Section 324JK — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Simplified outline

The following is a simplified outline of this Subdivision: This Subdivision sets out the emergency process for the inclusion of places in the National Heritage List. The emergency process involves the following steps: (a) the Minister may include a place in the National Heritage List if it is under threat (see section 324JL); (b) the Minister asks the Australian Heritage Council to assess the place (see section 324JM); (c) the Australian Heritage Council publishes notice of the listing and invites comments (see section 324JN); (d) the Australian Heritage Council assesses the place, and gives the assessment to the Minister (see sections 324JO and 324JP); (e) the Minister has 12 months from the listing of the place to decide whether it should continue to be listed, and the listing will lapse if the Minister does not make a decision within that period (see section 324JQ).