Victorian Numbered Acts

HERITAGE AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 5 OF 2023)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO NOTICES, PUBLICATION AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS AND HEARINGS

           Division 1--Amendments in relation to notices and publication and inspection of documents

   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Section 57 substituted  
   6.      Public display of permit applications in certain circumstances  
   7.      Section 121 substituted  
   8.      Notice of draft World Heritage Strategy Plan  
   9.      Section 178 substituted  
   10.     Notice of draft World Heritage Management Plan  
   11.     Section 190 substituted  
   12.     New Part 12A inserted  

           Division 2--Amendments in relation to hearings conducted by the Heritage Council

   13.     Definitions  
   14.     Directions about hearings  
   15.     Section 248 substituted and new section 248A inserted  
   16.     General procedure for hearings  
   17.     Persons who may appear before the Heritage Council  
   18.     Failure to attend hearing  

   PART 3--EXCLUSION DETERMINATIONS

   19.     Definitions  
   20.     Certain nominations cannot be accepted  
   21.     New section 34A inserted  
   22.     New Division 2A of Part 3 inserted  
   23.     Statement of recommendation  
   24.     New section 306 inserted—transitional provision  

   PART 4--GENERAL AMENDMENTS

   25.     Definitions  
   26.     Delegation of powers—Heritage Council  
   27.     Section 27 heading amended  
   28.     New sections 27A and 27B inserted  
   29.     Certain nominations cannot be accepted  
   30.     Executive Director may refuse nominations in certain circumstances  
   31.     Requests for review of the Executive Director's refusal of nomination  
   32.     Sections 31 and 32 repealed  
   33.     Requests for further information regarding nominations  
   34.     Notice of nominations  
   35.     Deferral of consideration for nomination  
   36.     Owner to notify purchaser of nomination and deferral  
   37.     Executive Director recommendations in respect of nominations  
   38.     Executive Director recommendations for exempted works or activities  
   39.     Statement of recommendation  
   40.     Notice of recommendation to be published  
   41.     Section 42 amended  
   42.     New sections 42A to 42D inserted  
   43.     Owners of places, objects and land must comply with obligations  
   44.     Submissions to the Heritage Council  
   45.     Consideration of submissions to the Heritage Council  
   46.     New section 46A inserted  
   47.     Section 48 amended  
   48.     Determinations of the Heritage Council  
   49.     New section 49A inserted  
   50.     Minister's call‑in powers  
   51.     New section 52A inserted  
   52.     Notice of registration  
   53.     Section 55 repealed  
   54.     Heritage certificates  
   55.     Offence to remove registered shipwrecks, historic shipwrecks, registered shipwreck artefacts and historic shipwreck artefacts from the State  
   56.     Discovery of shipwrecks and shipwreck artefacts to be notified  
   57.     Offences in relation to knowingly or recklessly performing certain activities  
   58.     Offences in relation to negligently performing certain activities  
   59.     Offences in relation to performing certain activities  
   60.     Exemption for the purposes of religious services or rites  
   61.     New section 90A inserted  
   62.     Section 91 substituted  
   63.     Other exemptions from permits  
   64.     Permit applications  
   65.     Section 96 amended  
   66.     New sections 96A and 96B inserted  
   67.     Time for determining permit applications  
   68.     Requests for additional information in relation to permit applications  
   69.     Stopping of time for permit applications  
   70.     Submissions by responsible authorities and municipal councils in relation to permit applications  
   71.     Determination of permit applications  
   72.     New section 101A inserted  
   73.     Section 102 substituted and new sections 102A and 102B inserted  
   74.     Section 103 repealed  
   75.     Noncompliance with permit  
   76.     Amendment of permits  
   77.     New sections 105A and 105B inserted  
   78.     Review of the Executive Director's determinations relating to permits  
   79.     Determination of reviews by the Heritage Council  
   80.     Minister's power to call in or refer matter to VCAT  
   81.     New section 112A inserted  
   82.     Exercise of call‑in power by the Minister  
   83.     Powers of the Minister on referral  
   84.     New section 118A inserted  
   85.     Section 119 substituted  
   86.     Section 120 amended  
   87.     Section 123 substituted  
   88.     New section 123A inserted  
   89.     Executive Director may issue consents  
   90.     New sections 124A, 124B and 124C inserted  
   91.     Compliance with consents  
   92.     Requests for reviews regarding consents  
   93.     New section 126A inserted  
   94.     Reporting of investigations and surveys of land  
   95.     Approval of recommendation for a site of archaeological value  
   96.     New section 139A inserted  
   97.     Notices to show cause why works should not be carried out  
   98.     Repair orders for carrying out of works  
   99.     Executive Director may carry out works  
   100.    General powers of entry  
   101.    Heritage Fund  
   102.    New Part 11A heading inserted  
   103.    Statute law revision—section 244  
   104.    New Division 3 of Part 14 inserted  

   PART 5--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   105.    Repeal of this Act  
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