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Historic Cultural Heritage Amendment (Validation) Bill 2014
Amendments to the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 came into effect on 1 March 2014.
The amendments introduced greater alignment and integration with the State's planning
system, making it easier for property owners and developers to seek approval for works to
places entered on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.
Unfortunately, those amendments omitted to make clear the provisions to be applied to works
applications received by the Tasmanian Heritage Council before 1 March 2014, but not
determined until after that date.
This Bill will validate 21 decisions made by the Heritage Council to ensure no legal doubt
remains as to the validity of those decisions.
The Bill also clarifies how to proceed with one application which remains on hold at the
request of the developer.
The State Government was informed of the matter in August 2014 and has responded quickly
to remove any future legal doubt for affected property owners, developers and the Tasmanian
Heritage Council.
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