Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00148:reg:2017:p57
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00148
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2017 (pt 57/81)
Character Range: 230599–233768

furniture will be added to the Heritage Furniture Register and managed accordingly.

Policy 13 Access to the National Library of Australia
       Public access to key components of heritage significance (listed in Section 4.2) shall be maintained.

       Commentary:  This plan deals with the Commonwealth Heritage place and the attributes which embody or convey Commonwealth Heritage values.  However, the Library is also the repository for extensive and important collections and items.  While the role of the place as the repository of collections is recognised and linked to its heritage values, the scope of the plan does not extend to the range of policies and other guidance regarding the assessment, conservation, management, use and access to the collections.  The Library has extensive and separate policies and other guidance regarding such matters.

       With regard to collections or items significant to Indigenous people (see www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/indigenous), whilst access to some of this material is restricted for cultural reasons, and is securely stored, the Library is working on drafting policies around accessibility and sensitivities regarding access.

       With regard to the Library as a place, as noted in Chapter 3, no specific associations or access issues have been identified with the National Library of Australia site by representatives of the Ngunnawal community when previously consulted.

       Implementation Strategies

           13.1 Public access to the ground floor, the theatre on LG1, the reading rooms on Levels 1 and 3, and the Conference Room is currently available and should be maintained.

           13.2 Special tour access to other areas of the Library, including the Lamson Tube Room should be maintained.

           13.3 The nature of access might change over time due to reader and Library needs, and might include restricting entry to specific reading rooms but providing views in through glass doors and windows (as is currently the case with the Nan Kivell Room).

       Policy 14 Maintenance planning and works
       The Library shall be well maintained and all maintenance and repair work will respect the significance of the place.  Maintenance and repair will be based on a maintenance plan that is informed by:
            * a sound knowledge of each part of the building, its materials and services and their heritage significance;  and
            * regular inspection/monitoring (see Policy 15).

       It will also include provision for timely preventive maintenance and prompt repair in the event of breakdown.

       Implementation strategies

           14.1 The National Library of Australia will review existing maintenance planning to ensure consistency with the conservation management plan.

           14.2 The National Library of Australia will ensure maintenance planning is periodically informed by a monitoring program (refer to Policy 15).

           14.3 The National Library of Australia will maintain a life-cycle maintenance plan for the place, complementing the suite of maintenance planning.

           Commentary:  The current Library life-cycle maintenance