Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The Minister may, by instrument published in the Gazette, alter the boundaries of a National Heritage place to align them with the boundaries of a declared World Heritage property, if the Minister is satisfied that the National Heritage place and the declared World Heritage property are the same, or substantially the same, place.

The Minister must first obtain and consider the advice of the Australian Heritage Council (see section 324M).

If the Minister makes an instrument under this section, the Minister must, as soon as practicable, publish the Minister’s reasons for doing so on the Department’s website.

An instrument made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.