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HISTORIC CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 1995 - SECT 57

PART 8 - Stopwork Orders and Repair Notices Stopwork order

(1)  The Heritage Council, or the Minister on the advice of the Heritage Council, may make an order under subsection (2) if of the opinion that it is necessary for the immediate protection of the historic cultural heritage significance of a place.
(2)  An order may require any person to stop or not commence any works in respect of a registered place or a place which, in the opinion of the Heritage Council, should be a registered place.
(3)  The Heritage Council or the Minister is to –
(a) serve the stopwork order on the owner of the place affected by the order; and
(b) cause a copy of the order to be fixed in a prominent position on the place.
(4)  A person must comply with a stopwork order during the period it remains in force.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units.
(5)  The Heritage Council –
(a) is to enter details of a stopwork order in the Heritage Register after the order is made; and
(b) may lodge a copy of the stopwork order with the Recorder of Titles as if –
(i) the Heritage Council were a judgment creditor; and
(ii) the order were a judgment.



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