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applied for heritage management (Source: Australia ICOMOS, 1999)

  1.2 Heritage management plan objectives
The objectives of this heritage management plan are to:
       * protect, conserve and manage the Commonwealth heritage values of the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse
       * interpret and promote the Commonwealth heritage values of the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse
       * manage use of the lighthouse
       * use best practice standards, including ongoing technical and community input, and apply best available knowledge and expertise when considering actions likely to have a substantial impact on Commonwealth heritage values.

In undertaking these objectives, this plan aims to:
       * Provide for the protection and conservation of the heritage values of the place while minimising any impacts on the environment by applying the relevant environmental management requirements in a manner consistent with Commonwealth heritage management principles.
       * Take into account the significance of the region as a cultural landscape occupied by Aboriginal people over many thousands of years.
       * Recognise that the site has been occupied by lease holders since the late 19th century.
       * Encourage site use that is compatible with the historical fabric, infrastructure and general environment.
       * Record and document maintenance works, and changes to the fabric in the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse fabric register (see 4.1 Fabric).

The organisational planning cycle and associated budgeting process is used to confirm requirements, allocate funding and manage delivery of maintenance activities. Detailed planning for the AtoN network is managed through AMSA's internal planning processes.
An interactive map showing many of AMSA's heritage sites, including Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, can be found at AMSA Heritage Lighthouses Interactive MapP0F[1]P.
  1.3 Methodology
The methodology used in the preparation of this plan is consistent with the recommendations of The Burra Charter[2] and with the requirements of Chapter 5, Part 15 Division 1A of the EPBC Act. In particular, the plan:
       * details the history of the site based on information sourced from archival research, expert knowledge, and documentary resources,
       * provides a description of the site based on information sourced from site inspection reports and fabric registers, and;
       * details the Commonwealth heritage criteria satisfied by Mersey Bluff Lighthouse as set out by schedule 7A of the EPBC Regulations.

The criterion set out at Schedule 7A (h) (i-xiii) informed the development of the required policies for the management of the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, in conjunction with input from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on best practice management.

Consultations
In the process of preparing the plan, AMSA sought engagement with the Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation in March 2021 under direction from the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment TAS (Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania). AMSA has yet to receive a response and future plans will outline the progress