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sec.275ZJAssessment and decision rules for particular development involving State heritage places
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### sec.275ZJ Assessment and decision rules for particular development involving State heritage places
This section applies if—
the chief executive is—
an assessment manager, or a referral agency, for a development application; or
a responsible entity for a change application; and
the development involves a State heritage place; and
the chief executive is satisfied the development would destroy or substantially reduce the cultural heritage significance of the State heritage place, including—
by demolishing all elements or features of the place that contribute to the place’s cultural heritage significance described in the place’s entry in the Queensland heritage register; and
by changing the place so that the place no longer satisfies any of the criteria for entry in the Queensland heritage register.
The chief executive must do the following before deciding the application or giving a referral agency’s response about the application—
refer the application to the Queensland Heritage Council;
have regard to any advice the Queensland Heritage Council gives the chief executive, within the time allowed under this Act for the chief executive to decide the application or give the response.
Unless the State heritage place is an archaeological State heritage place, the chief executive must also have regard to whether there is a prudent and feasible alternative to carrying out the development, when deciding the application or giving the referral response.
For subsection (3) , an alternative is not a prudent and feasible alternative if the alternative involves—
an extraordinary economic cost to the State, all or part of a community, or an individual; or
an extraordinary environmental or social disadvantage; or
a risk to public health or safety; or
another extraordinary or unique circumstance.
In this section—
archaeological State heritage place see the Heritage Act , schedule.
Queensland Heritage Council means the Queensland Heritage Council established under the Heritage Act .
s 275ZJ (prev s 277) amd 2017 No. 12 s 52A ; 2024 No. 13 s 96G (1) – (2)
reloc and renum 2024 No. 13 s 96G (3)
(sec.275ZJ-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive is— an assessment manager, or a referral agency, for a development application; or a responsible entity for a change application; and the development involves a State heritage place; and the chief executive is satisfied the development would destroy or substantially reduce the cultural heritage significance of the State heritage place, including— by demolishing all elements or features of the place that contribute to the place’s cultural heritage significance described in the place’s entry in the Queensland heritage register; and by changing the place so that the place no longer satisfies any of the criteria for entry in the Queensland heritage register.
(sec.275ZJ-ssec.2) The chief executive must do the following before deciding the application or giving a referral agency’s response about the application— refer the application to the Queensland Heritage Council; have regard to any advice the Queensland Heritage Council gives the chief executive, within the time allowed under this Act for the chief executive to decide the application or give the response.
(sec.275ZJ-ssec.3) Unless the State heritage place is an archaeological State heritage place, the chief executive must also have regard to whether there is a prudent and feasible alternative to carrying out the development, when deciding the application or giving the referral response.
(sec.275ZJ-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , an alternative is not a prudent and feasible alternative if the alternative involves— an extraordinary economic cost to the State, all or part of a community, or an individual; or an extraordinary environmental or social disadvantage; or a risk to public health or safety; or another extraordinary or unique circumstance.
(sec.275ZJ-ssec.5) In this section— archaeological State heritage place see the Heritage Act , schedule. Queensland Heritage Council means the Queensland Heritage Council established under the Heritage Act .
- (a) the chief executive is— (i) an assessment manager, or a referral agency, for a development application; or (ii) a responsible entity for a change application; and
- (i) an assessment manager, or a referral agency, for a development application; or
- (ii) a responsible entity for a change application; and
- (b) the development involves a State heritage place; and
- (c) the chief executive is satisfied the development would destroy or substantially reduce the cultural heritage significance of the State heritage place, including— (i) by demolishing all elements or features of the place that contribute to the place’s cultural heritage significance described in the place’s entry in the Queensland heritage register; and (ii) by changing the place so that the place no longer satisfies any of the criteria for entry in the Queensland heritage register.
- (i) by demolishing all elements or features of the place that contribute to the place’s cultural heritage significance described in the place’s entry in the Queensland heritage register; and
- (ii) by changing the place so that the place no longer satisfies any of the criteria for entry in the Queensland heritage register.
- (i) an assessment manager, or a referral agency, for a development application; or
- (ii) a responsible entity for a change application; and
- (i) by demolishing all elements or features of the place that contribute to the place’s cultural heritage significance described in the place’s entry in the Queensland heritage register; and
- (ii) by changing the place so that the place no longer satisfies any of the criteria for entry in the Queensland heritage register.
- (a) refer the application to the Queensland Heritage Council;
- (b) have regard to any advice the Queensland Heritage Council gives the chief executive, within the time allowed under this Act for the chief executive to decide the application or give the response.
- (a) an extraordinary economic cost to the State, all or part of a community, or an individual; or
- (b) an extraordinary environmental or social disadvantage; or
- (c) a risk to public health or safety; or
- (d) another extraordinary or unique circumstance.