Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287:reg:1976:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1976 (pt 8/16)
Character Range: 72412–75696

of a relatively intact twentieth century lighthouse complex (criterion d).

Lighthouse feature: External stair
© AMSA, 2019
Description and condition
1906 concrete treads cast as part of the tower base. Wrought iron handrail and balusters. Uppermost step and threshold of cast iron, part of the base course of the tower.
Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Integrity            high
Significance         high
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: High
The external stair is an original part of one of the last lighthouses to have been built by the state of Tasmania (criterion a).
The external stair is an original part of a relatively intact twentieth century lighthouse complex (criterion d).

Lighthouse feature: Helipad

© AMSA, 2021
Description and condition
Concrete slab on ground.
Finish                bare concrete, with white painted circle
Condition             intact and sound
Integrity             high
Significance          low
Maintenance           keep in service
Rectification works   none

Heritage significance: Low

Lighthouse feature: Solar panels
© AMSA, 2019
Description and condition
Array of 10 solar panels mounted on the ground near the tower base. Support frame of aluminium channel members welded and bolted together, on concrete footings.
Condition            sound
Integrity            high
Significance         low
Maintenance          keep in service
Rectification works  not assessed

Heritage significance: Low

4.2             Related object and associated AMSA artefacts
There are currently no AMSA-listed artefacts stored on this site.
4.3             Comparative analysis
Of all the lighthouses built in Tasmania, the only two constructed of pre-fabricated cast iron were Tasman Island Lighthouse and Currie Harbour Lighthouse located on King Island within Bass Strait. Built in 1879, Currie Harbour Lighthouse arrived from England in 312 pieces of pre-fabricated cast iron that were then assembled on-site. Both lighthouses sport open lattice balconies supported on angle brackets. Unlike Tasman Island, Currie Island retained its original Chance Bros. lantern house.
Currie Harbour Lighthouse was decommissioned as a Commonwealth light and extinguished in 1989. However, in 1995, the light was re-ignited and is now maintained by the King Island Council.
Figure 18. Tasman Island Lighthouse, first lit 1906 (© AMSA, 2021)
Figure 19. Currie Harbour Lighthouse, first lit 1879 (©AMSA, 2009)

  5.   Heritage significance
5.1             Commonwealth Heritage listing – Tasman Island Lighthouse
The following information is taken directly from the Commonwealth Heritage listing for Tasman Island Lighthouse (Place ID: 105566).[56]
Commonwealth heritage list – statement of significance
    The Tasman Island Lighthouse, built in 1906, is significant as one of the last lighthouses to be constructed in Tasmania before the Commonwealth assumed responsibility for coastal lights. It is one of the most isolated lighthouses in Australia, and its exposed location on Tasman Island illustrates the hardships that would have been experienced by former lighthouse keepers. (Criterion A.4) (Australian Historic Themes 3.8.1