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Queensland Heritage Act 1992
sec.31The Queensland heritage register
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### sec.31 The Queensland heritage register
The chief executive must keep a register called the Queensland heritage register.
The Queensland heritage register must include a record of the following—
State heritage places;
protected areas.
An entry in the Queensland heritage register, for each place or area, must—
include enough information to identify the location and boundaries of the place or area; and
include information about the history of the place or area; and
include a description of the place or area; and
if the place or area is the subject of a heritage agreement—state that fact; and
for a State heritage place—include a statement about the cultural heritage significance of the place related to the cultural heritage criteria; and
for a protected area—include a statement about the cultural heritage significance of the place relevant to the declaration of the protected area.
An entry in the Queensland heritage register for a place or area that is the subject of a heritage agreement may include—
if the person or entity who entered into the agreement with the chief executive is required to carry out work or do something else under the agreement—information about the work or thing; or
if development is permitted to be carried out in the place or area under the agreement—information about the development.
The chief executive may keep the Queensland heritage register in the form, including electronic form, the chief executive considers appropriate.
s 31 amd 2003 No. 32 s 3 sch
sub 2007 No. 50 s 13
amd 2014 No. 61 s 11
(sec.31-ssec.1) The chief executive must keep a register called the Queensland heritage register.
(sec.31-ssec.2) The Queensland heritage register must include a record of the following— State heritage places; protected areas.
(sec.31-ssec.3) An entry in the Queensland heritage register, for each place or area, must— include enough information to identify the location and boundaries of the place or area; and include information about the history of the place or area; and include a description of the place or area; and if the place or area is the subject of a heritage agreement—state that fact; and for a State heritage place—include a statement about the cultural heritage significance of the place related to the cultural heritage criteria; and for a protected area—include a statement about the cultural heritage significance of the place relevant to the declaration of the protected area.
(sec.31-ssec.4) An entry in the Queensland heritage register for a place or area that is the subject of a heritage agreement may include— if the person or entity who entered into the agreement with the chief executive is required to carry out work or do something else under the agreement—information about the work or thing; or if development is permitted to be carried out in the place or area under the agreement—information about the development.
(sec.31-ssec.5) The chief executive may keep the Queensland heritage register in the form, including electronic form, the chief executive considers appropriate.
- (a) State heritage places;
- (b) protected areas.
- (a) include enough information to identify the location and boundaries of the place or area; and
- (b) include information about the history of the place or area; and
- (c) include a description of the place or area; and
- (d) if the place or area is the subject of a heritage agreement—state that fact; and
- (e) for a State heritage place—include a statement about the cultural heritage significance of the place related to the cultural heritage criteria; and
- (f) for a protected area—include a statement about the cultural heritage significance of the place relevant to the declaration of the protected area.
- (a) if the person or entity who entered into the agreement with the chief executive is required to carry out work or do something else under the agreement—information about the work or thing; or
- (b) if development is permitted to be carried out in the place or area under the agreement—information about the development.