{"id":"F2013L00001","name":"Heritage Theme for Prioritising Nominations for assessment for the National Heritage List for the Assessment Period commencing 1 July 2013","slug":"f2013l00001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":351553,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Heritage Theme for Prioritising Nominations for assessment for the National Heritage List for the Assessment Period commencing 1 July 2013","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Commonwealth of Australia\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n \n\n \n\nHeritage Theme for Prioritising Nominations for assessment for the National Heritage List for the Assessment Period commencing 1 July 2013\n\n \n\nI, Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to section 324H of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, determine the following heritage theme be given priority in relation to the assessment period commencing 1 July 2013:\n\n \n\nThe multicultural stories of Australia\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated:     18.12.12  \n\n \n\n \n\n Tony Burke\n\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does exactly what s324H of the EPBC Act empowers the Minister to do — declare a priority heritage theme for an assessment period. It is a routine, narrowly scoped administrative decision with no expansion beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision — one ministerial determination, one declared theme","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretation sections","No cross-references to other provisions beyond the single enabling power (s324H of the EPBC Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or qualifications","Extremely brief — fewer than 100 words of operative content"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination sets the priority theme for National Heritage List assessments beginning 1 July 2013 as \"The multicultural stories of Australia.\" It means nominations tied to Australia’s immigration history and diverse cultural communities were to receive priority consideration during that assessment period.\n\nIt affects nominators, the Australian Heritage Council’s assessment workload, and signals a policy emphasis on recognising the nation’s multicultural heritage."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1663},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone, time-bound legislative instrument that operates exactly within the scope authorized by section 324H of the EPBC Act. It establishes a single priority theme for one assessment period without expanding, amending, or altering the broader statutory framework for heritage nominations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only one declaratory sentence","No definitions or interpretation section","No procedural, machinery, or administrative provisions","No cross-references to other sections of the Act beyond the enabling provision (section 324H)","Extremely short length (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis is a ministerial decision made under the *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999* that sets a priority focus for heritage assessments. For the assessment period starting 1 July 2013, places nominated for the National Heritage List that represent **\"The multicultural stories of Australia\"** are given priority.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n*   **Nomination applicants**: People or groups proposing sites with multicultural significance (such as places associated with migration, cultural diversity, or ethnic communities) receive priority processing for their nominations.\n*   **The Australian Heritage Council**: The independent body that assesses heritage nominations must prioritize assessments of places fitting this theme during the specified period.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis ensures that heritage places important to Australia's diverse cultural communities—whether they are early migrant camps, places of worship, or sites of cultural exchange—receive timely consideration for national heritage protection. It directs limited assessment resources toward recognizing the physical evidence of Australia's multicultural history."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2013l00001","history":"/api/acts/f2013l00001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2013l00001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2013l00001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2013l00001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2013l00001/documents"}}