Heritage Act 1995 (Victoria)

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The Heritage Act 1995 (Victoria) is a former Victorian statute that established the legal framework for identifying, protecting, and managing the state’s cultural heritage places and objects.

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Heritage Act 1995 (Victoria) canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian statute
heritage protection legislation
administeredBy Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Victoria)
Heritage Council of Victoria
linked to: Heritage Victoria

Heritage Victoria
appliesTo archaeological sites in Victoria
cultural heritage objects of State significance in Victoria
cultural heritage places of State significance in Victoria
shipwrecks and maritime heritage in Victorian waters
containsProvisionOn compulsory repair orders for heritage places
heritage appeals to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
heritage enforcement orders
offences for damaging registered heritage places
offences for disturbing archaeological relics without consent
stop orders for works affecting heritage places
country Australia
created Heritage Council of Victoria
linked to: Heritage Victoria
establishedRegister Heritage Register of shipwrecks and relics in Victorian waters
establishedRegister Victorian Heritage Inventory
Victorian Heritage Register
jurisdiction State of Victoria, Australia
linked to: State of Victoria
language English
legalSystem common law
legislature Parliament of Victoria
longTitle An Act to provide for the protection and conservation of places and objects of cultural heritage significance and for other purposes
providesFor enforcement powers for heritage protection
heritage agreements
heritage appeals and review processes
heritage consents for archaeological sites
heritage permits for works to registered places and objects
registration of objects of State heritage significance
registration of places of State heritage significance
purpose to establish a legal framework for identifying Victoria’s cultural heritage places and objects
to protect places and objects of cultural heritage significance in Victoria
to regulate the management of cultural heritage places and objects in Victoria
relatedTo Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Victoria)
Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Victoria)
repealedBy Heritage Act 2017 (Victoria)
replacedBy Heritage Act 2017 (Victoria)
shortTitle Heritage Act 1995
status repealed
subjectMatter archaeological heritage
cultural heritage
heritage objects
heritage places
historic buildings
historic sites

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Victorian Heritage Register previouslyBasedOn Heritage Act 1995 (Victoria)
Heritage Act 2017 (Victoria) replaced Heritage Act 1995 (Victoria)
Victorian Heritage Inventory previousLegalFramework Heritage Act 1995 (Victoria)