Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The purpose of this Act is to protect places with characteristics or qualities in their natural or built environment that reflect or contribute in a substantial way to Queensland's character.
(2) The purpose is achieved primarily by--
(a) identifying, under schedule 1, some of the places and by providing, under section 6, for the Minister to declare others; and
(b) modifying laws and procedures about planning and particular development assessment by local governments in the places; and
(c) imposing additional requirements for making changes to particular local laws relating to the places.