Heritage Register: search for places or objects
You can search the Northern Territory (NT) Heritage Register to find all declared heritage places and objects as well as those which have been nominated to the register.
Heritage places are protected by the Heritage Act 2011.
Places with automatic protection
Some types of places and objects are automatically protected by the Heritage Act.
These include all Aboriginal and Macassan archaeological places and objects. Read more about Indigenous heritage.
Sites with limited or no access
In some cases, when you search the Heritage Register, you will find that information about a place is 'non-public'.
This means information about the place is not publicly available for reasons like cultural sensitivities.
Some sites are also on private land and you must get permission from the land owner if you want to visit them.
If you have any questions or want more information about sites with restricted or limited access, call Heritage NT 08 8999 5039.
How to search the Heritage Register
You can search by going to the NT Heritage Register website.
If you want to nominate a place or object to be on the heritage register, read nominate a place or object.
National and international heritage lists
There are also places and objects in the NT that are not on the NT Heritage register because they are protected by Commonwealth legislation.
These include the NT's 2 World Heritage sites, Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parks, and places like the the Larrakeyah Barracks Precinct in Darwin.
Go to the Australian Government's Department of Environment website for a list of all of the following:
- World Heritage list
- National Heritage list
- Commonwealth Heritage list
- Australian National Shipwreck database
- List of overseas places of historic significance to Australia
- Register of the National Estate.
Contact Heritage NT
GPO Box 1448
Darwin NT 0801
Level 1, JHV2,
Jape Homemaker Village
Phone: 08 8999 5039
heritage.branch@nt.gov.au
NT Heritage Council
Read about the NT Heritage Council on the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities website.
You can search the Northern Territory (NT) Heritage Register to find all heritage places and objects in the NT,
This includes Aboriginal heritage places that are automatically protected under the NT Heritage Act 2011 as well as nominated places or objects.
Some of these may have information that is not publicly available due to reasons like cultural sensitivities.
If they are on private land, you must get permission from the land owner to visit them.
Find out how to nominate a place or object. - put in callout box.
Places not included
If a place or object in the NT is on the national or world heritage list, it will not be included in the NT Heritage Register.
This includes world heritage sites like Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta national parks and places like the Larrakeyah Barracks Precinct.
For more information on national or world heritage lists, go to the Australian Government's Department of Environment website.
You can also find lists of Australian shipwrecks, overseas places of historic significance to Australia and national estate.
Contact
If you have any questions or want more information, contact Heritage NT.
GPO Box 1448
Darwin NT 0801
Level 1, JHV2,
Jape Homemaker Village
Phone: 08 8999 5039
heritage.branch@nt.gov.au
You can also read about the NT Heritage Council on the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities website.
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