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3  Evidence and material before me
 (1) In reaching this decision, I have considered the following:
 (a) the listing of the Villawood Immigration Centre on the Commonwealth Heritage List (Place ID 105543);
 (b) the criterion D heritage value, one of its Commonwealth Heritage value;
 (c) the written request I gave to the Chair of the Australian Heritage Council on 26 November 2020 to give advice on the proposed removal of the criterion D heritage value from the Commonwealth Heritage List entry for the Villawood Immigration Centre, requesting advice by on or before the end of 2021;
 (d) the notices describing the proposed removal, and inviting comments on it within 20 business days, which were published:
 (i) on the internet http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/laws/publicdocuments/pubs/105543_comment_call_proposal_values_change_20210728.pdf on 31 July 2021; and
 (ii) in The Australian newspaper on 31 July 2021;
 (e) the written advice from the Australian Heritage Council which was provided to me on 15 March 2022.
 (2) No comments were received in response to the internet or newspaper notices.
 (3) The Australian Heritage Council's advice:
 (a) referred to:
 (i) claims that the Villawood Immigration Centre had significant heritage value because of the place's importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a post war migrant hostel; and
 (ii) a major redevelopment of the Villawood Immigration Centre, which reflects the fact that the Centre now functions as a detention facility, and that there has been a need to improve the conditions for people residing in the Centre; and
 (b) advised the following:
 (i) while most of the migrant hostel buildings have been demolished, there are some that remain to represent the use of the site as a hostel;
 (ii) in view of the place's recent transformation and conversion into a different land use, the site is considered to have only limited capacity to demonstrate the principal characteristics of a post war migrant hostel;
 (iii) the remnant aspects or characteristics of the place are considered to be better assessed under paragraph 10.01A(2)(a) of the Regulations;
 (iv) the place might not have significant heritage value under criterion D.