The Brisbane Heritage Register is a heritage register containing a list of culturally-significant places within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Under Section 113 of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992, all local government authorities in Queensland must maintain a local heritage register.[1]

Criteria

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Listings on the Brisbane Heritage Register are made on the recommendation of the council's architects and historians in consultation with the Heritage Advisory Committee.[2]

Places on the heritage register must satisfy one or more of these criteria:[2]

  • illustrates the evolution or pattern in local history
  • has rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of cultural heritage
  • aids the knowledge and understanding of local history
  • illustrates the important characteristics of a particular class cultural places
  • has aesthetic significance
  • was very creative or technologically advanced for its period
  • has special links to a particular community or cultural group
  • has special links to a significant local historical person or organisation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "QUEENSLAND HERITAGE ACT 1992 - SECT 113". Queensland Consolidated Acts. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Heritage register". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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