Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00148:reg:2017:p61
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00148
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2017 (pt 61/81)
Character Range: 241730–244937

ensure that no new uses are introduced to the Library building that do not comply with Policies 20 or 21.

           20.2 The National Library of Australia will seek better compatible uses for the viewing room (L3:30).

           Commentary:  This viewing room is currently used for storage.  The adjacent other viewing room, the IT Heritage Cinema (L3:34), has been successfully refurbished and is now used as a meeting room.

Policy 21 Supporting or secondary uses
       Supporting or secondary uses, such as food outlets, are acceptable within the Library, in support of the primary uses.  Future extension of supporting uses to include provision of accommodation or services to organizations with related functions would not necessarily be incompatible uses.  Supporting uses will generally be small in scale and impact, and will respect the cultural significance of the Library.  All supporting or secondary uses will be compatible with the significance of the place.

       Implementation Strategies

           21.1 The National Library of Australia will ensure that lease arrangements with any supporting or secondary use limit allowable changes to the place in a way compatible with heritage values.

Setting

Policy 22 Setting
       The National Library of Australia will encourage the conservation of an appropriate setting for the building, including its significant relationship with the forecourt, Moore sculpture and surrounding landscape, aspects of which were part of the overall original design for the Library.

       Commentary:  The setting of the National Library of Australia is managed by the National Capital Authority and this policy may best be advanced through Strategy 4.2.

Interpretation

Policy 23 Interpretation of the significance of the Library
       The National Library of Australia shall prepare and disseminate interpretative information in relation to the cultural heritage significance of the Library, through publications, its website, on-site interpretation, guided tours and any other appropriate means.

       Implementation Strategies

           23.1 The National Library of Australia will continue to recognise as part of its public programs activities, a program that presents and interprets to visitors the heritage values of the building.

           Commentary:  This program currently incorporates:
                * presentation of information about the heritage values of the place in guided walking tours of the building;  and
                * printed materials such as fact sheets and publications on heritage aspects of the place (such as the booklet A Different View, on the building's art).

           The content of this information is intended to be developed and enhanced on an ongoing basis.  Future options may also include:
                * sensitively located and designed interpretation panels for the whole place or key heritage components of the place;  and
                * making the updated conservation management plan available on the National Library of Australia website.

Unforseen Discoveries

       Policy 24 Unforeseen discoveries or disturbance of heritage components
       If the unforeseen discovery of new