Queensland Heritage Register

Criteria

• State Heritage Place, e.g. the Charters Towers Courthouse
• Archaeological Place, e.g. the First Brisbane Burial Ground in the vicinity of Skew Street, Brisbane
• Protected Area, e.g. the shipwreck of the on Fraser Island

  Criteria for inclusion as a State Heritage Place

• it shows evolutions or patterns of the history of Queensland
• it has rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of the cultural heritage of Queensland
• it contributes to an understanding of the history of Queensland
• it is a good example of a particular type of cultural place
• it is important for its aesthetics
• it shows a high standard of creative or technical achievement in its time period
• it is important to a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons
• it is associated with the life or work of important people, groups or organisations in the history of Queensland

  Criteria for inclusion as an Archaeological Place

Protected Areas

Format of the Register

• location information
• the history of the place
• a description of the place
• if it is subject to a heritage agreement
• for State Heritage Places, how it meets the criteria for State Heritage Places
• for Archaeological Places, how it meets the criteria for Archaeological Places
• for Protected Areas, a statement of the significance of the cultural heritage that warrants the protection

  Other heritage registers