Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287:reg:1976:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1976 (pt 9/16)
Character Range: 75416–79132

assumed responsibility for coastal lights. It is one of the most isolated lighthouses in Australia, and its exposed location on Tasman Island illustrates the hardships that would have been experienced by former lighthouse keepers. (Criterion A.4) (Australian Historic Themes 3.8.1 Shipping to and from Australian ports; 3.8.2 Safeguarding Australian products for long journeys and 3.16.1 Dealing with hazards and disasters)
    The Tasman Island Lighthouse is part of a relatively intact early twentieth century complex of lighthouse, service buildings and haulage system, which contributes to its significance. (Criterion D2)
    The Tasman Island Lighthouse is one of the highest lighthouses in Australia, and its location in a dramatic and isolated landscape creates a strong aesthetic appeal. (Criterion E.1)
Commonwealth heritage values – criteria
There are nine criteria for inclusion in the Commonwealth Heritage List—meeting any one of these is sufficient for listing a place. These criteria are similar to those used in other Commonwealth, state and local heritage legislation, although thresholds differ. In the following sections, Tasman Island Lighthouse is discussed in relation to each of the criteria as based on the site's current Commonwealth Heritage Listing (Place ID: 105566)
Criterion               Relevant Attributes Identified                                                                                     Explanation
Criterion A) Processes  The whole lighthouse including base, tower of bolted steel plates, interior and exterior, plus landscape setting.  The Tasman Island Lighthouse, built in 1906, is significant as one of the last lighthouses to be constructed in Tasmania before the Commonwealth assumed responsibility for coastal lights. It is one of the most isolated lighthouses in Australia, and its exposed location on Tasman Island illustrates the hardships that would have been experienced by former lighthouse keepers.

Criterion D) Typicality                                                                                                                                                                                          The whole lighthouse plus its original clockwork mirrors, its association with service buildings and haulage system within the landscape setting.  The Tasman Island Lighthouse is part of a relatively intact early twentieth century complex of lighthouses, service buildings and haulage system, which contributes to its significance.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage values because of [their] importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of Australia's natural or cultural history.

Criterion E) Aesthetic characteristics                                                                                                                                                                           Its visual prominence on its cliff-top landscape setting.                                                                                          The Tasman Island Lighthouse is one of the highest lighthouses in Australia, and its location in a dramatic and isolated landscape creates a strong aesthetic appeal.

This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristic value by a community or cultural group.

5.2             TAS State Heritage Register – Tasman Island Lighthouse
The following information is taken directly from the Tasmanian State Heritage register listing of Tasman Island Light Station (Place ID: 5623)[57].
TAS State heritage listing– statement of significance
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