Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01271:reg:2019:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01271
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2019 (pt 21/24)
Character Range: 124928–131731

decisions and actions that may have a significant impact on their Commonwealth Heritage values.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should respect all heritage values of the place and seek to integrate, where appropriate, any Commonwealth, state, territory and local government responsibilities for those places.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should ensure that their use and presentation is consistent with the conservation of their Commonwealth Heritage values.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should make timely and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       appropriate provision for community involvement, especially by people who:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (a)  have a particular interest in, or associations with, the place; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (b)  may be affected by the management of the place;

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          Indigenous people are the primary source of information on the value of their heritage and that the active participation of indigenous people in identification, assessment and management is integral to the effective protection of indigenous heritage values.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          The management of Commonwealth Heritage places should provide for regular monitoring, review and reporting on the conservation of Commonwealth Heritage values.
AMSA Heritage Strategy 2018                                                                                                                                                                                         As the custodian of many iconic sites, AMSA has long recognised the importance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of preserving their cultural heritage.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This Heritage Strategy is in response to section 341ZA of the EPBC Regulations which obliges AMSA to prepare and maintain a heritage strategy, along with obliging AMSA to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          Assist in identification, assessment and monitoring of places of heritage value in its care;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          Prepare and maintain a register of its places of heritage value;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          Protect the heritage value of places when they are sold or leased;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •          Provide this heritage strategy, and any subsequent major updates, to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       relevant minister.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The strategy derives from the AMSA Corporate Plan and achievements are reported through the AMSA Annual Report. The 2018-19 AMSA Annual report can be found online.j

Act or Code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Description

Navigation Act 2012
Part 5 of the Act outlines AMSA's power to establish, maintain and inspect marine aids to navigation (such as the Cape Byron Lighthouse).

  (1) AMSA may:

    (a)  Establish and maintain aids to navigation; and

    (b)   Add to, alter or remove any aid to navigation that is owned or controlled by AMSA; and

    (c)   Vary the character of any aid to navigation that is owned or controlled by
    AMSA.

  (2) AMSA, or person authorised in writing by AMSA may, at any reasonable time
  of the day or night:

    (a)  Inspect any aid to navigation or any lamp or light which, in the opinion of AMSA or the authorised person, may affect the safety or convenience of navigation, whether the aid to navigation of the lamp or light is the property of:

      (i)     A state or territory; or

      (ii)   An agency of a