Nomination Reviews
Nomination Reviews provide an opportunity for nominators dissatisfied with a decision by the Executive Director to refuse a nomination to have that decision reviewed.
Registrations & Reviews
The Heritage Council of Victoria is an independent statutory body that makes decisions about the inclusion of places in the Victorian Heritage Register and the Heritage Inventory, and conducts reviews of the Executive Director’s decisions relating to permits, archaeological consents and nomination refusals.
If you would like to nominate a place or object for the Victorian Heritage Register or make changes to a registered place or object you will need to apply to Heritage Victoria, a part of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Please note the Heritage Act 2017 commences on 1 November. Registrations and permit appeal processes which began under the Heritage Act 1995 will continue to be governed by that legislation from 1 November. Any review or hearing processes that begin after 1 November will be governed by the Heritage Act 2017.
Registrations & Reviews highlights:
Archaeological Consent Reviews
Archaeological Consent Reviews are conducted by the Heritage Council so that consent applicants or owners or custodians who are dissatisfied with a decision by the Executive Director, Heritage Victoria on an archaeological consent can have a third party review the decision.
Executive Director Recommendations
Executive Director recommendations
In accordance with section 41 of the Heritage Act 2017, the following recommendations have been made to the Heritage Council of Victoria by the Executive Director, Heritage Victoria:
The following place has been recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register:
FESTIVAL HALL, 272-306 DUDLEY STREET, WEST MELBOURNE, City of Melbourne (PDF 3057KB)
The following place has not been recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register:
HAZELWOOD POWER STATION, BRODRIBB ROAD, HAZELWOOD, Latrobe City Council (PDF 2000 KB)
The following place has been recommended for amendment in the Victorian Heritage Register:
EAST MELBOURNE SYNAGOGUE, 494-500 ALBERT STREET, EAST MELBOURNE (VHR H0495) (PDF 2000KB)
MAKING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION
Any person or body may make a written submission to the Heritage Council in relation to a recommendation of the Executive Director above.
Documents for Registrations and Reviews
Heritage Act 2017 Protocols and Forms
Protocols for Hearings and Reviews
Any review or hearing processes that begins after 1 November 2017 will be governed by the Heritage Act 2017.
Registration Hearings
Registration Hearings are public processes that allow interested people to present their views on whether or not a place or object is added to the Victorian Heritage Register or an existing registration is amended.
Permit Reviews
Permit reviews are conducted by the Heritage Council so that owners or custodians who are dissatisfied with a decision about a permit to alter a heritage place or object can challenge that decision and present their case in person.