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HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 54 Declaration of restricted information

HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 54

Declaration of restricted information

    (1)     The council may, in writing, declare particular information about the location or nature of the following to be restricted information:

        (a)     a place or object that has heritage significance;

        (b)     an Aboriginal place or an Aboriginal object.

    (2)     The council may make the declaration only if satisfied on reasonable grounds that public disclosure of the information would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect on—

        (a)     the heritage significance of the place or object; or

        (b)     the Aboriginal place or Aboriginal object.

    (3)     Before making a declaration in relation to an Aboriginal place or object, the council must consult, and consider the views of, each representative Aboriginal organisation about the proposed declaration.

    (4)     The council must use its best endeavours to give a copy of the declaration to each interested person for the place or object.

Note     Section 13 defines interested person .