Heritage laws and notices
Australia has numerous ways of identifying and protecting important heritage places. Decisions about managing heritage places are carried out under laws at all levels of government. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts is an Australian Government department and is responsible for administering the key national heritage law the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Other Acts relevant to Heritage that this Department administers include:
- The Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
- Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act
- Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
- Australian Heritage Council Act 2003
Heritage public notices
Public notices under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation 1999 (EPBC) Act:
- Heritage public notices database
- Call for Nominations for National and Commonwealth Heritage Lists for the 2010-11 Assessment Period (PDF - 34 KB) | (Word - 43 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment Lists
- Finalised Priority Assessment Lists for the Commonwealth Heritage List
- Finalised Priority Assessment Lists for the National Heritage List
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