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Act and any suggested changes or additional values identified through this revised assessment do not formally alter the listed heritage values under the EPBC Act. Rather, they provide an understanding of the heritage significance of the site to inform ongoing management, while continuing to recognise the status of the listed National and Commonwealth Heritage values.

   The status of the statutory National and Commonwealth Heritage values of the site and the proposed revision, below, is based on the current attributes and condition of the AWM site as of September 2018– June 2021. The development project, noted in Section 3, may change the status or condition of both the listed National and Commonwealth Heritage values as well as the identified revised values.

   To reflect any changes to these values, on completion of the development project the Memorial will undertake a review of the heritage values as part of an update to the HMP. This update is to be undertaken on the completion of the project or five years from the approval of this HMP, whichever is sooner. The Memorial will seek an update of the official National and Commonwealth Heritage values of the site as needed based on this revision (refer to Policy 1.1). In addition to updating the statutory heritage values, a formal revision of the NHL and CHL citations for the AWM will also provide the opportunity for an up to date record of the condition of the site, and for the inclusion of any new or revised information about the history of the AWM to be added to the official citations.

      4.4.2  National Heritage Values—Official and Suggested Revision

   Table 4.1 provides the official National Heritage values assessment against the criteria. Commentary on each criterion is provided and a suggested revision made where relevant and appropriate for the management of both official values and additional values.

   The existing statements confirm the National Heritage values against criteria (a) Processes, (b) Rarity,
   (c) Research Potential, (e) Aesthetic Characteristics, (g) Social Values and (h) Significant People. The suggested revision finds 'additional', identified values under criteria (d) Characteristic Values and (f) Creative or Technical Achievement.

   Table 4.1 Review of National Heritage Values—Official Citation and Suggested Revision.

 Criterion (a) Processes—the place's importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history.
 Official Statement of Heritage Value                                                                                              The AWM is an outstanding national museum and memorial, as expressed through the main building, the courtyard fabric, interior spaces, the Sculpture Garden and the collections. The AWM was established as a direct consequence of the First World War, one of the seminal events in Australian history. It embodied the vision of Charles Bean—Official First World War correspondent—that the war would be instrumental in creating a sense