Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868:reg:6:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 6/86)
Character Range: 24689–27599

the past and present and by exploring the future. This is achieved by:

      * bringing alive the importance of Parliament in the lives of Australians

      * interpreting, conserving and presenting the building and collections

      * providing entertaining and educational public programs about Australian democracy

      * providing a range of other services that enhance the visitor experience.

  Old Parliament House hosts an active and busy exhibition program, a range of public programs and events including daily guided tours, and education programs for school students and other interest groups. The place also provides catering for visitors through the Terrace Café and restaurant Hoi Polloi.

  To most people, the significance of a place arises from a combination of many qualities, such as social and historical ones, and other values derived from these. However, management and statutory obligations require explicit information about each value and its attributes to ensure important values can be conserved and management efforts can be targeted and prioritised.
     1.2.  Purpose and scope of the plan

  The Heritage Management Plan is a document required by legislation that outlines how the place will be managed in the years ahead. The purpose and scope of this plan is dictated by the requirements for National Heritage listed places under Section 324S of the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and Schedules 5A and 5B of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Regulations) (see Appendix A) and Commonwealth Heritage listed places under Section 341S of the EPBC Act and Schedules 7A and 7B of the Regulations (see Appendix A), and is guided by The Burra Charter: Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 2013 (The Burra Charter) (see Appendix E).1

  The Heritage Management Plan aims to accommodate many of the needs and aspirations that people have for the place and to facilitate their enjoyment and appreciation of the heritage values in a sustainable way. To this end, management seeks to maintain many areas of the place in their pre-1988 physical forms. Decisions concerning the management of use and proposed changes are to be based on an understanding of the heritage values, their sensitivity to change and the results of research, rather than on anecdotal evidence.

  This management plan will remain in force until a new plan is adopted.

     1.3.  Heritage management vision and core principles

  The vision for heritage management at Old Parliament House is to integrate the conservation and interpretation of heritage values in order to keep the place relevant and vital. Directly or indirectly, all the policies in this plan aim to realise this vision. The provisions of this plan are also based upon a recognition of a broad range of uses and social value linked to these