Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The functions of
the Council are —
(a) to
advise the Minister, either of its own motion or upon the request of the
Minister, as to matters relating to or associated with places that have or may
have cultural heritage significance or possess special interest related to or
associated with the cultural heritage in the State, and as to the
conservation, presentation and use of those places and to represent the
Minister, where the Minister so requires, in negotiations relating to such
matters with the Commonwealth or other persons having related interests; and
(b) to
advise the Minister in relation to the Register, and to maintain the Register
and records of places in accordance with this Act; and
(c) to
advise the Minister, and with the consent of the Minister other persons, and
to negotiate for its own purposes or on behalf of the Minister or those
persons, in relation to Heritage Agreements or proposed Heritage Agreements;
and
(d) to
provide, or facilitate the provision of, financial or technical assistance or
other conservation incentives; and
(e) to
prevent or to endeavour to prevent the destruction of, or deterioration or
damage occurring in, or the injudicious treatment of, places that have or may
have cultural heritage significance or special interest; and
(f) in
consultation with the National Trust of Australia (W.A.) Inc. and other
relevant persons, to undertake, or to arrange, the recording, conservation and
presentation of places that have cultural heritage significance or special
interest; and
(g) to
cooperate, so far as may be practicable and the Council may wish to do so,
with all persons charged with, or undertaking, the making of a record of, or
the conservation or presentation of, the works, documents, things, events and
circumstances, whether past or present, associated with such places but, in
general, not to act as a custodian except upon an interim basis; and
(h) to
encourage public interest in, and public understanding of, and to promote,
organize or engage in research and investigation relating to, issues relevant
to the cultural heritage, or to the conservation of any aspect of the cultural
heritage, in the State; and
(j) to
promote or provide education or training as to matters related to any such
issues; and
(k) to
authorise payments from the moneys standing to the credit of the Account for
the purposes of this Act; and
(l) to
carry out such other duties as may be required of it by the Minister under, or
in furtherance of the objects of, this Act.
(2) In performing its
functions the Council shall —
(a) so
administer the Account and any other resources from time to time available to
the Council; and
(b) so
consult with local and regional heritage groups; and
(c) so
advise and assist other persons having objectives similar to those of the
Council,
as to ensure that the
various measures approved, and the various powers available, for the purpose
of recording, conserving, and presenting the places of cultural heritage
significance in the State are utilised effectively.
[Section 7 amended by No. 49 of 1996
s. 64; No. 77 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 83(5).]