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elements elsewhere within the Parliamentary Triangle precinct.

Policy 21 Recording
Geocon, and subsequent owners, should maintain a record of significant interventions to West Block and the Dugout
Records of works/interventions to West Block should be maintained by Geocon.  The record (or file) should include copies of all superseded architectural drawings, and photography of the affected areas before and after the works.
The outcomes of on-going (i.e. cyclical) monitoring of significant fabric and landscape elements/attributes should also be recorded by Geocon (and subsequent owners), to assist in maintaining the site's Commonwealth heritage values.  (See also Policy 12 'Cyclical maintenance and remedial works to significant built fabric' and Policy 14 'Landscape maintenance'.)
This policy complies with EPBC Act Regulations, 2000, Schedule 7a (h) (x) and Schedule 7a (h) (ix).

5.5                    Management policies

Policy 22 Statutory controls

West Block should continue to be recognised as a place of cultural heritage significance to Australia through its inclusion in the Commonwealth Heritage list.
West Block has been assessed as a place of significance to Australia.  As such, it should continue to be managed under the provisions of the EPBC Act 1999.
In the event that West Block is removed from the CHL, it should be nominated for inclusion in the ACT Heritage Register.

Policy 23 Training and awareness
A training program should be instigated to raise awareness of the heritage significance of West Block among Geocon staff.
The heritage significance of West Block may not be self-evident to casual observers, and those outside the heritage profession.  It is recommended that a training program to promote awareness of the building's heritage values is developed and implemented by Geocon as related to the proposed adaptation of the building as a hotel.

Policy 24 Access and security
Access to West Block and its setting for people with an interest in the place should be accommodated by the owners and operators of West Block, subject to appropriate security measures.
West Block was built as an office, a use that it served from 1927 into the twenty-first century.  The building exterior was experienced by Canberrians as an element of the Parliamentary Triangle precinct.  The building interior was the preserve of office workers and visitors to the building.  The Dugout has been a secure building since 1943, with no public access.
As a long-standing feature of the Parliamentary Triangle landscape, members of the public, including the organisations, groups and individuals identified as stakeholders at Section 4.4, may have an interest in West Block.  There is also the potential for interest in the Dugout, associated with its World War II history.  Further, as noted in Chapter 1 and discussed at Policy 25 below, Traditional Owner groups have expressed a wish to access