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Commonwealth and National Heritage values of the place.

Commencement Date
This plan was developed by the Harbour Trust in 2008 and reviewed by the Australian Heritage Council in December 2008. Revisions were made and the Plan is now considered to be consistent with the National and Commonwealth Heritage management principles. Notice of this Plan was published in the Government Gazette on 23 June 2010 and registered as a legislative instrument on 2 September 2010. The Plan takes effect from 23 June 2010.
In 2016, the Plan was reviewed in accordance with ss 324W and 341X of the EPBC Act, which recommended the Plan be amended. The Plan (as amended) takes effect from the date after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Land to which the Management Plan Applies
The land covered by the Management Plan is shown by broken black edging on the plan at Figure 1. All of the land including the bed of the harbour is within Lot 1 DP 549630 and is in the ownership of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Figure 1: Management Plan Area
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Aims of this Plan
To achieve the Harbour Trust's vision for the island this Management Plan aims to:
  * Conserve, protect and manage the World, National and Commonwealth Heritage values of the island as an historic place within Sydney Harbour and facilitate its interpretation, appreciation and adaptive reuse;
  * Be consistent with the World, National and Commonwealth Heritage management principles;
  * Provide general public access to the island;
  * Facilitate the transport of people and goods to and from the island by providing appropriate waterfront infrastructure;
  * Revive the island by reintroducing maritime and related industry as well as a range of complementary uses including cultural, entertainment, dining, education, recreation, retail, offices and studios;
  * Establish Cockatoo Island as a place of public enjoyment by providing public open space and the creation of venues for cultural events; and
  * Apply the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development to the revitalisation of the island.
In doing this, it also aims to:
  * Provide opportunities for visitors to understand and appreciate the rich and varied history of the island by providing for site interpretation, education and appropriate uses;
  * Provide visitor facilities and amenities including safe pedestrian paths, viewing areas, lookouts and access to the convict precinct, the docks, tunnels, cranes and other historic structures;
  * Realise the potential for easy access including access for the disabled;
  * Enhance views to and from the island;
  * Manage the flora and fauna remaining on the site and interpret the original harbour landscape;
  * Improve the quality of stormwater runoff in order to reverse adverse