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echoing classical entablature;
         * central entrance;
     * its location in a prominent and strategic location, and its freestanding character, dominating views across Lake Burley Griffin;
     * its proportions;
     * its fine craft construction and the use of high quality materials is reflected in:
         * the external building cladding and finishes of the building and podium;
         * the design and/or finely crafted details of the surviving original internal spaces of note, these being the:
            * entry foyer, twin stair cases and mezzanine (GR:55, L1:78);
            * café and bookshop;
            * Main Reading Room (GR:31);
            * Council Room (L1:11);
            * former Director General's office (L1:01);
            * Chairman's Room (L1:05);
            * Nan Kivell Room (L2:24)
            * Nan Kivell Room Foyer (L2: 25);
            * former Manuscripts Librarian's office (L2:38);
            * former Keeper of Rare Books office (L2:11);
            * Asian Collections Reading Room (L3:58);
            * former viewing rooms and projection room (L3:30, L3:31, L3:34);
            * Lamson tube room (LG1:34);
            * Conference Room (L4:92);
            * Brindabella Room (L4:91);
            * Theatre (LG1:77);
            * parts of lower ground 1 Foyer (LG1:48);
         * the general use of marble window surrounds;
         * the use of quality standardised special door frames and hinges, some of which survive;
     * artworks by Bass, French, Robb and Matégot;
     * furniture specifically designed as part of the original building, or otherwise associated with key developments in Library use;
     * the building's use as a public library with the particular attributes being the publicly accessible parts of the building;
     * the original building design;  and
     * use of the building as a repository for the Petherick, Ferguson and Nan Kivell collections.

These implications do not automatically lead to a given conservation policy in Chapter 6.  There are a range of other factors that must also be considered in the development of the policy, and these are considered in the rest of this chapter.  Such factors may modify the implication listed above to produce a different policy outcome.

5.2 Legislative Requirements

Overview

The management of the Library operates within a legislative framework comprising the:
     * National Library Act 1960;
     * Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988;
     * Parliament Act 1974;
     * Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;
     * Australian Heritage Council Act 2003;
     * Copyright Act 1968;
     * Building Code of Australia;
     * Disability Discrimination Act 1992;  and
     * Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

These Acts and the Code are briefly described in the following table.

Table 5.  Brief Description of Legislative and Code Requirements

Act or Code                                                           Brief Description

National Library Act 1960                                             This Act establishes the Library and defines its functions.  Apart from its functions to develop and maintain the national library collection, the Library has the power:
                                                                           * to purchase