Australia ICOMOS makes formal submissions regarding legislation reviews, government polices and other pertinent issues. These submissions give Australia ICOMOS a powerful voice and the opportunity to make a formal statement on the weaknesses and strengths of such legislation and policies, and lobby for better heritage protection and management.
All submissions are made in accordance with the Australia ICOMOS Guidelines for Submissions (dated February 2018).
Recent submissions include:
2024
- Australia ICOMOS Submission on Heritage Victoria Resourcing
- Australia ICOMOS Submission on the Draft EIS for the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport flight path design for single runway operations
- Australia ICOMOS Submission regarding the Proposed Planning Reforms to create low and mid-rise housing
2023
- Australia ICOMOS Submission Draft Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment Bill 2024
- Australia ICOMOS Submission Comments on EPBC No. 2023/09606 New Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide Park Lands
- Australia ICOMOS Submission WA Amendment of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 following repeal of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 – Recommended Inclusions
- Australia ICOMOS Submission WA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 – Aboriginal Heritage (Fee) Regulations 2023 (Consultation Draft) – Section 16 Permit Fees
- Australia ICOMOS Submission Australian ratification of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
- Australia ICOMOS Submission ACT Inquiry into Heritage Arrangements
2022
- Australia ICOMOS letter to Minister for the Environment and Water re. Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area December 2022
- Australia ICOMOS Cultural Policy Submission August 2022
- Australia ICOMOS Submission to Tasmanian State Planning Provisions Review August 2022
- Australia ICOMOS letter to Minister for the Arts re. Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
- Australian Archaeological Association and Australia ICOMOS Submission on A New Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection Act Consultation Paper (March 2022)
- AICOMOS Submission re Review of Queensland Cultural Heritage Act March 2022
- AI Election Policy 2022
- AICOMOS Letter to Minister Payne re. Ukraine March 2022
- AICOMOS Victorian Planning Inquiry Submission January 2022
- AICOMOS Willandra WHA Keeping Place Submission January 2022
- AICOMOS REB+CG St Vincents EPBC Submission January 2022
2021
- AICOMOS Submission Warragamba Dam Proposal EIS December 2021
- AICOMOS Request to WA Premier to withdraw the WA Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 2 December 2021
- AICOMOS Submission on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall 7 November 2021
- AICOMOS Submission on Tasmanian Planning Policies 27 October 2021
- AICOMOS Adelaide Park Lands Position Paper_12 October 2021
- AICOMOS submission on draft strategy for Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens 24 September 2021
- AustraliaICOMOS submission_draft Built Environment Adaptation Action Plan_6 August 2021
- AICOMOS submission_EPBC Act Referral 2021-8951 – Willandra Ancestral Remains Reburial_19 July 2021
- Australia ICOMOS NSW Heritage Act Review submission_10 July 2021
- AICOMOS Cockatoo Island Draft Concept Vision submission_28 June 2021
- AICOMOS Submission Central Station Developments_29 March 2021
- AICOMOS Statement, February 2021 – UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) Final
- AICOMOS comments on Draft ICICH Charter_29 January 2021-COMPLETE
Australia ICOMOS gratefully acknowledges the significant contribution made by members of the National Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (NSC-ICH) and the Australian Expert members of the International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH) to this submission.
