Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL ACT 2003 - SECT 5

                   These are the functions of the Council:

                     (a)  to make assessments under Divisions 1A and 3A of Part 15 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ;

                     (b)  to advise the Minister on conserving and protecting places included, or being considered for inclusion, in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List;

                     (c)  to nominate places for inclusion in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List;

                    (ca)  to advise the Minister, in accordance with section 390P of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , in relation to the inclusion of places in, and the removal of places from, the List of Overseas Places of Historic Significance to Australia;

                     (d)  to advise the Minister on:

                              (i)  promotional, research, training or educational activities relating to heritage; and

                             (ii)  national policies relating to heritage; and

                            (iii)  grants or other financial assistance relating to heritage; and

                            (iv)  the monitoring of the condition of places included in the National Heritage List or Commonwealth Heritage List; and

                             (v)  the Commonwealth's responsibilities for historic shipwrecks; and

                            (vi)  other matters relating to heritage;

                     (e)  to promote the identification, assessment, conservation and monitoring of heritage;

                      (f)  to keep the Register of the National Estate under section 21;

                     (g)  to organise and engage in research and investigations necessary for the performance of its functions;

                     (h)  to provide advice directly to any person or body or agency either of its own initiative or at the request of the Minister;

                      (i)  to prepare reports in accordance with Part 5A;

                      (j)  to perform any other functions conferred on the Council by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .