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Heritage Act 2011
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42 Purpose of Part
(1) This Part provides for the conservation of places and objects by
establishing a process for declaring protected classes of places and
objects of heritage significance.
Examples of classes of places and objects
1 The remains of World War II aircraft wrecks.
2 World War II coastal fortification sites.
3 Shipwrecks, including the remains of a ship or anything associated with a
ship (whether or not they are attached to the ship).
4 Places and objects associated with the Australian Overland Telegraph Line.
(2) The declaration may be made even if the location of places or
objects of the declared class is not known.
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Division 2 Assessment and declaration process for protected
classes of places and objects