Heritage Regulations 2012 (NT)
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
heritage REGULATIONS 2012
As in force at 1 October 2012
northern territory of australia
As in force at 1 October 2012
heritage REGULATIONS 2012
Regulations under the Heritage Act 2011
These Regulations may be cited as the
These Regulations commence on the commencement of the
(1) For section 78(1) of the Act, minor work on a heritage place or heritage object is declared to be exempt work if:
(a) the work is carried out by, or on the instructions of, the owner of the place or object; and
(b) the work is carried out only for the conservation of the place or object; and
(c) the work does not detrimentally affect the heritage significance of the place or object.
(2) For subregulation (1), minor work is any of the following:
(a) routine maintenance or cleaning that does not involve:
(i) damage to or the removal of existing fabric; or
(ii) the introduction of new material;
(b) the repair or replacement of services or equipment such as telecommunication cables, water pipes, electrical wiring and fire extinguishers:
(i) by a person who is licensed to carry out the work; and
(ii) by the use of existing service routes, cavities or voids, or the replacement of existing surface mounted equipment, in a way that does not involve damage to or the removal of significant fabric;
(c) the repair or replacement of deteriorated, damaged or missing fabric:
(i) by a person who is licensed to carry out the work and has experience in the conservation of heritage buildings; and
(ii) in a way that ensures the repaired or replaced fabric matches the existing fabric and does not involve damage to or the removal of large amounts of fabric;
(d) the removal of fabric that is not significant;
(e) painting, using paint that:
(i) is of the same colour and type as used for the existing scheme; and
(ii) is appropriate to the substrate and does not endanger the survival of earlier paint layers;
(f) general landscape maintenance that does not damage or substantially alter the layout, contours, plant species or a significant landscape feature of the heritage place or heritage object;
(g) tree surgery by a qualified horticulturalist or tree surgeon;
(h) the erection of a temporary structure if:
(i) the erection or structure does not damage or endanger significant fabric or a significant landscape feature; and
(ii) the structure does not obstruct significant views of or from the heritage place or heritage object;
(i) the erection of a temporary fence or other structure as a safety or general security measure;
(j) if a building is unstable or irreparably damaged – carrying out emergency stabilising measures;
(k) the erection of:
(i) signage located behind or on the glass surface of a window on commercial premises; or
(ii) a temporary real estate sign relating to the sale or leasing of premises;
(l) if carried out on a cemetery or burial site – in addition to any other minor work:
(i) digging or making a new grave; or
(ii) the repair or maintenance of a monument or grave marker.
(3) In this regulation:
significant , in relation to fabric or a landscape feature on a heritage place or heritage object, means fabric or a feature that:(a) has heritage significance in its own right; or
(b) is an essential element of the heritage significance of the place or object.
ENDNOTES 1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the
Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 2.3 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Notified | 28 March 2012 |
Commenced | 1 October 2012 (r 2, s 2 |
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