The Queensland Heritage Register is a heritage register, a statutory list of places in Queensland, Australia that are protected by Queensland legislation, the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. It is maintained by the Queensland Heritage Council. As at 5 April 2020 there are 1790 places on the Queensland Heritage Register, including the Story Bridge in Brisbane and the Ross River Meatworks Chimney in Townsville. Criteria For a place to be entered in the register, it must be nominated and then go through a process of assessment. There are three categories for inclusion: State Heritage Place (the most common type of entry), e.g. the Charters Towers Courthouse Archaeological Place, e.g. the First Brisbane Burial Ground in the vicinity of Skew Street, Brisbane Protected Area, e.g. the shipwreck of the on Fraser Island Criteria for inclusion as a State Heritage Place For inclusion as a State Heritage Place on the Queensland Heritage Register, the place must satisfy one of the following criteria: it shows evolutions or patterns of the history of Queensland it has rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of the cultural heritage of Queensland it contributes to an understanding of the history of Queensland it is a good example of a particular type of cultural place it is important for its aesthetics it shows a high standard of creative or technical achievement in its time period it is important to a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons it is associated with the life or work of important people, groups or organisations in the history of Queensland Criteria for inclusion as an Archaeological Place For inclusion as an Archaeological Place on the Queensland Heritage Register, the place must have the potential to contain an archaeological artefact that might yield information about the history of Queensland. If a place is already listed as a State Heritage Place, it cannot also be separately listed as an Archaeological Place. Protected Areas A Protected Area must be declared by regulation; there is no explicit criteria listed in the legislation, other than it be a place of great significance to cultural heritage. Entry to Protected Areas is restricted with a system of permits, affording a high level of protection. Format of the Register An entry in the Queensland Heritage Register must include: location information the history of the place a description of the place if it is subject to a heritage agreement for