Nominating a heritage place
Anyone can nominate a place with outstanding heritage values, to the National Heritage List, including the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts and the Australian Heritage Council. Nominations must set out the qualities or values of the place that makes it outstanding to the nation by indicating how the place meets one or more of the National Heritage criteria
If you wish to nominate a place for National Heritage List, you can request a nomination kit.
The National Heritage List's nomination and assessment process is open and consultative. Any information provided during the consultation phase must be brought to the attention of the Minister.
Under the new system, only information on a place's national values will be recorded in the National Heritage List. It is these heritage values and not necessarily the place itself that will be protected through this listing. These heritage values will need to be outstanding to the nation, so it is not yet clear how many places might have exceptional heritage values to warrant inclusion on the list.
The Council's role
The Australian Heritage Council assesses whether or not a nominated place has heritage values against the relevant criteria and makes a recommendation to the Minister on that basis. In making its assessment, the Council must only consider whether the place has heritage value. In conducting its assessments, the Council must consult with the owner or occupier of a place as well as Indigenous people with rights or interests in the place, where appropriate.
The Minister may also publish a notice inviting comments from the public in relation to a proposed listing. The Minister will consult with all relevant Ministers prior to a decision to list and will make the final decision on listing.
The listing process
To find out more about the listing process, click on the links below:
Find a heritage place
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