Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 341C

  (1)   The Minister must keep a written record of places and their heritage values in accordance with this Subdivision   and Subdivisions BA, BB and BC. The record is called the Commonwealth Heritage List .

  (2)   A place may be included in the Commonwealth Heritage List only if:

  (a)   the place either:

  (i)   is entirely within a Commonwealth area; or

  (ii)   is outside the Australian jurisdiction and is owned or leased by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth Authority; and

  (b)   the Minister is satisfied that the place has one or more Commonwealth Heritage values (subject to the provisions in Subdivision   BB about the emergency process).

  (3)   A place that is included in the Commonwealth Heritage List is called a Commonwealth Heritage place .

  (4)   The Commonwealth Heritage List is not a legislative instrument.