Practitioners working with the Heritage Regulation 2012 should watch for several traps that are easy to overlook. First, the fee scale in clause 4 uses a non-linear structure. For projects estimated between $2,000,001 and $5,000,000, the fee is $1,500 plus $33.33 for each $100,000 or part thereof. That $33.33 figure is unusual and may be misapplied if a calculator rounds incorrectly. For projects over $10,000,000, the base fee is $3,000 plus only $10 per $100,000 in excess of $10 million, meaning the incremental rate drops sharply compared to the $100 per $100,000 rate for the $500,001 to $1 million band. Second, the concession for owner-occupied private dwellings applies only when the estimated cost is $100,000 or less (clauses 4(1)(a) and 5(1)(a)). Once the cost exceeds $100,000, the standard rates apply regardless of occupancy. Third, the assessment period under Part 2A stops as soon as the relevant body issues a request for additional information, even if the request is later found to be unreasonable or unnecessary. The applicant cannot rush the clock; it resumes only when information is provided or the applicant notifies refusal. If the applicant fails to respond within the specified period (or a further period allowed), they are taken to have notified they will not provide the information, and the application may be dealt with on the existing material , but the assessment period resumes from that deemed notification date. Fourth, for unoccupied buildings, the 60-day trigger under clauses 12 and 14 is a continuous period, not an aggregate. If a building is unoccupied for 59 days, then occupied for a day, the clock resets. Practitioners should also note that ‘outbuilding’ within the curtilage is exempt from these additional measures unless constructed or adapted as a dwelling (clauses 12(2), 14(2)), and using a building for storage does not count as occupation if the building has another ordinary use (clauses 12(3), 14(3)). Fifth, the minimum standard for weather protection (clause 10) requires that doors and windows be repaired or, alternatively, boarded up. Boarding up is permitted only if the building is unoccupied or as a short-term measure pending repair. If an opening is designed to have a closure but does not, it must be boarded up , there is no discretion. This imposes an immediate obligation on owners of buildings with missing windows. Sixth, the inspection report obligation under clause 20 is not automatic; it arises only if the Heritage Council notifies the owner before the inspection that a report is required. However, the Heritage Council may request a report after the fact, and if it does so before the inspection, the owner must provide it within two months. The report must be signed by the person who carried out the inspection, so the owner cannot delegate responsibility to an unqualified person , the inspection must be by someone with appropriate expertise and experience (clause 19(4)). Seventh, the minimum standards for ruins and moveable objects are not in the Regulation themselves; they are whatever the Heritage Council lists on the Register after a formal process under clause 17. This means an owner of a ruin cannot simply read the Regulation to know what is required , they must check the Register entry and the specific listing. The clause 17 procedure requires the Heritage Council to consider financial hardship and reasonable use, but if standards are listed, they become enforceable. Eighth, the savings provision in clause 23 is broad , any act, matter, or thing done under the 2005 Regulation continues to have effect. This could include approvals, permits, or listings that were made under the old fee structure or old standards. Ninth, the form of the certificate of authority in Schedule 1 is prescribed; an inspector using a different form may not be validly authorised. Tenth, the Heritage and Conservation Register requirements under clause 22(4) require entries for items on the State Heritage Register or identified as State significance to be ‘in the form approved by the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment or a delegate’. No form is provided in the Regulation, so practitioners must check with that department. Finally, the definition of ‘application’ in Part 2A now explicitly includes applications for modification of an approval under section 65A of the Act (clause 8A). This means the information request process applies to modification applications as well, not just initial approvals.