Heritage Act 1995.

Subject

Land & soil

Keyword

Cultural heritage Institution Registration Special fund Indigenous peoples

Geographical area

Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract

The purposes of this Act are to provide for the protection and conservation of places and objects of cultural heritage significance and the registration of such places and objects; (b) to establish a Heritage Council; and (c) to establish a Victorian Heritage Register. It also provides for the establishment of a special fund for the management of heritage places and objects. The Act is divided into the following parts: Preliminary (1); Heritage administration (2); The Victorian Heritage Register (3); World heritage (3A); Permits and covenants (4); Historic shipwrecks (5); Protection of archeological places (6); Heritage fund (7); Enforcement and legal proceedings (8); General (9) and Transitional provisions (10).

Full text

English

Website

www.legislation.vic.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Heritage (General) Regulations 1996.

Legislation | Australia | 1996 (2001)

Keyword: Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Heritage (General) Regulations 2005.

Legislation | Australia | 2005 (2014)

Keyword: Cultural heritage, Royalties/fees, Authorization/permit, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Heritage (Infringement Notice) Regulations 2012.

Legislation | Australia | 2012

Keyword: Cultural heritage, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Heritage (General) Regulations 2015.

Legislation | Australia | 2015

Keyword: Cultural heritage, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Heritage Act 2017.

Legislation | Australia | 2017 (2020)

Keyword: Cultural heritage, Institution, Registration, Special fund, Protected area, Indigenous peoples, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX