Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01223:front:0:p75
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01223
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Character Range: 220267–223379

Moveable Heritage
The Reserve Bank of Australia possesses a collection of furniture, including tables, chairs, credenzas and desks, acquired or commissioned as part of the original fit-out or the 1970s additions to the building.  Significant furniture associated with the RBA Head Office, or held by the RBA, has been assessed as part of a separate report held by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

The 1960s and 1970s furniture has generally been refurbished, resulting in the replacement of the original wool coverings and upholstery.  Those surviving articles of furniture purchased or designed specifically for the building, having heritage significance, should be retained.

The Reserve Bank of Australia maintains an art collection and numismatics collection which, although associated with the institution generally, may not be specifically associated with the Head office building located at 65 Martin Place, Sydney, but may be protected under other statutory legislation such as the Archives Act 1983.  Those collections, acquired under successive governors, may have historic, artistic, monetary or ethnographic significance in their own right apart from their association with the RBA.  Artworks, apart from fixed wall murals and sculptures, and numismatics collections are not addressed specifically in this Heritage Management Plan.

Policy 56  Fixed artworks and artworks/objects with a specific association with the original character of the Reserve Bank Building should be retained and conserved and appropriately displayed within areas of the building for which they were commissioned or purchased.

Policy 57  RBA professional staff with appropriate qualifications and experience will, as part of their roles at the Bank, prepare a curatorial plan and advise on specialist collections and the engagement of specialist consultants as appropriate.

Policy 58  The Reserve Bank of Australia should seek specialist advice in relation to the conservation, display or disposal of non-fixed artworks and numismatics in its ownership.

Policy 59  The surviving furniture and associated articles of the original fit-out form an integral part of the place and assist in the interpretation of the original design intent. These items should be retained and conserved pending the preparation of a curatorial policy for the building's contents.

Policy 60  Where appropriate original furniture associated with specific areas of the building should be retained in those areas.  Removed items preferably should be stored or displayed elsewhere within the building.

8.2.9            Protection of Commonwealth Heritage Values
The Head Office of the Reserve Bank of Australia demonstrates Commonwealth Heritage values, and is currently included on the Commonwealth Heritage List that is attached to statutory protection under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.  Should the property be sold, the Reserve Bank of Australia shall ensure the ongoing protection of fabric that demonstrates Commonwealth Heritage values, including the exterior of the Head Office building, the surviving