Government Gazette 29 December 2004 No.3361 25 NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT, 2004 Act No. 27, 2004 (a) a place which is a government building or State land; or (b) an object which is in or on a government building or State land, means a Minister, a public authority or any other person responsible for the care, management or control of that building or land. Publication of application On receiving an application under section 48, the Council ­ 49. (1) (a) must cause notice of the application to be published in a newspaper circulating generally in the area in which the protected place or protected object is situated, if the Council considers that the proposed works or activities may detrimentally affect that place or object; (b) must make a copy of the application available at the office of the Council during normal office hours for inspection by members of the public for the period of 14 days after the notice is published under paragraph (a); and (c) may require the owner of the protected place or protected object to cause a copy of the application to be continuously displayed in a conspicuous position on that place or the place where the object is located for a specified period not exceeding 14 days. (2) The Council may ­ (a) require the owner of a protected place or protected object to give the notice referred to in subsection (1)(a) at the owner's expense; or (b) if that notice is given by the Council, recover the costs of publication from the owner. Submissions 50. (1) If notice of an application is given under section 49(1) any person may lodge a written submission with the Council in relation to the application. (2) A submission must be lodged within 14 days after the notice is given under section 49(1). Matters to be considered in determining application for permit 51. regard to ­ (1) In considering an application for a permit, the Council must have (a) the extent to which an approval of the application would affect the heritage significance of the protected place or object; (b) the extent to which a refusal of the application would affect the reasonable or economic use of the protected place or object, or cause undue financial hardship to the owner in relation to that place or object; (c) any submissions made under section 50; (d) if the applicant is a public authority, the extent to which a refusal of the application would unreasonably detrimentally affect the ability afthe public authority to carry out a statutory function specified in the application; and any matters relating to the protection and conservation of the place or object (e)