Australian Heritage Commission
AHC
1975 – 1 January 2004
Statutory commission that identified and listed places of natural, Indigenous and historic heritage value in the Register of the National Estate and advised the Commonwealth on heritage conservation.
How it came into existence
Established by the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975, following the 1974 report of the Committee of Inquiry into the National Estate. It had no predecessor body.
Legislation: Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975
How it ended
Abolished from 1 January 2004 when the new national heritage regime under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 took effect; its advisory and assessment role passed to the Australian Heritage Council.
- Heritage assessment and advice
- Register of the National Estate (until it closed in 2012)
Main functions
- Compiling the Register of the National Estate
- Advice to the Minister on heritage conservation
- Protection of national estate places affected by Commonwealth actions
- Heritage research and public education
- Administration of national estate grants advice
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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Sources
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