Current assessments for the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List
Each year, the Australian Government calls for nominations of places with outstanding heritage significance to the nation. The nominations received are considered by the Australian Heritage Council. On Council advice, the Minister for the Environment then decides which places will be assessed for possible inclusion on our list of Australia’s pre-eminent heritage sites. As part of its assessments, the Australian Heritage Council will seek feedback from stakeholders including owners, occupiers and Indigenous people with interests in the nominated places.
National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List Assessments - August 2023 (PDF 196 KB)
National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List Assessments - August 2023 (DOCX 87 KB)
Individual finalised priority assessment lists
2023-24
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2023-24 for the National Heritage List (PDF 131 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2023-24 for the National Heritage List (DOCX 56 KB)
Previous finalised priority assessment lists
2022-23
For the 2022-23 assessment period, no new places were added to the Australian Heritage Council’s existing list of assessments for the Commonwealth Heritage List.
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2022-23 for the National Heritage List (PDF 207 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2022-23 for the National Heritage List (DOCX 74 KB)
2021-22
For the 2021-22 assessment period, no new places were added to the Australian Heritage Council’s existing list of assessments for the Commonwealth Heritage List.
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2021-22 for the National Heritage List (PDF 207 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2021-22 for the National Heritage List (DOCX 74 KB)
2020-21
For the 2020-21 assessment period, no new places were added to the Australian Heritage Council’s existing list of assessments for the Commonwealth Heritage List.
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2020-21 for the National Heritage List (PDF 180.21 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2020-21 for the National Heritage List (DOCX 86.42 KB)
2019-20
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2019-20 for the National Heritage List (PDF 25.51 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2019-20 for the National Heritage List (DOCX 75.59 KB)
2018-19
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2018-19 for the National Heritage List (PDF 76.78 KB)
Finalised Priority Assessment List for 2018-19 for the National Heritage List (DOCX 31.84 KB)
About the assessment dates in the Lists
The Finalised Priority Assessment Lists indicate the scheduled dates for the completion of assessments . Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Minister may extend an assessment completion date, superseding the dates in these lists. All assessment extensions are listed in the Public Notices database and can be found by selecting "Extended assessments" in the 'Notice' field. The latest assessment completion dates are given in documents reporting the Minister's extension decision which are linked to the results page.