Queensland Heritage Advisory Panel

The Queensland Heritage Advisory Panel (the Panel) was established in 2021 to provide a structured collaboration process between state and local government to better protect Queensland’s significant heritage places.

The Panel is responsible for providing advice to the Queensland Heritage Council about options to:

• ensure places of state and local heritage significance in Queensland can be protected for future generations
• strengthen the legislative framework to better protect heritage places
• apply best practice heritage principles for heritage protection.

The Panel is an advisory body initiated by the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, formally established as a committee of the Queensland Heritage Council under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992.

Final report and implementation

The Panel provided its final report (PDF, 3 MB) on its work in late 2021 through the Queensland Heritage Council. This report included 22 recommendations arranged around three themes:

1. Legislative reform to strengthen Queensland’s heritage framework.
2. Support for heritage stakeholders.
3. Better communication, understanding and engagement about Queensland’s heritage places.

In response to these recommendations, the Queensland Government has developed the Queensland Heritage Implementation Strategy (PDF, 1.9 MB) to deliver all 22 QHAP recommendations and improve Queensland’s heritage protection system.

Members

Members of the Panel have expertise in a range of heritage and planning issues and considerations. Representatives include:

• the Queensland Heritage Council Chair as Panel Chair
• a representative of Brisbane City Council
• a representative of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland)
• a representative of the Australian Institute of Architects, Queensland Chapter,
  Heritage Committee
• a representative of the Planning Institute of Australia (Queensland)
• a member of the Queensland Heritage Council representing the interests of regional local government.