Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287:reg:2023:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2023 (pt 3/17)
Character Range: 6108–9522

13. Tasman Island Lighthouse landing, showing the method used to unload supplies and personnel destined for the lighthouse. Image courtesy of NAA: A1200, L11284. (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)

    Figure 14. Lighthouse landing and incline tramway, Tasman Island, off the south-east corner of Tasmania. Image courtesy of NAA: A1200, L11285. (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)

    Figure 15. Oil Store, lighthouse and lightkeepers' quarters no. 3 (obscured). (© Brett
                     Hall, 2019)

    Figure 16. Tasman Landing and Anchor Rock, (© Brett Hall, 2019)

    Figure 17. Winch shed at Tasman Island, reclad by Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania (© Brett Hall, 2019)

    Figure 18. Tasman Island Lighthouse, first lit 1906 (© AMSA, 2021)

    Figure 21. Currie Harbour Lighthouse, first lit 1879 (© AMSA, 2009)

Acronym List
List of acronyms utilised throughout this heritage management plan:
Acronym           Definition
AGA               Gas Accumulator Company
AMSA              Australian Maritime Safety Authority
AMSG              Australian Maritime Systems Group
AtoN              Aid to Navigation
BBT               Barbier, Benard, et Turenne
CHL               Commonwealth Heritage List
DCCEEW            Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
EPBC Act          Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
EPBC Regulations  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cth)
HMP               Heritage Management Plan
IALA              International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
LED               Light emitting diode
NAA               National Archives of Australia
NES               National Environmental Significance
NLA               National Library of Australia
RMS               Record Management System
RNE               Register for the National Estate (non-statutory archive)
TAS PWS           Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
THR               Tasmanian Heritage Register

Executive summary

Built in 1906, Tasman Island Lighthouse is a historic structure recognised by both State and Commonwealth governments. Registered on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2004, the lighthouse is recognised as the last lighthouse to be built by the Tasmanian State Government before the Lighthouse Service was handed over to the Commonwealth in 1915. The lighthouse is also recognised for its place within a relatively intact early twentieth century lightstation complex, and its aesthetic value as one of the highest lighthouse towers in Australia.

Tasman Island Lighthouse is also listed on the Tasmanian State Heritage Register for its contribution to the development of navigational aids along the Tasmanian east coast, its pre-fabricated cast iron tower, and its standing as a remote lightstation. It is also recognised for its early twentieth century Federation-era characteristics, its notability as a landmark within the Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race, and the lightstation's overall intactness.

The lightstation is situated on Tasman Island within the Tasman Sea, approximately 16.7 kilometres south-east of Port Arthur. The tower, three keepers' cottages and service buildings are the only intact structures that remain onsite. The tower was originally fitted with a 1st Order Chance Bros. & Co lens