Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868:reg:6:p10
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Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 10/86)
Character Range: 36039–38993

internal gardens and the surrounding area (up to the central line of the perimeter roadways). The various management and legal boundaries within this area are outlined below and in Figure 5.

      1. Old Parliament House boundary administered by Old Parliament House (as a Statutory Agency):
    all elements contained within and on the exterior walls and to the ground level steps, the front Façade garden to the footpath, the East and West Façade gardens (the partially enclosed pocket gardens), the rear cooling enclosures, and the East and West bridges at the rear of the building. The National Capital Authority administered area: all roads, gardens and footpaths from the ground level steps or exterior walls of Old Parliament House outwards excluding those areas administered by Old Parliament House (the front Façade garden to the footpath, the East and West Façade gardens, the rear cooling enclosures, and the East and West bridges at the rear of the building).

2.       National Heritage List boundary: 'About 2.5ha, King George Terrace, Parkes, comprising the area bounded by the centre lines of King George Terrace, Queen Victoria Terrace and Parliament Square, and including all of Sections 39, 42, 43 and 50 Parkes.'2

3.       Commonwealth Heritage List boundary: 'About 2.5ha, comprising that area bounded by King George Terrace, Queen Victoria Terrace and Parliament Square, Parkes.'3

  Figure 5: Management boundaries of Old Parliament House and Curtilage

    2         Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. S198, 2 October 2007, p. 2.
    3         ibid.
     2.2.  Physical description of the site

      2.2.1.  The Building and its Collections (movable items)

  Old Parliament House is a large three-storey rendered brick building with the main floor on the intermediate level. The strong horizontal pattern of the white painted main façade is symmetrical and features four original bays with arched bronze windows, verandahs and balconies enclosed with glass and end bays which are stepped forward, creating a rhythm of stepped cornices and parapets. The balanced masses of the Senate and House of Representatives Chambers rise above the surrounding offices and other rooms.

  The building has strong symmetrical planning based around a number of major spaces. The major axis through the building, aligned with the Land Axis of the Parliamentary Triangle, features a series of spaces: King's Hall, Parliamentary Library and the Dining Rooms. The cross-axis features the Senate and House of Representatives Chambers, which are placed symmetrically either side of King's Hall. All of these spaces are on the main or intermediate level. Surrounding these spaces are many smaller meeting rooms, offices and other service areas which are placed on the lower ground, main and upper floors.

  There are two enclosed courtyards, located between the North Wing of the building and the South Wing. Dining Rooms are features