(1)  By 28 February 1998, the Minister, on the Heritage Council's advice and by notice published in the Gazette , is to list any place in any of the following registers and schemes which, in the opinion of the Heritage Council, is a place of historic cultural heritage significance:

(a) the Register of the National Estate kept by the Australian Heritage Commission;

(b) the National Trust Register;

(c) sealed planning schemes of the Hobart City Council;

(d) sealed planning schemes of the Launceston City Council.

(2)  Any place listed in a notice referred to in subsection (1) –

(a) is taken to be provisionally entered in the Heritage Register under Part 4 ; and

(b) is to be dealt with under that Part.

(3)  A person may make an objection or a submission under Part 4 in respect of a place listed in a notice under subsection (1) within –

(a) a period of 12 months after the notice is published; or

(b) any further period the Minister allows.

(4)  The Heritage Council is to deal with any objection or submission within –

(a) a period of 12 months after receipt of the last objection or last submission; or

(b) any further period the Minister allows.