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Heritage Directions
In August 2003 Heritage Directions: A Future for Built Heritage
in South Australia, a discussion paper outlining the government's
proposed future directions for the ongoing management of South Australia's
heritage assets, was released for public consultation and 80 responses
were received.
On 21 May 2004 the then Minister for Environment and Conservation,
the Hon John Hill MP, announced the Government's response to Heritage
Directions, including details of an additional $2.9 million
over the next four years and on-going additional funding of close
to $1 million per annum after that.
Heritage Directions can be downloaded at http://www.heritage.sa.gov.au/pdfs/heritage_directions.pdf
(500Kb PDF) or you can phone (61 8)
8124 4960 to request a copy to be mailed to you.
The Heritage Directions strategy aims to:
- strengthen both the Heritage and Development Acts
- create a single Heritage Register for buildings of state and
local significance
- establish a more strategically focussed South Australian Heritage
Council to replace the State Heritage Authority
- establish new provisions for minimum maintenance standards for
heritage buildings
- review penalties for offences under the Heritage Act
and
- require mandatory listing of local heritage buildings and the
creation of Local Heritage Zones to protect neighbourhood character
and streetscapes.
The four year funding package includes:
- $2 million for the conservation of local heritage
- An extra $650,000 over 5 years to the National Trust (SA), to
review and rationalise the management of the 42 State-owned heritage
buildings it currently cares for and
- $500,000 for new heritage information and interpretation programs.
Achievements to date have included:
- Proclamation of the Heritage (Heritage Directions) Amendment
Act 2005 on 17 November 2005. This Act renamed the Heritage
Act 1993 the Heritage Places Act 1993 and includes
important changes to assist heritage management in South Australia
including:
- a general increase in penalties for breaches of the Act
- new provisions that require 'reasonable care' of a State
Heritage place
For more information about changes to the Act see
'Getting into the Act' Heritage SA Newsletter, Edition 27, October
2005 (1.9Mb PDF).
- Expansion of the Heritage Advisory Service network to include
Victor Harbor, Upper Spencer Gulf, and the Outback. See
the list of Councils with Heritage Advisory Services.
- Sustainable Development Bill drafted to improve local heritage
management and being further debated in 2006 after being split
into several smaller Bills.
- Creation of the new South Australian Heritage Council.
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