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and policies and strategies.

Details of any significant damage or threat to the heritage values.
No significant damage or threats to heritage values were identified.

Report structure

This conservation management plan:
     * describes the National Library of Australia in Sections 2.1-2.2;
     * provides an overview of the history of the place in Section 2.4;
     * offers evidence related to aesthetic and social values in Sections 2.5 and 2.7;
     * analyses all of this evidence in Chapter 3 and provides a statement of significance for the place in Chapter 4;
     * considers opportunities and constraints affecting the management of the place in Chapter 5;  and
     * provides a conservation policy and implementation strategies to guide management and conservation in Chapter 6.

Public consultation

A draft version of this plan was made available for public consultation in the period 13 June to 10 July 2017.  A notice was placed in The Australian newspaper inviting comments, and the Library's website was also used for this purpose.  A hardcopy was also made available from the Library information desk.

Comments were received from four organisations or individuals.  In general, the comments recognised and were supportive of the heritage values of the Library, and also related to:
     * views of the Library from surrounding areas;
     * the landscape surrounding the building;
     * moral rights;
     * the condition of some fabric;  and
     * the wording of some policies, including those related to conservation, conflict resolution, additions, and supporting or secondary uses.

Positive comments were also made supporting the draft plan or various aspects of it.

In response, a number of refinements were made to produce the current plan.

1.3 Purpose of Plan

The purpose of this plan is to provide a conservation management plan for the National Library of Australia, in accordance with the obligations under the EPBC Act, including an understanding of their heritage values (Chapter 4), and conservation policies and implementation strategies for their future management (Chapter 6).

1.4 Limitations

There was one factor limiting the preparation of this plan, sufficient specific research into community-based heritage values.  While some research was available, it did not cover the full scope of these potential values.

1.5 Authorship

The 2012 version of this conservation management plan was researched and written by Dr Michael Pearson (Heritage Management Consultants Pty Ltd) and Duncan Marshall, Heritage Architect.  The updated plan was prepared by Duncan Marshall.

1.6 Acknowledgements

The consultant wishes to acknowledge the kind assistance of the following person.

                  Dr Michael Pearson AO Heritage consultant for the previous version of the CMP

    2. Description, History and other Evidence

2.1 Location and Boundaries

The National Library of Australia is located at Parkes Place West, on Block 4 of Section 27, Parkes.  The