This Act, consisting of 166 sections divided into eight Chapters and completed by two Schedules, provides for the conservation of the Territory's cultural and natural heritage. The object is achieved by: a) declaring places and objects of heritage significance to be heritage places and objects; and b) declaring classes of places and objects of heritage significance to be protected classes of heritage places and objects; and c) establishing the Heritage Council; and d) providing for heritage agreements to encourage the conservation, use and management of heritage places and objects; and e) regulating work on heritage places and objects; and f) establishing enforcement and offence provisions. The Act is divided as follows: Declaration of heritage places and objects, including Declaration of Aboriginal, Macassan and other heritage places and objects (Chap. 2); Conservation of heritage places and objects, including Heritage agreements (Chap. 3); Reviews and appeals, Tribunal issues (Chap. 4); Enforcement (Chap. 5); Administrative matters, including Heritage Council (Chap. 6); Miscellaneous matters (Chap. 7); Repeal of Acts and transitional matters (Chap. 8). Schedules deal with: Reviewable decisions and affected persons (1); and Appealable decisions and affected persons (2).
澳大利亚 · 2011-11-15