{"id":"F2007L00564","name":"Determination of Assessment Period for Places for Inclusion in the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List (20/02/2007)","slug":"determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":63894,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00564-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination of Assessment Period for Places for Inclusion in the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List (20/02/2007)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n \n\nDETERMINATION OF ASSESSMENT PERIOD FOR PLACES FOR INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL HERITAGE LIST AND COMMONWEALTH HERITAGE LIST\n\n \n\nIn accordance with the provisions of sections 324G and 341G of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, I, Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, determine, pursuant to paragraphs 324G(1)(a) and 341G(1)(a), that the assessment period for the Australian Heritage Council to assess places for inclusion in the National Heritage List and in the Commonwealth Heritage List will commence, for both lists, on 1 July 2007.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 20 February 2007\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMalcolm Bligh Turnbull\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water Resources\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward administrative determination made under specific statutory powers. It performs exactly the limited function intended by sections 324G and 341G of the EPBC Act — setting a commencement date for assessment periods. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references beyond citation of two straightforward statutory provisions (sections 324G and 341G)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: approximately 150 words","Simple administrative determination of a single date"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal instrument made by Malcolm Turnbull (then Minister for the Environment and Water Resources) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets the **start date** for when the Australian Heritage Council must begin assessing places for two heritage registers:\n  - The **National Heritage List** (places of outstanding heritage value to Australia)\n  - The **Commonwealth Heritage List** (heritage places owned or controlled by the Australian Government)\n\n**The key decision:**\n- The assessment period for both lists will begin on **1 July 2007**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The **Australian Heritage Council** — the independent body that evaluates heritage nominations\n- Anyone nominating places for heritage protection, as this triggers the timeline for assessment\n- Government agencies managing Commonwealth-owned heritage places\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Heritage assessment processes have strict timeframes. This determination kicks off the clock for the Council to do its work, ensuring heritage places are evaluated within the legislative timeframe. Without this determination, the assessment process cannot legally begin."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the substantive scope of what may be assessed for inclusion on either list. It only sets the commencement date for the Australian Heritage Council’s assessment period (1 July 2007), exercising the Minister’s power under sections 324G and 341G (paragraphs 324G(1)(a) and 341G(1)(a)). The instrument does not alter listing criteria, impose new obligations, or allocate resources."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete operative action (sets a commencement date) rather than multiple provisions or regulatory changes","Reliance on cross-reference to two statutory provisions (s.324G and s.341G), requiring basic familiarity with EPBC Act structure","No substantive procedural, funding or criteria provisions included in the instrument","Low interpretive ambiguity in the operative language (date and lists are explicit)","Potential administrative complexity lies outside the instrument (in implementation by the Council/department), not within the text itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets 1 July 2007 as the date from which the Australian Heritage Council may begin assessing places for the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List.  \n\nIt is a narrow ministerial timing decision under the EPBC Act that affects the Council, owners/custodians and administering departments, but does not change listing criteria, impose new obligations, or allocate funding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common","history":"/api/acts/determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-of-assessment-period-for-places-for-inclusion-in-the-national-heritage-list-and-common/documents"}}