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within Cockatoo Island is to be primarily pedestrian.                                                                                                                                                      2. Limit berthing for private vessels to maximise turnover and minimise the visual impacts of a marina on the island;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Provide vehicular access to most areas of the island for servicing purposes; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Provide a limited number of smaller vehicles (such as electric-powered buggies or mopeds) for the island's occupants and visitors, and in particular to facilitate access for people with limited mobility.
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Policy 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Implement measures to help secure Cockatoo Island against theft, vandalism and other disturbances.                                                                                                                                                                                       2. Maintain patrols by Harbour Trust rangers during daylight hours; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Consider installation of closed circuit television to monitor significant buildings and thoroughfares on the island.
Consultation
Policy 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Carry out ongoing community and stakeholder consultation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Consult in accordance with the Consultation and Communication Objectives and Policies set out in Part 3 of the Harbour Trust's Comprehensive Plan.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Consult with communities and interested stakeholders when considering amendments to Management Plans, the Harbour Trust's Heritage Strategy and actions likely to have a significant impact on the heritage values of Cockatoo Island.
Indigenous values
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Consult with Indigenous local communities when considering impacts on Indigenous places and in accordance with the Aboriginal Heritage Objectives and Policies set out in Part 3 of the Harbour Trust's Comprehensive Plan;
Policy 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Recognise that Indigenous people are the primary source of information on the values of their heritage, and that the active participation of Indigenous people in the identification, assessment and management is integral to the effective protection of Indigenous heritage values.   2. Due to alteration of the landscape there is unlikely to be extant physical evidence of pre-European Aboriginal use or occupation of the island. However further research for documentary evidence will be undertaken as well as a survey of the northern cliff face for any evidence of occupation;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Pursue information relating to Aboriginal use of the Island (both pre and post contact) through liaison with representatives of the Land Councils, local community and former workers.
Interpretation
Cockatoo Island Convict Site is one of 11 historic sites that together form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property, listed in 2010. Convict labour was used to construct the Fitzroy Dock and Steam Workshop Building, a prime example of the expansion of British geo-political influence (World Heritage criterion (iv)). The harsh prison conditions for secondary offenders, overcrowding and inadequate infrastructure contributed to prison reform and the rise of national penitentiary systems (World Heritage criterion (vi)). These criteria need to be clearly interpreted.
Cockatoo Island is a convict industrial settlement and is important in the course of Australia's cultural history for its use as a