What Heritage Tasmania does

Heritage Tasmania is a statutory agency of the Tasmanian State Government, operating within the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania and serving as the operational secretariat to the Tasmanian Heritage Council. The agency administers the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995, which mandates Heritage Council approval for any works affecting places on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, a public database of approximately 500 heritage places spanning the state. Its core platform is the Discover Heritage Search Portal, an online database enabling public exploration of registered heritage places, complemented by the Heritage Services Directory that connects property owners with qualified cultural heritage professionals.

The agency's core service offerings include Works Guidelines (issued under section 90A of the Act), Minor Works Approval and Discretionary Permit application processes, Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Impact Statements, the Built Heritage Grants Scheme, self-guided heritage tours, and World Heritage Convict Sites programming. PlanBuild Tasmania, launched 12 August 2024 for City of Hobart applications, represents the digitization of the Minor Works Approval submission workflow, replacing the prior Certificate of Exemption process in January 2025.

Heritage Tasmania is entirely government-funded and does not generate commercial revenue. Its customer base is structurally diversified across property owners, developers, heritage consultants, local government councils, and the general public, all of whom receive services at no cost. The agency operates under strategic partnerships with Australia ICOMOS, Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ), and Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania, and has endorsed the Dhawura Ngilan vision for Indigenous cultural heritage best practice. Founded in its current form in 2022 following machinery-of-government changes, Heritage Tasmania is a regulatory and advisory body rather than a commercial enterprise, with no applicability to PE/VC/M&A revenue or growth metrics.

Name

Heritage Tasmania

Legal name

Heritage Tasmania

Website

https://heritage.tas.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heritage Tasmania is a Tasmanian State Government agency that administers the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995, managing the Tasmanian Heritage Register of approximately 500 heritage places and providing free regulatory approvals, advisory services, and the Discover Heritage online portal to property owners, developers, consultants, and local councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage Conservation Services

NAICS

Historical Sites (712120), Historical Sites (71212), Museums (712110), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Heritage conservation services
• Heritage register management
• Heritage approval permits
• Built heritage grants
• Heritage advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hobart

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funded Operations: Heritage Tasmania is a Tasmanian State Government agency operated under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. It does not generate commercial revenue but is funded through government appropriations to provide heritage conservation services, regulatory oversight of the Tasmanian Heritage Register, and heritage advisory services to the public.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Heritage Tasmania is the Tasmanian State Government's heritage authority that administers the Tasmanian Heritage Register under the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995. It assesses and approves works to heritage-listed places through Minor Works Approvals and Discretionary Permits, issues Works Guidelines, operates the Discover Heritage Search Portal, and runs the Built Heritage Grants Scheme. All advisory and approval services are provided free of charge to property owners, developers, consultants, and local government.

Product overview

Heritage Tasmania operates as a government body under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, administering the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 through the Tasmanian Heritage Council. The organization provides a suite of interconnected services centered on the Tasmanian Heritage Register—a public database of heritage-listed places accessible via the Discover Heritage Search Portal. Core offerings include Works Guidelines and approval processes (Minor Works Approval and Discretionary Permit applications) for managing changes to registered places, supported by Conservation Management Plans and Heritage Impact Statements. Additional services include the Built Heritage Grants Scheme, Heritage Services Directory connecting property owners with qualified heritage professionals, self-guided heritage tours, and access to World Heritage Convict Sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Discover Heritage: Online search portal for the Tasmanian Heritage Register allowing users to explore heritage-listed places.

Quantifiable outcome

• Heritage Council approval ensures works conform to Burra Charter principles and preserve historic cultural heritage significance

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Australia ICOMOScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) is the peak professional body for heritage conservation in Australia. Heritage Tasmania and the Tasmanian Heritage Council operate in accordance with the Burra Charter (Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 2013), which provides the foundational principles for heritage conservation practice in Australia.
• Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCOANZ is a collaborative body of heritage authorities across Australia and New Zealand. The Tasmanian Heritage Council and Heritage Tasmania have endorsed the Dhawura Ngilan vision, which provides Best Practice Standards in Indigenous cultural heritage management and legislation.
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment TasmaniacoreOthersHeritage Tasmania operates as a division within the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. The Department hosts the Heritage Tasmania website and provides administrative and operational support.
• Tasmanian Heritage CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Tasmanian Heritage Council is the statutory body responsible for protecting heritage significance of places on the Heritage Register. Heritage Tasmania provides operational support to the Heritage Council, which issues Works Guidelines under section 90A of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995.
• Aboriginal Heritage TasmaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA separate government body responsible for Tasmania's Aboriginal cultural heritage. The Tasmanian Heritage Register does not include places whose significance derives solely from Aboriginal cultural value; these are managed by Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• National Trust of Australia (NSW): Community-focused heritage conservation organisation operating heritage properties across Australia. Comparable mission to Heritage Tasmania but operates on nonprofit, member-funded model rather than statutory approvals.

Broad incumbents

• Historic England: UK government-funded public body that advises on heritage planning, listing, and grants. International analog covering the English Heritage Register at greater scale; overlaps with Heritage Tasmania's advisory and listing functions.
• Australian Heritage Council: Federal advisory body on heritage matters listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Oversight layer above state agencies like Heritage Tasmania rather than a direct operational peer.

Others

• Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania: Sister Tasmanian government body responsible for Aboriginal cultural heritage. Listed as a partner of Heritage Tasmania; complementary rather than competitive, as each manages a distinct register.

Direct peers

• Heritage Western Australia: Western Australian heritage agency administering the State Register of Heritage Places. Comparable statutory approvals model and heritage-advisory service offering to Heritage Tasmania.
• Heritage Victoria: Direct state-level Australian heritage authority responsible for administering the Victorian Heritage Register under similar statutory legislation. Operates the same approval-and-advisory model as Heritage Tasmania and works to an equivalent ICOMOS-aligned Charter.
• Queensland Heritage Council: Queensland's state heritage authority managing the Queensland Heritage Register under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. Comparable regulatory and advisory mandate to Heritage Tasmania.
• Heritage NSW: New South Wales state heritage agency managing the NSW State Heritage Register and Section 60 approvals framework. Closely comparable in scope, statutory authority, and advisory-portal offerings to Heritage Tasmania.
• Department for Environment and Water – Heritage South Australia: South Australia's state heritage regulator administering the South Australian Heritage Register and development approvals. Mirrors Heritage Tasmania's statutory approvals and grants role at state level.

Regional players

• Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga: New Zealand's national heritage regulatory body operating under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. Closest international analogue to Heritage Tasmania in mandate and operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tasmanian-heritage-council

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Funding overview

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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