Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01869:reg:6:p56
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01869
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 56/86)
Character Range: 195005–197948

To ensure the significant physical and intangible relationships between this and other zones are not compromised by inappropriate change or use. (Refer to Policy 5)

      3. To ensure that significant associations between the movable heritage elements and spaces are identified, retained and interpreted after documentation. (Refer to Policies 1 and 4)

      4. To ensure that the significant fabric and spaces are researched, monitored and conserved to the highest heritage standards. (Refer to Policy 1)

      5. To remove intrusive elements where appropriate. (Refer to Policy 1)

      6. To prevent undesirable change to the fabric which reduces its heritage values. (Refer to Policy 1)

      7. To ensure that this zone is managed in accordance with the policies contained within the Heritage Management Plan.

      8. To ensure that any change of use is consistent with the place's heritage values and does not detract from the relationship of the place to its wider setting. (Refer to Policies 2 and 5).

Chambers Zone, upper and main floors
      8.1.3.  Politics and Party Zone

Rationale
  The spaces within this zone were historically occupied by politicians and staff integral to the functioning of Parliament and the political process. They were occupied variously by those attached to the Senate or to the House of Representatives, by ministers and their staff and by members of the Opposition and their staff. It was within these spaces that the machinery of party politics operated, less publicly than in the spaces in the Chambers Zone (the debating chambers). It was in this zone that essentially 'party-political' decisions were made within a confined space that created a distinctively intimate environment.

  The spaces, their furnishings and fittings share many of the same heritage values. They form a clearly readable spatial arrangement that encircle the House of Representatives and Senate Chambers on the Main Floor and the Lower Floor. They were witness to major events of Australian political history, often played out behind closed doors, and were occupied by some of the most prominent figures in Australian political history. The spaces, furnishings and fittings within this zone make up a suite of related spaces which share former functions and a common history.

Location
  Spaces: all offices; suites and lobbies surrounding the Chambers zone on the Main Floor; the Parliamentary Library; all offices, lobbies and committee rooms and Parliamentary Broadcasting and ABC Studio on the lower floor surrounding the under-chambers and downstairs areas.

Statement of intent
  To conserve and interpret the values within this zone, while ensuring public access.

Objectives
      1. To facilitate appropriate public access for the purposes of telling the story of Australian democracy and the physical evolution of the place without having an adverse impact on the heritage values. (Refer to Policies 4 and