2020
- Australia ICOMOS Submission on WA ACHB 2020_9 October 2020
- AICOMOS EPBC Review Submission #3 (interim report)_17 August 2020
- AICOMOS submission_Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia – Juukan Gorge_14 August 2020
- AICOMOS Comments_REB+CG HMP, April 2020_24 July 2020
- AICOMOS statement on destruction of Juukan Gorge Rockshelters_3 June 2020
- AICOMOS Powerhouse Museum submission_25 May 2020
- AICOMOS Lake Burley Griffin West Basin Phase 2 submission_25 May 2020
- AICOMOS submission_NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry 22 May 2020 FINAL
- AICOMOS comments_REB+CG WHEA April 2020 Discussion Paper_15 May 2020
- AICOMOS submission_Tas Major Projects Bill_13 May 2020
- Submission_Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements_28 April 2020
- AICOMOS EPBC Review Submission #2_16 April 2020
- AICOMOS submission_Phase 3 Urban Areas Code Submission_28 Feb 2020
- AICOMOS Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area letter_Minister Ley_Jan 2020
- AICOMOS Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area letter_Minister Jaensch_Jan 2020
- AICOMOS Parramatta high rise development_11 January 2020
- AICOMOS EPBC Review Submission #1_6 January 2020
2019
- Australia ICOMOS submission re AWM_11 December 2019
- AICOMOS submission_NSW Legislative Council Inquiry_Warragamba Dam Proposal 2 Dec 2019
- AICOMOS submission_Phase 2 Rural Code Submission_29 Nov 2019
- AI Submission_Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 (TAS) Review Stg 1_30.09.2019
- Aust ICOMOS submission to review of CH Acts_2 August 2019
(Review of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Acts QLD) - AICOMOS Position Statement – Warragamba Dam_19 July 2019
- AICOMOS Submission_WA Aboriginal Heritage Act Review Stage 2_May 2019
2018
- AACAI-ICOMOS PER review response Burrup_Minister Price_23 Nov 2018
- AACAI-ICOMOS PER review response Burrup_EPA_22 Nov 2018
- AICOMOS Warragamba Dam letter_Minister Upton_17 Oct 2018
- AICOMOS Warragamba Dam letter_ICOMOS_17 Oct 2018
- AICOMOS Warragamba Dam letter_Minister Price_17 Oct 2018
- AICOMOS SOH letter re Everest_Premier Berejiklian_8 Oct 2018
- Draft State Planning Policies_AICOMOS Submission_21 Sept 2018
- Australia ICOMOS_Inquiry Into Heritage_Submission_14 Sept 2018
- AICOMOS_Submission_Draft Design Guide for Heritage_Aug 2018
- AICOMOS submission_QLD abandoned mines Disc Paper_16 July 2018
- AICOMOS submission_Cambria Estate_15 June 2018
- AICOMOS submission_WA Aboriginal Heritage Act review_May 2018
- AICOMOS submission_Accredited Professionals_30 April 2018
- AICOMOS submission_SiriusSEPP_February 2018
- AICOMOS submission Thompsons Sq_Final_for Parliamentary Enquiry_January 2018
2017
- AICOMOS submission_SA Character Preservation Acts_December 2017
- AICOMOS Submission_WLRWHA Repatriation EPBC Referral_28 September 2017
- AICOMOS Submission_WTACL ORV Track Reopening EPBC Referral_26 September 2017
- AICOMOS submission_Parramatta Nth Urban Transformation Precinct_June 2017
- AICOMOS Submission_Rehabilitation of mining and resources projects_April 2017
- AICOMOS Submission_EP&A Amendment Bill 2017_March 2017
- AICOMOS Submission_Greater Sydney District Plans_March 2017
- AICOMOS comments_Governor’s Domain & Civic Precinct NHL nom_March 2017
- AICOMOS Submission_Tas Aboriginal Relics Act 2016 Proposed Amendments_Feb 2017
- AICOMOS comments_Guidance Document on Post Trauma Recovery_2 Feb 2017
- AICOMOS comments_SA Minister Code-Upgrading health and safety in existing buildings_Jan 2017
2016
- AICOMOS comments_Historic Shipwrecks Regulations_Dec 2016
- AICOMOS submission_Local Heritage Discussion Paper_Oct 2016
- AICOMOS submission_Cult Htge Duty of Care Guidelines Rev_Sept 2016
- AICOMOS submission_Historic Shipwrecks Act_6 July 2016
- Australia ICOMOS Tasmanian Planning Scheme Submission_17 May 2016
- AICOMOS submission_Review of Complying Dev for Inland NSW_13 May 2016
- AICOMOS Response to Amendments to ICOMOS Statutes_5 May 2016
- AI submission to Five Year ACT Heritage Strategy_March 2016
- Adelaide Park Lands_Management Strategy_AI Submission_26 Feb 2016
2015
- Australia ICOMOS North Adelaide DPA submission_November 2015
- AI Submission_West Basin Waterfront City development_October 2015
- AICOMOS Submission_Review of Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010_ Jun 2015
- Adelaide Park Lands DPA_AI comments_15 July 2015
2014
- AI_Tasmanian Wilderness_Submission to Senate Enquiry_6 March 2014
- AICOMOS Response to Review of Ethical Commitment Statement_27 Feb 2014
- Response to ICOMOS Statutes revisions_Australia ICOMOS_31 Jan 2014
- Reconstruction at Heritage Places in Australia_Australia ICOMOS comments – 24 Feb 2014
- Australia ICOMOS & APT submission_Proposed Australian Heritage Strategy, 23 January 2014
