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Queensland Heritage Act 1992
sec.126Functions and general powers of authorised persons
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### sec.126 Functions and general powers of authorised persons
An authorised person appointed by the chief executive has the following functions—
to inspect places, or artefacts in a place, for the purpose of deciding or recording the cultural heritage significance of the places or artefacts in the place;
to conduct investigations and inspections to monitor and enforce compliance with—
this Act; and
the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a Queensland heritage place.
An authorised person appointed by the chief executive officer of a local government has the following functions—
to inspect places, or artefacts in a place, in the local government’s area for the purpose of deciding or recording the cultural heritage significance of the places or artefacts in the place;
to conduct investigations and inspections to monitor and enforce compliance with—
the local heritage provisions for the local government’s area; and
the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a local heritage place in the local government’s local heritage register.
For performing an authorised person’s functions under this Act, an authorised person has the powers given under this Act.
An authorised person is subject to the directions of the administering executive in exercising the powers.
In this section—
local heritage provision , for a local government area, means a following provision of this Act to the extent it relates to a local heritage place in the area of the local government—
part 6 , division 2 , if the chief executive officer is the decision-maker for the local heritage place;
part 7 ;
part 8 , if the local government is prescribed by regulation under section 83 .
s 126 sub 2003 No. 32 s 18
amd 2004 No. 20 s 43 ; 2007 No. 50 s 3 sch ; 2011 No. 6 s 142 sch ; 2016 No. 61 s 13
(sec.126-ssec.1) An authorised person appointed by the chief executive has the following functions— to inspect places, or artefacts in a place, for the purpose of deciding or recording the cultural heritage significance of the places or artefacts in the place; to conduct investigations and inspections to monitor and enforce compliance with— this Act; and the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a Queensland heritage place.
(sec.126-ssec.2) An authorised person appointed by the chief executive officer of a local government has the following functions— to inspect places, or artefacts in a place, in the local government’s area for the purpose of deciding or recording the cultural heritage significance of the places or artefacts in the place; to conduct investigations and inspections to monitor and enforce compliance with— the local heritage provisions for the local government’s area; and the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a local heritage place in the local government’s local heritage register.
(sec.126-ssec.3) For performing an authorised person’s functions under this Act, an authorised person has the powers given under this Act.
(sec.126-ssec.4) An authorised person is subject to the directions of the administering executive in exercising the powers.
(sec.126-ssec.5) In this section— local heritage provision , for a local government area, means a following provision of this Act to the extent it relates to a local heritage place in the area of the local government— part 6 , division 2 , if the chief executive officer is the decision-maker for the local heritage place; part 7 ; part 8 , if the local government is prescribed by regulation under section 83 .
- (a) to inspect places, or artefacts in a place, for the purpose of deciding or recording the cultural heritage significance of the places or artefacts in the place;
- (b) to conduct investigations and inspections to monitor and enforce compliance with— (i) this Act; and (ii) the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a Queensland heritage place.
- (i) this Act; and
- (ii) the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a Queensland heritage place.
- (i) this Act; and
- (ii) the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a Queensland heritage place.
- (a) to inspect places, or artefacts in a place, in the local government’s area for the purpose of deciding or recording the cultural heritage significance of the places or artefacts in the place;
- (b) to conduct investigations and inspections to monitor and enforce compliance with— (i) the local heritage provisions for the local government’s area; and (ii) the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a local heritage place in the local government’s local heritage register.
- (i) the local heritage provisions for the local government’s area; and
- (ii) the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a local heritage place in the local government’s local heritage register.
- (i) the local heritage provisions for the local government’s area; and
- (ii) the Planning Act , so far as it relates to assessable development completely or partly for a local heritage place in the local government’s local heritage register.
- (a) part 6 , division 2 , if the chief executive officer is the decision-maker for the local heritage place;
- (b) part 7 ;
- (c) part 8 , if the local government is prescribed by regulation under section 83 .