Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078:reg:2015:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2015 (pt 8/18)
Character Range: 60501–64864

ongoing development of the lighthouse over a considerable period of time. (Criterion A) (Themes: 3.8.1 Shipping to and from Australian ports, 3.16.1 Dealing with hazards and disasters).
    The Lighthouse is of further significance for being the oldest lighthouse in Bass Strait and for being one of four extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania. (Criterion B).
    Swan Island Lighthouse is significant for its association with Sir John Franklin, the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, who inhabited the establishment of the light (Criterion H).
    The tower is of a distinctive design and form of construction for having a rendered rubble base and shaft, contrasting with a smooth freestone capital (Criterion F and B).
    The lighthouse is a prominent feature and a major landmark on the coastline of this low, windswept island. Consequently, it has notable aesthetic values (Criterion E).

Commonwealth heritage values – criteria
There are nine criteria for inclusion in the Commonwealth Heritage List – meeting any one of these is sufficient for listing a place. These criteria are similar to those used in other Commonwealth, state and local heritage legislation, although thresholds differ. In the following sections, Swan Island Lighthouse is discussed in relation to each of the criteria as based on the current Commonwealth Heritage Listing Place ID 105598.
Criterion                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Relevant Attributes Identified                                                                                        Explanation
Criterion A – Processes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Swan Island Lighthouse, completed in 1845, is significant as an integral part of Bass Strait's mid-nineteenth century lighthouse network, and was constructed at a time when shipping was increasing between Melbourne, Hobart and Launceston. It was built using convict labour, which demonstrates the continuing role of convicts in the construction of government facilities in Tasmania during the 1840s. It also represents an early example of co-operation between Australian colonies in sharing costs and responsibilities for mutual benefit. The intact and vestigial 1930s buildings reflect the ongoing development of the lighthouses over a considerable period of time.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               * The whole of the lighthouse, its historical relationship with nearby structures plus its landscape setting.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history.

Criterion B – Rarity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The lighthouse is of further significance for being the oldest lighthouse in Bass Strait and for being one of four extant pre-1850 lighthouses in Tasmania. The tower is of a distinctive design and form of construction for having a rendered rubble base and shaft, contrasting with a smooth freestone capital.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               * The structure's age, its original fabric, its rendered rubble base and shaft and its smooth freestone capital.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects