Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01339:reg:372:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01339
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 372 (pt 1/62)
Character Range: 48234–51297

372                   Macquarie Lightstation buildings, interiors and grounds, being Macquarie Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's quarters, the stables, Head Keeper's quarters, stone retaining wall east of lighthouse, gate posts, gas tank, four water tanks, remnant semi-circular entry drive, central open grassed lawns, remnant sandstone walls on the southern boundary, vegetation and grounds to the west of Keeper's quarters, the grounds to the east of the stone retaining wall, including the quarry
(not numbered)        Old South Head Road

Register of the National Estate
Cottage at Macquarie, Macquarie Lighthouse, Macquarie Lighthouse Group, and Macquarie Lighthouse Surrounding Wall are listed on the Register of National Estate (RNE).

The RNE was closed in 2007 and is no longer a statutory list. On 19 February 2012, all references to the RNE were removed from the EPBC Act and the Australian Heritage Council Act in 2003.

5.2. Conservation Management Plan

In 2018 the Harbour Trust engaged Lucas Stapleton Johnson & Partners Pty Ltd (LSJ) to prepare a Conservation Management Plan to update the 2001 Conservation Management Plan that was prepared by Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners Pty Ltd on behalf of the Commonwealth Department of Finance and Administration.

The 2018 Conservation Management Plan (CMP) incorporates documentary research, and the study of the built fabric to provide an understanding of the cultural significance of the place.

The 2018 CMP summarises the significance of the site as below:

    The Macquarie Lightstation is of outstanding significance as an Australian historic and aesthetic landmark containing the rare remains of the early Palladian-inspired design by Francis Greenway and Governor Lachlan Macquarie, a rare replica of the original Greenway lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse keeper's quarters in Australia and a substantial example of a mid-Victorian period NSW lightstation designed by James Barnet.

    The Macquarie Lightstation is of outstanding significance for being the first purpose-built lightstation and longest continuously operating navigational beacon in Australia commencing in 1818, well as the first lighthouse in Australia to be lit by electricity in 1883. The place is of outstanding significance for its historic associations with Australia's earliest navigational system starting in 1790 at South Head with a flag staff, beacon, night fire and column and leading to the establishment of the Macquarie Lightstation.

The CMP provides a set of policies to guide the future care of the place, derived from an understanding of the place's significance. Policies and management regimes set out in the CMP should ensure the Macquarie Lightstation heritage values are recognised and maintained into the future.

Conservation policies, which are derived from the 2018 CMP, are at Section 5.4 of this plan.

Archaeological Assessments
In February 2005, The Harbour Trust engaged archaeologists Casey & Lowe to prepare a detailed history and archaeological assessment.

The report concluded that