(a) removes any
item from its register under section 170, or
(b) transfers ownership of any
item entered in its register, or
(c) ceases to occupy or demolishes any
place, building or work entered in its register.
(2) Each
government instrumentality is responsible for ensuring that the items entered
on its register under section 170 and items and land to which a listing on the
State Heritage Register applies that are under its care, control or management
are maintained with due diligence in accordance with State Owned Heritage
Management Principles approved by the Minister on the advice of the
Heritage Council and notified by the Minister to government instrumentalities
from time to time.
(3) The Heritage Council can from time to time issue
heritage asset management guidelines to government instrumentalities, being
guidelines with respect to the conservation of the items entered on registers
under section 170 and items and land to which a listing on the
State Heritage Register applies that are under the care, control or management
of the government instrumentality. The guidelines can relate to (but are not
limited to) such matters as maintenance, repair, alteration, transfer of
ownership and demolition. A government instrumentality must comply with the
guidelines.