It is defined as a list of areas currently identified as having historic cultural heritage importance to Tasmania as a whole.
The Register[1] is kept by the Tasmanian Heritage Council[2][3] within the meaning of the Tasmanian Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995.
[4] It encompasses in addition the Heritage Register of the Tasmanian branch of the National Trust of Australia, which was merged into the Tasmanian Heritage Register.
[6] The register integrity has been complicated by changes of the list from 2015-2017.
A state government push to eliminate 1650 properties from the register has led to several criticisms and the resignation of a senior staff member of Heritage Tasmania.