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as the heating, air conditioning and ventilation services, were designed with a limited life and were intended to be replaced or adapted when necessary. The RBA has a duty of care to provide a safe and equitable workplace for its staff, and will progressively address non-compliances with Section D Access and Egress (Part D3 Access for people with a disability) of the National Construction Code of Australia, subject to impacts on identified Commonwealth Heritage values[46].

The Workplace Department will continue to maintain records showing the date and extent of changes to the Head Office building and fabric.  The records would also include details of the consultants and tradesmen engaged to carry out those works.

6.8                Future Development
The Reserve Bank of Australia intends to continue to occupy the current site, at 65 Martin Place Sydney, for the foreseeable future, contingent on adaptation of the building to address statutory building requirements and upgrade internal spaces to meet current operational and standard commercial office space requirements.

The RBA Head Office building has been extended and adapted since it was opened in 1964, resulting in the removal of original building fabric and finishes, including changes to both the interior and exterior of the building.  The addition increased the north-south depth of the building, resulting in additional reliance on artificial lighting in some spaces and pairs of columns limiting some internal office configurations.

In 2018 the Reserve Bank of Australia commissioned consultants to investigate the feasibility of upgrading its current premises to enable the Bank to continue to be occupy the premises for the next twenty-five years, as opposed to relocating the head office to new premises.  Based on those recommendations the RBA has confirmed its intention to continue occupying the building located at 65 Martin Place Sydney for the foreseeable future.

To this end, this Heritage Management Plan has been briefed to consider the following issues:
                  Potential location and scale of an extension to the building;
                  Improving energy efficiency;
                  Non-compliance issues and replacement of services at the end of their operational life;
                  Refurbishment/retrofitting of façade components to address wind loading requirements;
                  Replacement of float glass in windows;
                  Re-configuration of internal spaces to meet operational requirements;
                  Upgrading of  office accommodation to meet current office standards and commensurate with office accommodation within Sydney CBD;
                  Relocation of services and risers to a new service core, infill of redundant risers to increase the internal floor area of the building;
                  Relocation of fire stairs to enable direct access to street level; and
                  Access to premises requirements.

The Bank is currently working on plans for a major upgrade of its Head Office building. While the building has been well