Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Heritage Act 1995 - SECT 65

Exemption for liturgical purposes

65. Exemption for liturgical purposes



(1) A person may carry out any alteration to-

   (a)  a registered place which is a church or in the precincts of a church;
        or

   (b)  a registered object which is in a church or in the precincts of a
        church-

for liturgical purposes without a permit if-

   (c)  the owner has given the Heritage Council 28 days' notice of the
        proposed alterations; and

   (d)  the notice includes a declaration by an officer of the church
        authorised by the church for that purpose, that the alteration is
        required for liturgical purposes.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be in the prescribed form.