AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL ACT 2003 No. 85, 2003

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Functions

These are the functions of the Council:

(a): to make assessments under Divisions 1A and 3A of Part 15 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ;
(b): to advise the Minister on conserving and protecting places included, or being considered for inclusion, in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List;
(c): to nominate places for inclusion in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List;
(d): to advise the Minister on:

(i): promotional, research, training or educational activities relating to heritage; and
(ii): national policies relating to heritage; and
(iii): grants or other financial assistance relating to heritage; and
(iv): the monitoring of the condition of places included in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List; and
(v): the Commonwealth's responsibilities for historic shipwrecks; and
(vi): other matters relating to heritage;

(e): to promote the identification, assessment, conservation and monitoring of heritage;
(f): to keep the Register of the National Estate under section 21;
(g): to organise and engage in research and investigations necessary for the performance of its functions;
(h): to provide advice directly to any person or body or agency either of its own initiative or at the request of the Minister;
(i): to prepare reports in accordance with Part 5A;
(j): to perform any other functions conferred on the Council by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .

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