Conserving & Changing Places

• Conservation Advice
• Development Advice

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Conservation Advice

The Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH), on behalf of the Minister for Environment and Conservation, provides extensive advice to Councils, planning authorities, owners and the general community. Advice is also provided through publications and Heritage Conservation Seminars. The agency also has a large collection of Conservation Management Plans (100Kb PDF) which are available for inspection but not for loan.

In addition, the Heritage Advisory Service, which services many local Councils, provides professional heritage advice to local communities, including advice to individual owners.

The Burra Charter is the nationally accepted standard for heritage conservation practice in Australia.

Development Advice

The Development Act 1993 requires all development applications affecting State Heritage Places and State Heritage Areas to be referred to the Minister responsible for the Heritage Places Act 1993.

DEH Conservation Architects and Heritage Advisers (who service some local Councils) advise the Minister and in some instances, act as the Minister's delegate regarding commenting on and approving applications for development of heritage places.