sec.6Place naming issues

### sec.6 Place naming issues Place naming issues are issues relevant to the naming of places. Without limiting subsection (1) , place naming issues for the naming of a place include— Aboriginal tradition and Island custom; and the appropriateness of a place having more than 1 name; and government initiatives or policies relating to place names; and the cultural and historical significance of places and names; and community views; and the community considers an approved place name should be changed because it is offensive or harmful to the community the community supports an approved place name that honours an event or person the appropriateness of a name for a place, having regard to— the location, population, size and topography of the place; and the place is in a remote or sparsely populated area the use of a name for a place; and the length of time or extent of use of a name for the place the avoidance of confusion about the names or location of places; and guidelines and conventions set by intergovernmental or international committees having functions about the naming of places; and socio-economic effects of giving a name to a place or changing or discontinuing an approved name of a place; and the likely costs to businesses and members of the community resulting from a change to an approved name of a place requirements to comply with other Acts, including, for example, the Human Rights Act 2019 and the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 . s 6 amd 2024 No. 12 s 112 (sec.6-ssec.1) Place naming issues are issues relevant to the naming of places. (sec.6-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , place naming issues for the naming of a place include— Aboriginal tradition and Island custom; and the appropriateness of a place having more than 1 name; and government initiatives or policies relating to place names; and the cultural and historical significance of places and names; and community views; and the community considers an approved place name should be changed because it is offensive or harmful to the community the community supports an approved place name that honours an event or person the appropriateness of a name for a place, having regard to— the location, population, size and topography of the place; and the place is in a remote or sparsely populated area the use of a name for a place; and the length of time or extent of use of a name for the place the avoidance of confusion about the names or location of places; and guidelines and conventions set by intergovernmental or international committees having functions about the naming of places; and socio-economic effects of giving a name to a place or changing or discontinuing an approved name of a place; and the likely costs to businesses and members of the community resulting from a change to an approved name of a place requirements to comply with other Acts, including, for example, the Human Rights Act 2019 and the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 . - (a) Aboriginal tradition and Island custom; and - (b) the appropriateness of a place having more than 1 name; and - (c) government initiatives or policies relating to place names; and - (d) the cultural and historical significance of places and names; and - (e) community views; and Examples— • the community considers an approved place name should be changed because it is offensive or harmful to the community • the community supports an approved place name that honours an event or person - • the community considers an approved place name should be changed because it is offensive or harmful to the community - • the community supports an approved place name that honours an event or person - (f) the appropriateness of a name for a place, having regard to— (i) the location, population, size and topography of the place; and Example— the place is in a remote or sparsely populated area (ii) the use of a name for a place; and Example— the length of time or extent of use of a name for the place (iii) the avoidance of confusion about the names or location of places; and (iv) guidelines and conventions set by intergovernmental or international committees having functions about the naming of places; and - (i) the location, population, size and topography of the place; and Example— the place is in a remote or sparsely populated area - (ii) the use of a name for a place; and Example— the length of time or extent of use of a name for the place - (iii) the avoidance of confusion about the names or location of places; and - (iv) guidelines and conventions set by intergovernmental or international committees having functions about the naming of places; and - (g) socio-economic effects of giving a name to a place or changing or discontinuing an approved name of a place; and Example— the likely costs to businesses and members of the community resulting from a change to an approved name of a place - (h) requirements to comply with other Acts, including, for example, the Human Rights Act 2019 and the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 . - • the community considers an approved place name should be changed because it is offensive or harmful to the community - • the community supports an approved place name that honours an event or person - (i) the location, population, size and topography of the place; and Example— the place is in a remote or sparsely populated area - (ii) the use of a name for a place; and Example— the length of time or extent of use of a name for the place - (iii) the avoidance of confusion about the names or location of places; and - (iv) guidelines and conventions set by intergovernmental or international committees having functions about the naming of places; and