Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01461:reg:2018:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01461
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2018 (pt 7/14)
Character Range: 54494–57963

township of Devonport and the surrounding region.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics values by a community or cultural group.

  5.2 TAS State Heritage Register – Mersey Bluff Lighthouse
Mersey Bluff Lighthouse is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register (THR ID: 1382). The statement of significance and heritage values criteria are directly taken from the listing.
TAS statement of significance
No statement of significance is provided for places listed prior to 2007.
TAS State heritage criteria
There are eight criterions identified within the Tasmanian Heritage Register – Mersey Bluff Lighthouse meets the following three criterions.
Criteria                                                                                                                    Explanation/evidence
Criteria a)                                                                                                                 The lighthouse is significant for its association with the early settlement and development of the surrounding region and the expansion of the shipping trade along the Tasmanian coast.
The place is important to the course or pattern of Tasmania's history.

Criteria d)                                                                                                                 Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, built in 1889 is of historic heritage significance because it represents the principal characteristics of a late 19th century lighthouse.
The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of place in Tasmania's history.

Criteria f)                                                                                                                 Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, built in 1889, is of historic heritage significance as an important local landmark which forms a focal point in the recreational area of the township of Devonport and the surrounding region.
The place has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social or spiritual reasons.

Mersey Bluff Lighthouse has also been identified as having local heritage significance under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme (as enacted by the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (TAS).
These heritage values, identified and explained in the Commonwealth Heritage List and the Tasmanian Heritage Register, will form the basis of the management of Mersey Bluff Lighthouse. In the event of necessary works, all criteria will be consulted to inform best practice management of the values associated with the lighthouse. (See Section 7. Conservation management policies for further information on strategies to conserve heritage values of Mersey Bluff Lighthouse)
  5.3 Condition and integrity of the Commonwealth heritage values
A heritage monitoring program was implemented in 2016. Each site is visited and reviewed every two years where the heritage fabric and values of the site are evaluated. Assessment of the condition and integrity of lighthouse's values are derived from the latest available Heritage Asset Condition Report produced by AMSA's maintenance contractor.
'Condition' is measured on a Good – Fair – Poor scale and incorporates the current condition of the specific value. Integrity is measured on a High – Medium – Low scale which incorporates the value's intactness.
As a whole, Mersey Bluff