About the course
This five-morning 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 the 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.
On completion of the course participants will be able to:
- Understand the provisions of the laws in play
- Understand the effects of a number of court cases and tribunal rulings which have determined certain interpretations of the lawsUnderstand the roles and influence of the role-players in heritage-related applications
- Understand the relationship between ideas about conservation, the processes of identifying and assessing the significance of heritage resources, and the administration processes
- Adopt these interpretations in practice through a critical understanding of the necessary components of applications and how they should be presented
The course will benefit those professionals already involved in and experienced in the submission and administration of applications. This includes lawyers, architects, town planners, heritage practitioners of all disciplines, and officials/heritage managers/administrators and decision-makers. The course is focussed on the law and the administration of conservation practice and heritage resource management.
Course content
The contents of the course will include:
- a review of the administrative processes/procedures adopted by the provincial heritage resources authority in the Western Cape, Heritage Western Cape, and the City of Cape Town in the administration of applications
- a review of the public and I&AP consultation processes ordinarily required
- a detailed discussion and analysis of some of the decisions of the MEC’s Tribunals and of the High Courts and Supreme Court of Appeal
- a detailed review of the factors (and rights) to be taken into account in assessment and decision-making
Certification
A certificate of attendance will be given to all course members who attend a minimum of four of the five sessions (or 80% of the sessions). A certificate of successful course completion will be issued to those participants who attend the course and obtain at least 60% in the optional examination.
Course cost
- R9500
- Discounts for staff and students of UCT and students of other tertiary education institutes are available under certain circumstances; and companies/institutions with three and more participants will receive a discount of 20% for every participant.
Registration
Registration forms are available from the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies (ems@uct.ac.za).
In order to ensure a place on the course applicants must complete and return a signed registration form to the course administrator: Mercy Brown-Luthango at Mercy.Brown-Luthango@uct.ac.za
Confirmation of acceptance will be sent on receipt of a registration form.
Registrations close one week before the start of a course.
Cancellations must be received one week before the start of a course, or the full course fee will be charged.
More Information
Read more: Heritage Law and its administration: an advanced course
Email: ems@uct.ac.za
Phone: +27 (0)21 650 2634
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