Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01231:reg:2023:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01231
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2023 (pt 3/12)
Character Range: 6107–9407

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Figure 14. Cape Sorell tower c. 1900 (Digitised item from: W.L. Crowther Library, Tasmanian
         Archive and Heritage Office)

Figure 15. Cape Sorell Lighthouse, first lit 1899 (© AMSA, 2014)

Figure 16. Table Cape Lighthouse, first lit 1888 (Source: AMSA)

Acronym List
List of acronyms utilised throughout this heritage management plan:
Acronym           Definition
AGA               Gas Accumulator Company
AMSA              Australian Maritime Safety Authority
AMSG              Australian Maritime Systems Group
AtoN              Aid to Navigation
BBT               Barbier, Benard, et Turenne
CHL               Commonwealth Heritage List
DCCEEW            Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
EPBC Act          Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
EPBC Regulations  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cth)
HMP               Heritage Management Plan
IALA              International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
LED               Light emitting diode
NAA               National Archives of Australia
NES               National Environmental Significance
NLA               National Library of Australia
RMS               Record Management System
RNE               Register for the National Estate (non-statutory archive)
TAS PWS           Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
THR               Tasmanian Heritage Register

Executive Summary
Built in 1899, Cape Sorell Lighthouse is a historic site recognised by both the Commonwealth and the State Government of Tasmania. The place was put on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2004 for its contribution to the development of navigational aids along the west coast of Tasmania, and for its standing as the only remaining intact structure of the Cape Sorell Lightstation complex. The Lighthouse is also recognised for its illustration of a type of late-nineteenth-century lighthouse, and its prominence within its landscape setting.
Cape Sorell Lighthouse is listed on the Tasmanian State Heritage Register for its contribution to the development of navigation aids along the west coast of Tasmania, its standing as an example of a Victorian brick lighthouse—the only remaining intact structure of the Cape Sorell Lightstation complex—, and its aesthetic prominence in its landscape setting.
The Lighthouse is situated along the western coast of Tasmania at the mouth of Macquarie Harbour, approximately 12km south-west of the township of Strahan. Once a large complex comprising of the tower, an engine room, and three keepers' cottages, the lighthouse tower remains the only intact structure onsite.
Originally fitted with a 2nd Order dioptric light with a four-wick trinity burner, the tower is now fitted with a Vega VRB beacon operating on an automated mechanism as part of AMSA's network of aids to navigation (AtoN). The equipment is serviced by AMSA's maintenance contractor who visits at least once per year. AMSA's officers visit on an ad hoc basis for auditing, project and community liaison purposes.
This heritage management plan is concerned primarily with the lighthouse; however it also addresses the management of the surrounding land. The plan is intended to guide AMSA's decisions