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is managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (TAS PWS).

The AMSA lease consists of one parcel of land:
       * Lot 1: Lighthouse tower (1,024m2)
The current lease commenced on 1 May 1998 and includes the option to renew for an additional 25 years.

Figure 6. Goose Island Lightstation 2018 Map of Lease (Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community)
Goose Island Lighthouse and its accompanying store shed are the only remaining structure from the original lightstation. The land surrounding AMSA's lease is managed by the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (TAS).
  2.4 Access
Goose Island can be accessed by helicopter and boat – boat landing is enabled on the sandy beaches of its north eastern coastline. Visitors are required to walk the distance to the lighthouse (minimal path visibility). Access inside the lighthouse is restricted to authorised personnel only.
Figure 7. View of path from lighthouse tower to helipad (Source: AMSA, 2018)
Tourism
Due to the extreme isolation of the lighthouse and the island, no current tourism operations exist.
  2.5 Listings
The table below details the various heritage listings of the Goose Island Lightstation.

Register                                          ID
Commonwealth Heritage List                        105564[7]
Register for the National Estate (non-statutory)  102869[8]

Tasmanian Heritage Register                       10684[9]

  3.   History

  3.1 General history of lighthouses in Australia
The first lighthouse to be constructed on Australian soil was Macquarie Lighthouse, located at the entrance to Port Jackson, NSW. First lit in 1818, the cost of the lighthouse was recovered through the introduction of a levy on shipping. This was instigated by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who ordered and named the light.
The following century oversaw the construction of hundreds of lighthouses around the country. Constructing and maintaining a lighthouse were costly ventures that often required the financial support of multiple colonies. However, they were deemed necessary aids in assisting the safety of mariners at sea. Lighthouses were firstly managed by the colony they lay within, with each colony developing their own style of lighthouse and operational system. Following Federation in 1901, which saw the various colonies unite under one Commonwealth government, lighthouse management was transferred from state hands to the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service.

Lamps and optics: an overview

Lighthouse technology has altered drastically over the centuries. Eighteenth century lighthouses were lit using parabolic mirrors and oil lamps. Documentation of early examples of parabolic mirrors in the United Kingdom, circa 1760, were documented as consisting of wood and lined with pieces of looking glass or plates of tin. As described by Searle, 'When light hits a shiny surface, it is reflected at an angle equal to that at which it hit. With a light source