- Australia ICOMOS submission_Proposed Australian Heritage Strategy, 22 January 2014
2013
- AICOMOS submission to Planning Assessment Committee re 330 Church Street Parramatta_12 Dec 2013
- Australia ICOMOS Plan Melbourne Submission_6 Dec 2013
- Australia ICOMOS submission_2 Macquarie St Parramatta_27 Nov 2013
- AICOMOS submission_EPBC Act Audit Compliance_30 October 2013
- Proposed sale of NSW Gov-owned Bridge St heritage bldgs_Letter to SMH-Ed_Oct2013
- Proposed sale of NSW Gov-owned Bridge St heritage bldgs_Letter to Premier_Oct2013
- Proposed sale of NSW Gov-owned Bridge St heritage bldgs_Letter to NSW-Arch-Bulletin_Oct2013
- 330 Church St Parramatta dev’mt – Australia ICOMOS response_Oct 2013
- AICOMOS submission_South Australian Planning Reform_7 August 2013
- Australia ICOMOS submission_Inquiry into heritage tourism and ecotourism in Victoria_Aug 2013
- Australia ICOMOS submission_Inquiry into heritage tourism and ecotourism in Victoria_Aug 2013 (references added Nov 2013)
- Australia ICOMOS submisison_330 Church St, Parramatta dev’mt_11 Aug 2013
- Australia ICOMOS White Paper Submission_28.06.13
- AICOMOS Submission_Inquiry into Skills Shortages in NSW_21 June 2013
- AICOMOS Submission_Review of ACT Heritage 2004_17 June 2013
- AICOMOS Submission on The Queensland State Planning Policy – Cultural Heritage_12 June 2013
2012
- AICOMOS Submission on Tasmanian Aboriginal Heritage Protection Bill 2012_14 December 2012
- AI comments_Mixed Use, Residential, Retail and Commercial Development – 330 Church Street, Parramatta_July 2012
- AI Submission_Review Of The WA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972_26 June 2012
- AI submission_Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act_22 June 2012 (file size: 7.5 MB)
- AI submission_EPBC Cost Recovery_21 June 2012
- AI submission_Australian Heritage Strategy_14 June 2012
- AI submission_Mixed Use, Residential, Retail and Commercial Development – 330 Church Street, Parramatta_14 June 2012
- AI Submission_Draft Heritage Regulations 2012 and Regulatory Impact Statement_23 May 2012
- AI submission_Mixed Use, Residential, Retail and Commercial Development – 330 Church Street, Parramatta_14 May 2012
- AI submission_Draft Historic Cultural Heritage Act Amendment Bill 2012_13 April 2012
- Australia ICOMOS submission_Issues Paper for The Review of the NSW Planning System_March 2012
- AI Submission on Interim Heritage Orders_17 February 2012
- AI submission_Proposed Memorials Development near Lake Burley Griffin_13 February 2012
- Celebrating World Heritage article_Trust News, February 2012
2011
- AI submission_Mixed Use, Residential, Retail and Commercial Development – 330 Church Street, Parramatta_15 November 2011
- Australia ICOMOS submission_Review of Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006_November 2011
- AI submission_Review of the NSW Planning System and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979_November 2011
- AI submission on Proposed new National Cultural Policy for Australia_October 2011
- Australia ICOMOS submission_330 Church St, _Parramatta _3 October 2011
2010
- AI submission_Removal of Wambo Homestead Complex and Knuckey’s Store from State Heritage Register_November 2010
- AI submission_Application for variation of proclaimed area – Burra Site_8 July 2010
- AI submission_Review of the ACT Heritage Act 2004_14 May 2010
- AI comments_2009 Report of the Independent Review of the EPBC Act 1999_10 April 2010
2009
- AI comments_ NSW heritage register guidelines for listing and de-listing_1 December 2009
- AI submission on proposed reforms to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984_November 2009
- AI and ACNT report_Consideration of the Interim Report_EPBC Act review_20 July 2009
- AI submission_ Historic Shipwrecks Act review_31 July 2009
- AI comments_Interim Report for the Independent Review EPBC Act_2 August 2009
- AI comments_NSW Heritage Amendment Bill 2009
- AI submission to the Review of the Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 and Regulations_March 2009
2008 and earlier
- AICOMOS submission_2008 EPBC Act review_December 2008
- AI submission_ Australia’s Tax and Transfer System_17 October 2008
- AI submission_ NSW Heritage Act review_2007
- AI submission_Managing our Heritage – Reform of the Tasmanian Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995_October 2007
- AI comments_Gallipoli Inquiry_June 2005
- AI submission_Review of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992_May 2004
- AI Submission_Review of Tasmania’s Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995_December 2003
- AI submission_SA Heritage Directions document_November 2003
- AI submission_ACT Non-Urban Study_September 2003
- AI submission_Review of National Capital Authority_May 2003
- AI submission_ACT Heritage Bill 2002_November 2002