Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts18. Establishment of heritage assessment criteria
(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act and from time to time as the occasion or the Minister requires, the Council shall prepare draft heritage assessment criteria to be used by it in assessing whether a place or object has heritage significance.
(2) The Minister may at any time require the Council to prepare or consider revising heritage assessment criteria either generally or in relation to a particular class of places or objects.
(3) In preparing draft heritage assessment criteria, the objectives of the Council should be to ensure as far as practicable that, by the application of the criteria, places and objects:
(a) of significance in the evolution and pattern of the Territory's natural or cultural history;
(b) possessing rare, endangered or uncommon aspects of the Territory's natural or cultural history;
(c) demonstrating the prime characteristics of a class of the Territory's heritage places or objects;
(d) of significance for their strong association with the life or works of a notable person or persons associated with the Territory;
(e) possessing technical, design or aesthetic qualities of significance;
(f) of significance because of special association with a Territory community for social, cultural or spiritual reasons; or
(g) of significance for their potential to yield information which will contribute to a better understanding of Territory heritage,
are most likely to be identified.