Environment Protection and Heritage Council

The State of Victoria chairs the group tasked with developing this component of the Integrated National Heritage Policy.
An officials document was first prepared and circulated to key State/Territory and Commonwealth agencies, to promote debate about the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government in identifying, managing, protecting and promoting heritage places.

This clarification is essential, if a national policy is to be effectively implemented. Following discussions based on this document, a report has been drafted for comment by relevant government agencies in all jurisdictions.

The final draft report will include the basis for heritage roles and responsibilities under legislation and the 1997 Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Agreement; requirements for nomination, assessment and listing of national and Commonwealth heritage places; World Heritage nominations; management of heritage places; and the role of the Register of the National Estate and the Heritage Chairs and Officials forum.

It is intended that a final draft report will be submitted to Council at its first meeting in 2003.

However, this depends on the passage of amendments to Commonwealth heritage legislation currently before Parliament, as the proposed amendments will have a bearing on government roles and responsibilities.

Taskforce 1 has established sub-committees to assist in the development of a final report on Roles and Responsibilities for Council. These sub-committees are:

Roles and Responsibilities sub-committee
Performance Measures for Heritage Conservation sub-committee
Common Standards for Data Collection, Storage and Use sub-committee

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