Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

HERITAGE CONSERVATION ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal object  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Crown to be bound  
   6.      Application, &c.  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

   7.      Heritage Advisory Council  
   8.      Membership of Council and term of office  
   9.      Nominations to be called to fill certain vacancies  
   10.     Chairman and Deputy Chairman  
   11.     Resignation of membership and termination  
   12.     Functions of Council  
   13.     Powers of Council  
   14.     Meetings of Council  
   15.     Disclosure of interest  
   16.     Register of heritage places, &c.  
   17.     Annual report  

   PART 3--HERITAGE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

   18.     Establishment of heritage assessment criteria  
   19.     Exhibition of draft heritage assessment criteria  
   20.     Acceptance or modification of criteria  

   PART 4--IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND DECLARATION OF HERITAGE PLACES AND OBJECTS

   21.     Application to have place or object declared  
   22.     Assessment of application  
   23.     Council may initiate own assessment  
   24.     Recommendation to Minister  
   25.     Consideration of comments on recommendations  
   26.     Decision of Minister  

   PART 5--PROTECTION OF PLACES AND OBJECTS

   28.     Interim conservation orders  
   29.     Work on place or object subject to interim conservation order  
   30.     Conservation management plans  
   31.     Conservation management plan to be laid before Legislative Assembly  
   32.     Amendment of conservation management plan  
   33.     Offences relating to heritage places or objects  
   34.     Offences relating to place or object subject to interim conservation order  
   35.     Restrictions on use of property is registrable under Land Title Act  
   36.     Agreements for protection of places on private land and objects  
   37.     Nature of agreement relating to heritage places  
   38.     Financial and other incentives  

   PART 6--PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLACES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS

   39.     Protection of archaeological places and objects  

   PART 6A--REVOCATION OF DECLARATION OF HERITAGE PLACE OR HERITAGE OBJECT

   39A.    Request or application for revocation of declaration of heritage place or heritage object  
   39B.    Council may initiate own assessment  
   39C.    Council to give notice of request or application for revocation  
   39D.    Assessment of request or application  
   39E.    Recommendation to Minister  
   39F.    Minister may accept or reject recommendation  
   39G.    Application for revocation of declaration of heritage place or heritage object  
   39H.    Minister may revoke declaration of heritage place or heritage object  

   PART 6B--WORKS, &C., ON HERITAGE PLACE OR HERITAGE OBJECT

   39J.    Application for approval to perform works, &c., on heritage place or heritage object  
   39K.    Minister may approve certain works, &c., in relation to heritage place or heritage object  
   39L.    Council may delegate provision of comments  

   PART 7--HERITAGE OFFICERS, &C., AND POWERS

   40.     Arrangements for performance of functions  
   41.     Appointment of heritage officer, &c.  
   42.     Heritage officer, &c., ex officio  
   43.     Functions of heritage officer  
   44.     Identity cards  
   45.     Powers of search  
   46.     Person to stop when called on to do so  
   47.     Minister's delegate  

   PART 8--APPEALS

   48.     Aggrieved person may appeal to Local Court  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   49.     Direction to repair or maintain heritage place  
   50.     Confiscation and forfeiture  
   51.     Saving  
   52.     Power to enter land  
   53.     Payment for restoration  
   54.     Offences by bodies corporate  
   55.     Compensation and liability  
   56.     Regulations  
   57.     Repeal and transitional  
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