Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Historic Brayshaws Hut in Namadgi National Park
Canberrans are invited to give input on a proposed refresh of the ACT’s heritage system.
A comprehensive external review has resulted in a range of recommended reforms, intended to better identify, protect and celebrate places of natural and cultural significance in the territory.
The community is encouraged to share feedback on the review, specifically on issues like transparency in decision-making, access to information and risks or unintended consequences.
The review contains two key themes:
- establishing ACT Aboriginal People as the decision makers on their cultural heritage
- the need to strengthen the governance and administration of the ACT’s heritage arrangements.
Ensuring the ACT has well-functioning heritage arrangements that recognise and conserve natural, cultural and First Nations heritage for current and future generations is the priority.
Canberrans can have their say via two online surveys or thought online or in-person consultation sessions to encourage more in-depth discussion.
First Nations Canberrans, general community and industry members are all invited to participate.
The review, announced in December 2022, has involved exploring best practice models for heritage laws, frameworks and arrangements from other jurisdictions and proposing a fit for purpose model for the ACT.
The ACT Government appointed an interim Heritage Council in April to continue to deliver council responsibilities under the Heritage Act 2004 and to support this comprehensive review and reform process.
View the full report and have your say on the ACT heritage system reforms through the YourSay Conversations website.
Find out more about heritage in the ACT on the ACT Environment website.
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