Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01869:reg:2021:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01869
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2021 (pt 23/55)
Character Range: 633149–636232

the association by the organisation responsible for the place. The public may also demonstrate reduced interest due to population and demographic changes.

CONTEMPORARY ASSOCIATIONS INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP CRITERIA  Definition
Healthy                                                 The contemporary associations have been maintained and fostered.
Not Healthy                                             The contemporary associations have not been maintained or fostered.

  In the following tables, colour-coding is used to indicate a change between 2007, 2013 and 2020 in relation to condition and/or integrity.

Table colour-coding
Green indicates an improvement in condition and/or integrity.   Red indicates a decline in condition and/or integrity.   Blue indicates that one aspect has improved while another has declined.   Yellow indicates no change in rating but new information is provided about condition or integrity.

  Assessment findings: 2020

  Table 1: Fabric (the physical place)

  Overall, Old Parliament House is rated as being in a Good condition with High integrity. There are a number of values – elements or spaces within the building – where the condition has improved since 2013, owing to dedicated conservation projects and maintenance. For example, line item No. 9 'front facade and the immediate grassed area to its north (NHL A)' was ranked as Fair in 2013, but is now in Good condition.

  However, overarching statements that make an aggregate assessment of the whole building can mask the fact that particular items require immediate attention. For example, investigation and major conservation work is required at the rear of the building; see, for example, line item No. 1: 'Old Parliament House', where the values have been identified as being in Poor condition.

  Table 2: Historical associations

  The values assessment in 2007 and 2013 ranked the condition and integrity of the fabric associated with the historical association or value. To align with best practice heritage management and the EPBC Act, reference to 'fabric' has been removed from the 2020 Table 2 assessment. Instead, the updated assessment focuses on the condition of the value, excluding the physical condition (as this is already largely noted in Table 1).

  Table 3: Contemporary associations

  Two values included in the National Heritage List (NHL) – criterion G: social value – and Commonwealth Hertitage List (CHL) – criterion H – are included in Table 3 as 'contemporary associations'.104 The values' relevance, or how they are embodied, has changed since inclusion in the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List. For example, the Museum of Australian Democracy's (MoAD) role in the conservation, presentation and interpretation of Old Parliament House's heritage values for the Australian community is ongoing and undertaken in accordance with the management of the building. MoAD harnesses and nurtures contemporary community association with the heritage values of Old Parliament House, and this is a value in itself.

  The MoAD vision is to