Australian Heritage Council Foster partnerships with jurisdictions, peak Universities bodies and academic institutions to access CSIRO current research to inform the identification of Heritage Officials of National Heritage values. Australia and New Department of the This includes reviewing the National Zealand Environment Environmental Science Programme priorities to Ongoing Australian facilitate greater consideration of National and Australian Heritage Heritage Advisory World Heritage property needs in the Council Committee development of future hub research plans. Australian World Heritage Indigenous Network Support national heritage through grant funding National Heritage and provided by the Australian Government World Heritage listed including: properties Protecting National Historic (2014–18) Australian Heritage • Council Department of the Community Heritage and Icons Grants, • July 2018 Environment including specific support to the Australian Federation of Heritage Council and the Federation of Australian Historical Australian Historical Societies (2014–18) Societies National Trust Partnership Programme National Trusts of • (2014–18). Australia Objective 3: Effective management of the Commonwealth Heritage List The Commonwealth Heritage List contains around 400 natural, historic and Indigenous heritage places owned or controlled by the Australian Government. These include places connected to defence, communications, postal services, customs and other government activities. The Commonwealth Heritage List, like the better known World and National Heritage Lists, also reflects important aspects of Australia’s development as a nation. The threshold for inclusion in this list is lower than that for the world and national heritage lists. To be included in the Commonwealth Heritage List a Commonwealth controlled property must have heritage value’. This is in contrast to the Outstanding Universal Value level required for World Heritage listing and the ‘significant outstanding value to the nation level required for National Heritage listing. Commonwealth Heritage listing acknowledges and celebrates the heritage assets which the Commonwealth controls. It also brings with it management and reporting obligations for the Commonwealth agency responsible for the place. Under the EPBC Act,
Australian Heritage Council Foster partnerships with jurisdictions, peak bodies and academic institutions to access current research to inform the identification of National Heritage values. This includes reviewing the National Environmental Science Programme priorities to facilitate greater consideration of National and World Heritage property needs in the development of future hub research plans. Ongoing Department of the Environment Australian Heritage Council Universities CSIRO Heritage Officials of Australia and New Zealand Australian Heritage Advisory Committee Australian World Heritage Indigenous Network Support national heritage through grant funding provided by the Australian Government including: • Protecting National Historic (2014–18) • Community Heritage and Icons Grants, including specific support to the Australian Heritage Council and the Federation of Australian Historical Societies (2014–18) • National Trust Partnership Programme (2014–18). July 2018 Department of the Environment National Heritage and World Heritage listed properties Australian Heritage Council Federation of Australian Historical Societies National Trusts of Australia Objective 3: Effective management of the Commonwealth Heritage List The Commonwealth Heritage List contains around 400 natural, historic and Indigenous heritage places owned or controlled by the Australian Government. These include places connected to defence, communications, postal services, customs and other government activities. The Commonwealth Heritage List, like the better known World and National Heritage Lists, also reflects important aspects of Australia’s development as a nation. The threshold for inclusion in this list is lower than that for the world and national heritage lists. To be included in the Commonwealth Heritage List a Commonwealth controlled property must have ‘significant heritage value’. This is in contrast to the Outstanding Universal Value level required for World Heritage listing and the outstanding value to the nation level required for National Heritage listing. Commonwealth Heritage listing acknowledges and celebrates the heritage assets which the Commonwealth controls. It also brings with it management and reporting obligations for the Commonwealth agency responsible for the place. Under the EPBC Act,