conservation of the following:

              (i)     places and objects that have natural heritage significance;

              (ii)     places and objects that have cultural heritage significance;

              (iii)     Aboriginal places and objects;

        (b)     to establish the heritage council;

        (c)     to provide for heritage agreements to encourage the conservation of heritage places and objects;

        (d)     to establish enforcement and offence provisions to provide greater protection for heritage places and objects;

        (e)     to provide a system integrated with land planning and development to consider development applications having regard to the heritage significance of places and heritage guidelines.