Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01343:reg:16:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01343
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16 (pt 14/51)
Character Range: 233564–236372

will ensure that the condition of the site and its National and Commonwealth Heritage values are monitored and reported upon where possible, in an integrated and regular fashion. The primary aim of the monitoring plan shall be to detect and evaluate any incremental change affecting the National and Commonwealth Heritage values of the site, in order to identify the need for strategies to respond to any potential or actual adverse impacts.

The AAD will regularly review its monitoring and maintenance plan for the site and adjust conservation and works programs in light of monitoring outcomes.

3.1.3 Conservation and Management of Artefacts

Policy (8) Cultural heritage objects will be registered and conserved

Movable objects will be prioritised for conservation and interpretation in situ, under the supervision of an archaeologist/conservator, wherever possible. If objects are to be removed from the site – to allow essential conservation works to ensure their survival, or temporarily for education or display – they will be fully documented before they are removed and then will only be removed in accordance with written AAD permission. Objects that are removed should be returned to the site once the conservation work or display for which they were removed is complete, and placed back in the original location, where possible. The return of an artefact to the location from which it was removed is generally preferable unless further damage may result from return. Cultural heritage objects which do not have an association with the site will not be introduced for any purpose.

Any site-associated objects found in Antarctica outside the historic site should be recorded and left in-situ. If removal is deemed necessary, prior approval should be sought from the AAD. If the object is believed to pre-date 1958, it will be managed in accordance with Resolution 4 (2001) of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.

The storage of items such as failed building materials (tar paper, nails or other fabric) within the huts is at odds with the objective of preserving the aesthetic values and conveying a sense of the space in which the men of the AAE lived and worked. Failed building material will be kept in non-historic buildings on site or returned to Australia with the approval of the AAD.

3.1.4 Environmental Protection

Policy (9) Management will comply with Antarctic Treaty requirements and Australian law

Management of the site will comply with the requirements of the Antarctic Treaty and the Madrid Protocol. Activities at the site will be managed in accordance with the management plans for ASPA No. 162 and ASMA No. 3, endorsed by the ATCM (Appendix I and II). These plans are revised every five years. The latest version can be found on the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat