Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01056:reg:2020:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01056
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2020 (pt 15/18)
Character Range: 88597–91782

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Aesthetics
                       The height of the lighthouse, its prominent location, low height of surrounding heath and relatively low height of ancillary structures.

  5.4 Gain/loss of heritage values
Evidence for the potential gain or loss of heritage values will be documented within this section of future versions of this heritage management plan.

6. Opportunities and Constraints
6.1 Implications arising from significance
The Commonwealth statement of significance (section 5.1 above) demonstrates Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is a place of considerable heritage value due to its contribution to the development of coastal navigation along the WA coastline, and its assistance in marking the coastal route to Perth via Albany.
The implication arising from this assessment is that key aspects of the place should be conserved to retain this significance. The key features requiring conservation include:
•         the architectural quality of the building
•         original lens array, and rotating mercury pedestal
•         interior spaces and features, which are notable for their design, details and/or their original lighthouse function. These include:
        -          intermediate floors
        -          ground floor
        -          spiral staircase and weight tube
        -          lantern room
        -          lens assembly
        -          staircase screen and cupboard
•         the external spaces and features, which are notable for their design, details, and/or their original lighthouse function including:
        -          lantern roof
        -          external catwalk and balcony
        -          lighthouse walls and windows
        -          oil store
        -          wind vane
Referral and approvals of action
The EPBC Act requires approval from the Minister for the Environment for all actions likely to have a significant impact on matters of National Environmental Significance (NES).
The Act provides that actions:
•         taken on Commonwealth land which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment will require the approval of the Minister;
•         taken outside Commonwealth land which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment on Commonwealth land, will require the approval by the Minister;
•         taken by the Australian Government or its agencies which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere will require approval by the Minister.
The definition of 'environment' in the EPBC Act includes the cultural heritage values of places.
Heritage Strategy
If an Australian Government agency owns or controls one or more places with Commonwealth heritage values, it must prepare a heritage strategy within two years from the first time they own or control a heritage place (section 341ZA).
A heritage strategy is a written document that integrates heritage conservation and management within an agency's overall property planning and management framework. Its purpose is to help an agency manage and report on the steps it has taken to protect and conserve the Commonwealth Heritage values of the properties under its ownership or control.
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