Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HERITAGE ACT 2004 (NO. 57 OF 2004) - SECT 10

A place or object has heritage significance if it satisfies 1 or more of the following criteria (the heritage significance criteria ):

        (a)     it demonstrates a high degree of technical or creative achievement (or both), by showing qualities of innovation, discovery, invention or an exceptionally fine level of application of existing techniques or approaches;

        (b)     it exhibits outstanding design or aesthetic qualities valued by the community or a cultural group;

        (c)     it is important as evidence of a distinctive way of life, taste, tradition, religion, land use, custom, process, design or function that is no longer practised, is in danger of being lost or is of exceptional interest;

        (d)     it is highly valued by the community or a cultural group for reasons of strong or special religious, spiritual, cultural, educational or social associations;

        (e)     it is significant to the ACT because of its importance as part of local Aboriginal tradition;

        (f)     it is a rare or unique example of its kind, or is rare or unique in its comparative intactness;

        (g)     it is a notable example of a kind of place or object and demonstrates the main characteristics of that kind;

        (h)     it has strong or special associations with a person, group, event, development or cultural phase in local or national history;

              (i)     it is significant for understanding the evolution of natural landscapes, including significant geological features, landforms, biota or natural processes;

        (j)     it has provided, or is likely to provide, information that will contribute significantly to a wider understanding of the natural or cultural history of the ACT because of its use or potential use as a research site or object, teaching site or object, type locality or benchmark site;

        (k)     for a place—it exhibits unusual richness, diversity or significant transitions of flora, fauna or natural landscapes and their elements;

        (l)     for a place—it is a significant ecological community, habitat or locality for any of the following:

              (i)     the life cycle of native species;

              (ii)     rare, threatened or uncommon species;

              (iii)     species at the limits of their natural range;

              (iv)     distinct occurrences of species.