Commonwealth Heritage List

The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register which lists places under the control of the Australian government, usually on land or in waters directly owned by the Crown (i.e., the Crown in right of the Commonwealth of Australia). Such places must have importance in relation to the natural, indigenous and historic heritage of Australia. The List was established under the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).^[1]

Places protected under the Act include federally owned telegraph stations, defence sites, migration centres, customs houses, lighthouses, national institutions such as Parliament and High Court buildings, memorials, islands and marine areas.

References

↑ "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Section 24A". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

External links

Official site

Heritage registers of Australia

National	National Heritage List Commonwealth Heritage List Register of the National Estate (defunct) Australian Heritage Database Australian Heritage Council Australian National Shipwreck Database National Trust of Australia

State	ACT Northern Territory New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

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