Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2014L00095:body:0:p45
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or reconstructing historic fabric to ensure as much significant fabric is retained as possible.

The significance of the place and its heritage values can be made more visible by removing more modern elements if the opportunity arises and when priorities and resources permit (e.g. when adaptive works are contemplated or future technology allows). If practical, original fabric or items removed from the place may be considered for retrieval and installation if appropriate.

Implementation strategy
    * Conserve all the elements identified as significant in the table of physical elements (Section 6.2) and their setting.
    * If and when identified and necessary, seek expert materials conservation advice when considering repair, restoration and reconstruction of historic fabric.

Commentary — maintaining the fabric of the lightstation
Maintenance of heritage places sometimes involves the need to replace decayed or damaged fabric. The Burra Charter recommends doing only as much as necessary but as little as possible.

Implementation strategy
    * Minimise the extent of any intervention in significant fabric by removing only those parts requiring replacement for structural or safety reasons.
    * Replace or patch the damaged or decayed fabric with like but easily identified as new fabric inserted into the structure or material (see Burra Charter).

Commentary — the setting
The history of changes to vegetation — including the results of past clearing, grazing, household gardening and revegetation — is part of the cultural significance of the Dent Island Lightstation. Where the protection of cultural values is inconsistent with other conservation aims, such conflicts should be resolved by finding a subtle balance. Instances of possible conflict include the coconut palm trees that hang over the roofs of the houses — these mature trees are significant for their evidence of the lightkeepers' adapting their surroundings, but they now pose a risk of damaging the brittle asbestos-cement roof sheeting in times of strong winds. In this case it might be appropriate to remove the trees as they approach senescence and replace them with younger specimens. Another possible conflict concerns introduced garden plants, which demonstrate the pattern of household gardening by the lightkeepers, some of which are invasive and threaten the native vegetation.

Implementation strategy
    * Maintain evidence of significant vegetation patterns by timely removal and replanting, with appropriate expert advice.
    * In the process of planning the management of vegetation on Dent Island, take account of the cultural significance of plant material.
    * Recognise the importance of maintaining the lightstation as a significant landmark feature seen from the sea. Structures that obscure or distract from these views should not be constructed.
    * For planning purposes the area around the lightstation seen from the Whitsunday Passage, from the foreshore to the sky and extending 300 m north and