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Services, First Peoples - State Relations Group). As of yet, no responses have been received and future versions of the plan will include an update on this consultation progress.
The draft management plan was advertised in accordance with the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations. On 7 March 2022 a notice was placed in The Australian newspaper publication which invited the general public to review the draft plan on AMSA's website and provide feedback. Public consultation closed on 1 April 2022. No submissions were received.
A developed draft was submitted to the Federal Minister through the Heritage Branch of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), and in that process the Minister's delegate sought advice from the Australian Heritage Council. The plan was endorsed on 18 July 2023.
No updates or amendments have been made in this version of the plan.
1.4 Status
This plan has been adopted by AMSA in accordance with Schedule 7A (Management plans for Commonwealth Heritage places) and Schedule 7B (Commonwealth Heritage management principles) of the EPBC Regulations to guide the management of the place and for inclusion in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
1.5 Authorship
This plan has been prepared by AMSA. At the initial time of publication, the Australian Maritime Systems Group (AMSG) was the contract maintenance provider for the Commonwealth Government's AtoN network including Gabo Island Lighthouse.
1.6 Acknowledgements
AMSA acknowledges the professional assistance of the Department of Premier & Cabinet VIC for their assistance in preparation of the plan.
AMSA acknowledges the professional assistance of Parks Victoria for their contributions to the drafting process.
1.7 Language
For clarity and consistency, some words in this plan such as restoration, reconstruction and preservation, are used with the meanings defined in the Burra Charter[2]. (See Appendix 1 Glossary of heritage conservation terms).
Also see Appendix 2 Glossary of lighthouse terminology relevant to Gabo Island which sets out the technical terminology used in this plan.
1.8 Previous reports
       * A Heritage Lighthouse Report was generated by Peter Marquis-Kyle in 2006 for AMSA.[3]
       * A Heritage Asset Condition Report (4th Revision) was generated by AMSG in 2022 for AMSA.[4]
1.9 Sources of information and images
This plan has used a number of sources of information. This includes the National Archives of Australia (NAA), the National Library of Australia (NLA) and AMSA's heritage collection.

2 Gabo Island Lightstation Site
2.1 Location
Gabo Island Lighthouse is located off the north-east coast of Victoria on Gabo Island, a 154 hectare landmass separated from the mainland by a 500 metre-wide channel. Situated approximately 8 kilometres south of the New South Wales/Victorian border, Gabo Island is approximately 13.9 kilometres from the township of Mallacoota.
Coordinates: 37° 34.0750' S,