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SA Heritage Register

The South Australian (formerly 'State') Heritage Register is a list of places of heritage value to the State. It includes places and related objects of State significance that meet one or more of the criteria specified in Section 16 of the Heritage Places Act 1993 and records other categories of heritage places in South Australia (including local, national and world heritage places) which are protected under other legislation.

Specifically, Section 14 of the Heritage Places Act 1993 requires that the Register also includes:

  • local heritage places designated by a Development Plan
  • local heritage zones and policy areas designated by a Development Plan
  • places within the State entered in any register of places of natural or historic significance kept under the law of the Commonwealth [ie the Register of the National Estate, the Commonwealth Heritage List and, National Heritage List and declared World Heritage Properties and
  • State Heritage Areas
  • Heritage Agreements made under the Heritage Places Act.


As at 1 July 2009 there were 2208 confirmed State Heritage Places entered in the Register. In addition, seventeen State Heritage Areas have been designated, thirteen under the now repealed South Australian Heritage Act 1978 and four under the Development Act 1993.

An overview of State Heritage Places within South Australia's parks system (derived from the SA Heritage Register) is available on the Heritage page via the Management tab on the Parks Section of the DEH web site.

The planning processes for both State and local heritage places are detailed in the Planning Bulletin: Heritage published by Planning SA. Note however that the Bulletin has not been updated to reflect amendments made to the Heritage Act 1993 in 2005 (including its change of name to the Heritage Places Act 1993).

To find out how to nominate State Heritage Places for the Register see Nominating State Heritage Places.
To find out about places entered in the Register see South Australian Heritage Register Database.

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