SA Heritage Council

The South Australian Heritage Council is an independent body whose main functions are:

provide strategic advice to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation
administer the Heritage Places Act 1993
provide strategic advice to the Minister for Urban Development and Planning on heritage-related matters in the administration of the Development Act 1993.

The Council appoints committees to undertake particular roles and activities on its behalf.

The Register Committee has been established by Council under the provisions of the Heritage Places Act 1993 and associated regulations. The Register Committee's role is to consider nominations for the South Australian Heritage Register and recommend which nominations should be entered in the Register. The Register Committee is, under delegation from the Council, able to provisionally enter places in the Register.

Other working groups established by the Council include:

Mining Heritage Working Group
Maritime Heritage Working Group.

The South Australian Heritage Council meets approximately eight times a year. Members of the public are welcome to observe the Council meetings and must notify Council of their intention to attend at least two days prior to the meeting.

Members of the public wishing to address the Council are required to fill out the request to address a meeting of the South Australian Heritage Council form (13kb pdf) and return it to the Council at least seven days prior to the meeting.

Contact the South Australian Heritage Council:
Phone: (+61 8) 8124 4951.

Meetings of the State Heritage Council are held in the Coorong Boardroom, Level 2, 1 Richmond Road, Keswick.

Upcoming meeting dates: