(1) A Commonwealth agency must do all of the following within the period mentioned in its heritage strategy:
(a) conduct a program to identify Commonwealth Heritage values for each place it owns or controls;
(b) produce a register that sets out, for each place it owns or controls, the Commonwealth Heritage values (if any) of that place;
(c) give the Minister a written report that includes:
(i) details of the program; and
(ii) a copy of the register.
(2) The regulations may prescribe all or any of the following:
(a) how Commonwealth heritage values may be identified for a place;
(b) matters a register must address;
(c) matters a report to the Minister must address.
(3) A Commonwealth agency must keep its register up to date.
(4) A register may be kept electronically.
(5) If a report under paragraph (1)(c) indicates that a place owned or controlled by a Commonwealth agency may have one or more Commonwealth Heritage values, information from the report may be used or referred to in a nomination of the place for inclusion in the Commonwealth Heritage List.