1HERITAGE REGULATIONS 2012

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA HERITAGE REGULATIONS 2012 As in force at 1 October 2012 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Exempt work .................................................................................... 1 ENDNOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 1 October 2012

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HERITAGE REGULATIONS 2012 Regulations under the Heritage Act 2011 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Heritage Regulations 2012. 2 Commencement These Regulations commence on the commencement of the Heritage Act 2011. 3 Exempt work (1) For section 78(1) of the Act, minor work on a heritage place or heritage object is declared to be exempt work if: (a) the work is carried out by, or on the instructions of, the owner of the place or object; and (b) the work is carried out only for the conservation of the place or object; and (c) the work does not detrimentally affect the heritage significance of the place or object. (2) For subregulation (1), minor work is any of the following: (a) routine maintenance or cleaning that does not involve: (i) damage to or the removal of existing fabric; or (ii) the introduction of new material; (b) the repair or replacement of services or equipment such as telecommunication cables, water pipes, electrical wiring and fire extinguishers: (i) by a person who is licensed to carry out the work; and

Heritage Regulations 2012 2 (ii) by the use of existing service routes, cavities or voids, or the replacement of existing surface mounted equipment, in a way that does not involve damage to or the removal of significant fabric; (c) the repair or replacement of deteriorated, damaged or missing fabric: (i) by a person who is licensed to carry out the work and has experience in the conservation of heritage buildings; and (ii) in a way that ensures the repaired or replaced fabric matches the existing fabric and does not involve damage to or the removal of large amounts of fabric; (d) the removal of fabric that is not significant; (e) painting, using paint that: (i) is of the same colour and type as used for the existing scheme; and (ii) is appropriate to the substrate and does not endanger the survival of earlier paint layers; (f) general landscape maintenance that does not damage or substantially alter the layout, contours, plant species or a significant landscape feature of the heritage place or heritage object; (g) tree surgery by a qualified horticulturalist or tree surgeon; (h) the erection of a temporary structure if: (i) the erection or structure does not damage or endanger significant fabric or a significant landscape feature; and (ii) the structure does not obstruct significant views of or from the heritage place or heritage object; (i) the erection of a temporary fence or other structure as a safety or general security measure; (j) if a building is unstable or irreparably damaged – carrying out emergency stabilising measures;