Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868:reg:1996:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1996 (pt 5/6)
Character Range: 884902–888356

The physical state of the place relative to the values for which the place has been nominated. It reflects the cumulative effects of management and major environmental events.109
Conservation       All the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance.110
Heritage values    The heritage values identify what is significant or outstanding against the National, Commonwealth or other criteria.111 Heritage values include any element of a place's natural and cultural environment that has aesthetic, scientific, social or other significance for current and future generations.

   108   Department of Environment and Heritage, October 2005, A guide for Commonwealth Agencies. P. 18.
   109   Ibid.
   110   Burra Charter, Article 1.4.
   111   Department of Environment and Heritage, October 2005, Management Plans for Places on the Commonwealth Heritage List: A guide for Commonwealth Agencies, p. 18.
TERM                                        DEFINITION
High sensitivity to change                  Heritage values with a high sensitivity to change can sustain only low levels of change without adverse impact.
Historical use                              A use that occurred in or on the place prior to 9 May 1988.
Impact                                      A change in the physical, natural or cultural environment brought about by an action. Impacts can be direct or indirect.112
Integrity                                   Refers to the condition of the place and to the intactness of its key heritage values.113
Intrusive fabric                            Fabric which detracts from, or diminishes, the heritage values of the place.
Limits of acceptable change                 The limit to which change can occur to a heritage value (or attribute of a heritage value) without adverse impact.
Low sensitivity to change                   Heritage values with a low sensitivity to change can sustain more substantial levels of change without adverse impact.
Objectives                                  A set of guidelines, which enact the Statements of Intent for each of the Zones and which link the policies specifically to each Zone.
Old Parliament House and Curtilage          The place and surrounding area included in this plan to the National Heritage List boundary. Also referred to as Old Parliament House.
Permitted action                            An action that can be undertaken without further approval or referral when undertaken in accordance with the Permitted Action Schedule.
Place                                       The building, curtilage and contents as described in the National and Commonwealth Heritage Lists.
Proponent                                   Person responsible for preparing assessment documentation, if approval is required.
Referring party                             Person, agent or agency who is making the referral to the Department of Environment and Water Resources.
Responsible party                           Person responsible for or who will carry out the proposed action.
statement of intent                         A statement, linked to the policies, outlining the primary management intentions for each Zone.
significance                                Refers to cultural significance: the aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations. Cultural significance is embodied in the place itself, and its fabric,