Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01343:reg:16:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01343
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16 (pt 11/51)
Character Range: 225255–228346

should be monitored, to achieve better conservation and improved visitor experience.

(K) Interested persons and organisations should be involved

There is a substantial constituency of people and organisations who have the potential to contribute to the conservation of the Mawson's Huts Historic Site. Identified stakeholders include the Australian Heritage Council, previous expeditioners, conservation practitioners, the Mawson's Huts Foundation, Antarctic tour operators and Antarctic Treaty parties.

(L) The Mawson's Huts Historic Site story should be told

Because of the remoteness and inaccessibility of this site, interpretation is even more important than for other significant places. Interpretation is integral to conservation, and is pivotal to off-site management. Provision of an informative and interactive experience for those who wish to learn about Mawson's Huts, without setting foot at Cape Denison, should be a fundamental aim.

(M) There should be clear responsibilities and processes for decision making

The AAD, as the body through which Commonwealth ownership is expressed, has formal responsibility for the site's conservation and management.

(N) Records of artefacts and off-site elements should be maintained

The evidence associated with the AAE and Mawson's Huts Historic Site forms a large and widely distributed collection. Management should include maintaining a full record of fabric on and off-site, and of all works undertaken. Wherever possible, mechanisms will be put in place so that all parts of this collection can be identified and made available for research and interpretation, as a whole or in parts, regardless of who is responsible for their management.

3.1.2 General Site Management

Policy (2) Site management will work towards long-term goals consistent with the conservation principles

While the overall goal for the site is to conserve, interpret and transmit the heritage values of the cultural landscape, this is best achieved by conserving different elements in different ways.

The following site management principles are edited versions of those prepared by Godden Mackay Logan Pty Ltd in Mawson's Huts Historic Site Conservation Management Plan 2001.

(A) Conservation of the Main Hut and Magnetograph House should retain their December 1913 configurations

The intact buildings, which have had their original structures conserved (through repairs and over-cladding), should be maintained to ensure their structural stability. The long-term goal is for the huts to be structurally stable, clear of internal ice (on the proviso that removal does not negatively affect the internal microclimate), and with internal spaces, fittings and objects in their December 1913 configuration.

(B) Conservation of the Transit Hut and Absolute Magnetic Hut should not obscure the effects of a century of exposure

The standing ruins, which have been subjected to some intervention to prevent total destruction, should be conserved as necessary to preserve them as roofless weathered ruins, preventing their collapse. The long-term goal