24Assessment of place or object to be made

24 Assessment of place or object to be made (1) The Council must assess the heritage significance of a place or object by applying the heritage assessment criteria to the place or (2) In assessing the place or object, the Council may carry out the research and make the inquiries it considers appropriate. (3) In addition, for an assessment of the place or object on a heritage nomination, the Council may ask the person making the nomination to give it additional information relevant to the assessment.