Heritage Act 2018

In determining whether a place has cultural heritage significance the Council must have regard to the following —

its importance in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Western Australia’s history;

its importance in demonstrating rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Western Australia’s heritage;

its potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Western Australia’s history;

its importance in demonstrating the characteristics of a broader class of places;

any strong or special meaning it may have for any group or community because of social, cultural or spiritual associations;

its importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics valued by any group or community;

any special association it may have with the life or work of a person, group or organisation of importance in Western Australia’s history;

its importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement;

any other characteristic it may have that in the opinion of the Council is relevant to the assessment of cultural heritage significance.

A place may have cultural heritage significance despite lacking physical material that substantially contributes to its cultural heritage significance.