Heritage Act 2018

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

1990 Act 167

accused 137(1)

agent 145(1) and (3)

CEO 4

chairperson 4

commencement day 167

compensable loss 152

consent order 4, 55

conservation 4

continuing protection order 4, 57(1)

Council 4

Crown land 4

cultural heritage significance 4, 5(1)

decision-maker 71

Department 4

development 4

development approval 4

dispose of 108(1)

document 23(1)

employer 146(1) and (3)

former Council 167

former register 167

heritage agreement 4

heritage asset 106

information 23(1)

inspector 4

interim period 167

interim registered place 178(1)

investigation purposes 117

land description 4

liability 167

local heritage survey 102

local planning scheme 4

managed reserve 63

Mining CEO 98(1)

Minister for Lands 4

modification order 85

new Council 167

new register 167

occupier 4

owner 4, 6

place 4, 7(1)

planning instrument 85

prescribed 4

prescribed proposal 76(1)

previously registered place 178(1)

principal 145(1) and (3)

process 158(1)

prohibition order 134(1)

proposal 71

protection order 4

public authority 4

referred proposal 71

register 4

registered land 4

registered place 4

Registrar 97(1)

repair notice 63

repair order 4, 65(1)

right 167

specified 87(1), 133(1), 182(1)

staff 4

State agency 106

statutory notification 4

stop work order 4, 56(1)

subject land 89

successor in title 89

the guidelines 107(3)

transitional matter 182(1)

Tribunal 4

unallocated Crown land 63

unmanaged reserve 63

work prohibition 152

works 79(1)

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