Heritage Law And Its Administration : An Advanced Course

HERITAGE LAW AND ITS ADMINISTRATION : AN ADVANCED COURSE

Dates: 18, 25 August; 1, 8 September

Time: 9:00 to 13:00

Course fee: R8 000 (discounts may apply)

Platform: Microsoft Teams

This course is aimed at improving the knowledge of professionals (lawyers, heritage practitioners, town planners, architects–both heritage and land-use officials–and decision-makers) who are already experienced in the submission, scrutiny and decision-making regarding development applications required under the heritage laws (the National Heritage Resources Act and municipal planning by-laws). It is designed to deepen the knowledge of course participants of the applicable and associated laws and to explore the administration and operation of these laws in South Africa by exploring current practice and decision-making in the Western Cape and in the courts. While the course will rely on experiences, in the main, in the Western Cape, the legislation discussed is administered throughout the country, if with regional differences.

On completion of the course participants will be able to understand the:

• provisions of the laws in play

• details and effects of a number of court cases which have determined certain interpretations of the laws

▪ roles and influence of the various actors/role-players in heritage-related applications

• relationship between ideas about conservation, the processes of identifying heritage resources and assessing their significance, and the current administration by the authorities

▪ interpretations and understandings in practice through a critical understanding of the necessary components of applications and how they should be presented and argued.

The course content includes:

• a review of the administrative processes/procedures adopted by the provincial heritage resources authority, Heritage Western Cape, in the administration of applications emphasising the most often troublesome interpretations

• a review of the public and I&AP consultation processes ordinarily required a detailed discussion and analysis of several decisions of both the MEC’s Tribunal and of the High and Supeme Court of appeal

• a detailed review of the factors (and rights) to be taken into account in assessment and consequential decision-making.

Discounts

Discounts for staff and students of tertiary institutions are available. Companies/institutions with two and more participants will receive a 20% discount.

Certification

Certificates of attendance or completion will be issued on completion of the course.

Registrations and cancellations

Registration forms are available from: ems@uct.ac.za

Dr Stephen Townsend, graduated in architecture in Cape Town, completed a diploma in conservation studies at the University of Rome (equivalent to a Masters degree) and a PhD at UCT. He has worked as an architect; as an administrator of land use- and of heritage-related regulations at the Cape Town City Council; and as the CEO of Heritage Western Cape; and he has also served on the Heritage Western Cape Council, its Impact Assessment Committee, its Built Environment and Landscape Committee and its Inventories and Grading Committee. He established the MPhil in Conservation of the Built Environment degree at UCT (from 2009) and ran it for ten years. He now consults and periodically serves on the Western Cape MEC’s Tribunals.The lectures/seminars will be presented by specialists in the field (lawyers and heritage specialists; see the programme–https://bit.ly/3FS5PO2), all of whom have represented parties to applications to Heritage Western Cape’s Appeals Committee, to the MEC’s Tribunals, and in the court.

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