Heritage Regulations 2017
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Schedule 8—Form of application for consent
Section 124(2)(a) of the Heritage Act 2017
Regulation 22
- Details of site or archaeological artefact
Identify location of the archaeological site or artefact:
Heritage Inventory number (if recorded in Inventory):
Name of archaeological site or artefact:
*Archaeological site reported to the Executive Director in accordance with section 127(2) of the Heritage Act 2017.
Note: Select this for an archaeological site discovered in the course of any construction or excavation on any land for which a decision on whether to include the site in the Heritage Inventory is pending.
Note: If the Executive Director considers the application is urgent, the Executive Director may consider the application but must not determine it until the Executive Director—
(a) records the archaeological site in the Heritage Inventory under section 118(1)(a) of the Heritage Act 2017; or
(b) determines that the site has low archaeological value. If the site is determined to have low archaeological value, a consent is not required.
Site card application reference:
Explain reasons for urgency (if decision to include site or archaeological artefact in the Heritage Inventory is pending):
Note: In urgent cases, Heritage Victoria may consider but will not determine a consent application if a decision has not yet been made on whether to record the site in the Heritage Inventory. In these cases, the site card must have been submitted following a discovery of an archaeological site during an investigation or survey of land, or during construction or excavation of land.
Details of owner or government asset manager of site or archaeological artefact
If the applicant is not the owner or the government asset manager (or acting on behalf of the owner or the government asset manager) details of the owner or government asset manager of the site or archaeological artefact:
- Type of consent
*To uncover or expose a site recorded in the Heritage Inventory or reported to the Executive Director in accordance with section 127(2) of the Heritage Act 2017:
*for all other purposes
*To excavate a site recorded in the Heritage Inventory or reported to the Executive Director in accordance with section 127(2) of the Heritage Act 2017:
*for all other purposes
*To damage or disturb a site recorded in the Heritage Inventory or reported to the Executive Director in accordance with section 127(2) of the :