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Queensland regulation
This regulation is the rulebook that sits underneath Queensland's heritage protection laws. It fills in the practical details about how heritage places are protected, assessed, and managed across Queensland.
1. Development reports near heritage places If the State government wants to develop on or near a Queensland Heritage Place, it must prepare a detailed report. That report must include the property's address, its heritage register number, an assessment of how the development affects the place's cultural significance, supporting documents (like engineering reports or conservation plans), and photos/plans.
2. Local council powers — repair and maintenance notices Councils can issue a (an official order requiring an owner to fix their heritage property if it's deteriorating due to weather, fire, vandalism, or insects). Before a council gets this power, the Minister must be satisfied the council has proper procedures in place — including qualified staff, clear policies, and safeguards to make sure they don't accidentally issue notices over properties that are actually State-managed.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Queensland Heritage Regulation 2015.
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Brisbane City Council is specifically named as having this power.
3. Protected areas The regulation declares which geographic areas remain 'protected areas' (zones around heritage places with extra legal protections). One area from the old 2003 regulation was wound up, and another continued until 1 September 2021.
4. Nominating new protected areas Anyone can ask the Minister to declare a new protected area around a heritage place. The Minister can require detailed historical research, photographs, maps, and survey plans before considering the nomination.
5. Development assessment rules for local heritage places If a developer wants to do work on a locally heritage-listed property, the council assessing that application must use a specific code (set out in Schedule 2). That code aims to:
6. Fees Fees for various applications under the heritage laws are set out in a schedule, with rounding rules for how fee amounts are calculated.
If you own, buy, develop, or live near a heritage-listed property in Queensland — whether it's on the State register or your local council's list — this regulation controls what can and can't be done with it, who assesses your applications, and what standards must be met.