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home of the Reserve Bank function and the place where significant economic policy is carried out on behalf of the Nation (Criterion G.1).

     5.5                Identified National Historical Themes
The Head Office Martin Place demonstrates a number of historic themes formulated by the Australian Heritage Council (formerly the Australian Heritage Commission), as listed below:

Identified National Theme                                 Demonstrated by:
Developing local, regional and national economies
           Financing Australia
           Raising capital                               The Head Office building is physical evidence of the separation of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the development of the Australian economy generally, and its place in a global context.
           Banking and lending                           The Museum located within the ground floor of the Head Office building includes text and object to interpret and inform the general public in relation to these functions.

Working
           Working in Offices                            The existing internal configuration of the building is evidence of this theme despite the adaptation or a number of internal areas.  The original internal planning demonstrated the integration of work areas, staff training and recreational facilities within a major organisation.

                                                          The original configuration of the building is documented in architectural drawings and publications contemporary with the opening of the Head Office in 1964.

Developing Australia's Cultural Life
           Pursuing excellence in the arts and sciences  The Head Office contains fine examples of artworks especially commissioned for the building.  The works were executed following national competitions and are exemplars of their kind, including sculptural works, integral with the building setting and finishes, by:              Margel Hinder
                                                          Bim Hilder

           Designing and building fine buildings         The surviving original fabric of the Head Office, both exterior and internal, is physical evidence of the architectural work of the Commonwealth Department of Works. Banks and Special Projects Branch, and is an excellent example of the Late Twentieth-Century International style in Sydney.

                                                          The building contains materials and finishes commensurate with an important public building, and the original internal layout of the building reflected contemporary architectural planning in the early 1960s.

                                                          The garden located adjacent to the Macquarie Street boundary, originally designed by Malcolm Munroe, is an important element in the setting of the Head Office.

     5.6                Significance of Elements
The following ranking of significant fabric and spaces is included to assist Reserve Bank of Australia staff to understand building fabric and to implement this management plan: this significance ranking does not have statutory authority.

The management framework below is an internal management tool only.  The conservation of all gazetted Commonwealth heritage values is required and must remain a priority.  This section should not be interpreted as an attempt to grade the Commonwealth heritage vales by order of significance as they all require conservation under the EPBC Act.

In accordance with