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Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2000;
Australian Heritage Council Bill 2000;
Australian Heritage Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2000

8 May 2001

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 100KB)

Letter of Transmittal	(PDF 85KB)

Recommendations	(PDF 79KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 131KB)
The Committee’s inquiry Background to the bills Structure of the report Description of the bills The current heritage regime

Chapter 2 - The appropriateness of the new heritage protection legislation	(PDF 178KB)
Introduction Need for and basis of reforms Strengths of the existing regime Weaknesses of the existing regime Appropriate roles for governments Heritage protection in the EPBC Act Coverage of the bills

Chapter 3 - The Australian Heritage Commission	(PDF 139KB)
Introduction The role of the Australian Heritage Council Determinations on heritage status Membership of the Australian Heritage Council

Chapter 4 - The future of the register of the National Estate and other transitional arrangements	(PDF 119KB)
Introduction The importance of a national heritage inventory Transitional protection of RNE places

Chapter 5 - Administration of the National and Commonwealth Heritage Lists	(PDF 179KB)
Introduction Scope of the lists The assessment criteria and management principles Opportunities for external comment Ministerial accountability Removal of places from the list Heritage surveys and registers Application of state laws to Commonwealth land Review and reporting requirements Compensation Funding issues The potential for thematic listings

Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Heritage protection	(PDF 135KB)
Introduction Definition of ‘action’ Protection upon sale or lease Definition of ‘significant impact’ Definition of damage to heritage Retention of the prudent and feasible alternative test Enforcement of the EPBC Act Authority of the Commonwealth Minister

Chapter 7 - Indigenous Heritage	(PDF 112KB)
Introduction Relationship of the Bills to other Commonwealth legislation Appropriateness of the proposed measures International and national obligations

Minority report by Government Senators	(PDF 87KB)
Introduction Australian Heritage Council – Listing powers Australian Heritage Council – composition and functions Future role of the Register of the National Estate Transparency Funding for heritage properties Definition of ‘action’ Protection on sale or lease Definition of significant impact

Minority report by Labor Senators	(PDF 93KB)
Introduction Using the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act framework The Register of National Estate (RNE) The Commonwealth list Separation of assessment and listing processes The Australian Heritage Council Indigenous heritage Management principles

Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 56KB)

Appendix 2 - Witnesses at hearings	(PDF 80KB)

Appendix 3 - Tabled documents	(PDF 67KB)

Appendix 4 - Draft criteria for natural heritage list places	(PDF 64KB)

Appendix 5 - Heritage listing powers in states and territories	(PDF 85KB)

Appendix 6 - Register of the national estate - current statistics	(PDF 75KB)
Nominations received Assessable place nominations Section 30 Number of Commonwealth places in RNE

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Committee Secretary
Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526

Fax: +61 2 6277 5818

Email: ecita.sen@aph.gov.au