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 go to 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 two 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 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 Tourism Sport and Culture's website.
Last updated: 17 January 2020