Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated ActsThe council has the following functions:
(a) to identify, assess, conserve and promote places and objects in the ACT with natural and cultural heritage significance;
(b) to encourage the registration of heritage places and objects;
(c) to work within the land planning and development system to achieve appropriate conservation of the ACT's natural and cultural heritage places and objects, including Aboriginal places and objects;
(d) to advise the Minister about issues affecting the management and promotion of heritage;
(e) to encourage and assist in appropriate management of heritage places and objects;
(f) to encourage public interest in, and understanding of, issues relevant to the conservation of heritage places and objects;
(g) to encourage and provide public education about heritage places and objects;
(h) to assist in the promotion of tourism in relation to heritage places and objects;
(i) to keep adequate records, and encourage others to keep adequate records, in relation to heritage places and objects;
(j) any other function given to it under this Act or another Territory law.
Examples of other council functions
1 making recommendations and submissions to the planning and land authority about draft variations to the territory plan (see Planning and Development Act 2007 , s 61 (b) (iv))
2 giving advice to the planning and land authority about development applications (see Planning and Development Act 2007 , s 119 (2), s 120 (d), s 128 (2) and s 129 (e))
Note 1 A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity the powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 (1) and dict, pt 1, defs of entity and function ).
Note 2 An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).