What is the Victorian Heritage Register?
Q: What is the Victorian Heritage Register?
A: The Victorian Heritage Register is a list of cultural heritage places and objects that are important to the State of Victoria, Australia.
Q: What is the legal basis for the Victorian Heritage Register?
A: The Victorian Heritage Register has legal powers under the Heritage Act 1995.
Q: What is Heritage Victoria?
A: Heritage Victoria is the government department responsible for maintaining the Victorian Heritage Register.
Q: What types of places and objects are included in the Victorian Heritage Register?
A: The Victorian Heritage Register includes a wide range of cultural heritage places and objects, including historic buildings, structures and areas, gardens, trees, cemeteries, cultural landscapes, shipwrecks and relics, and important objects and collections.
Q: How does the Victorian Heritage Register get updated?
A: The Heritage Council is responsible for deciding which places and items should be on the register, and Heritage Victoria reports to the Heritage Council.
Q: Who is responsible for the Victorian Heritage Register and the Heritage Act 1995?
A: The responsible Minister for Heritage Victoria and the Heritage Act 1995 is the Minister for Planning.
Q: What is the significance of being listed on the Victorian Heritage Register?
A: Being listed on the Victorian Heritage Register gives legal protection to listed sites to prevent them from being destroyed or changed. All listed places and objects are entitled to a blue sign.
