Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01056:reg:2020:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01056
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2020 (pt 14/18)
Character Range: 83959–88888

of the values associated with the lightstation. (See Section 7. Conservation management policies for further information on strategies to conserve heritage values of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse)
  5.3 Condition and integrity of the Commonwealth heritage values
A heritage monitoring program was implemented in 2016. Each site is visited and reviewed every two years where the heritage fabric and values of the site are evaluated. Assessment of the condition and integrity of lighthouse's values are derived from the latest available Heritage Asset Condition Report produced by AMSA's maintenance contractor.
'Condition' is measured on a Good – Fair – Poor scale and incorporates the current condition of the specific value. Integrity is measured on a High – Medium – Low scale which incorporates the value's intactness.
As a whole, the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse demonstrates good condition of its identified values. The lighthouse's values also demonstrate high integrity.
Criteria               Values (including attributes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Condition  Integrity

Criterion A - Process  Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, completed in 1896, is important in illustrating the development of coastal navigation in Australia and the evolution of lighthouse design following the inter-colonial conference of 1873 in Sydney, which resulted in an agreed series of decisions which would result in a rough national chain of navigational aids. The lighthouse had two functions; to mark the coastal route to Perth via Albany and as the first landfall for vessels crossing the Indian Ocean to Australia. The upgrading of the lighthouse in 1925 under the Commonwealth illustrates the increasing importance of coastal shipping in Australia.  Good       High

                       All of the fabric of the lightstation including the tower, keepers' cottages, ancillary buildings and site layout.

Criterion B – Rarity   Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is exceptionally important in demonstrating in its original lens array and rotation mechanism the earliest use of the mercury bath system in Australia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Good       High

                       Evidence of the original lens array and rotation mechanism.

Criterion D –          In conjunction with the keepers cottages, the lighthouse is important in illustrating the principal characteristics of late nineteenth century lighthouse complexes in remote coastal areas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Good       High
Typicality
                       All the nineteenth century buildings and layout of the complex.

Criterion E –          The lighthouse, situated on a narrow, sparsely vegetated strip of land and surrounded by sea on three sides, is significant as a prominent landmark feature on the coast of Western Australia (WA). The height of the lighthouse also makes it an outstanding landmark from the land and in particular from the approach road from Augusta.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Good       High
Aesthetics
                       The height of the lighthouse, its prominent location, low height of surrounding heath and relatively low height of ancillary structures.

  5.4 Gain/loss of heritage values
Evidence for the potential gain or loss of heritage values will be