Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01613:reg:2020:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01613
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2020 (pt 9/17)
Character Range: 66277–69766

bridge.                                          The tower is distinctive for its unusual below-ground-level base and access bridge.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Australia's natural or cultural history.

Criterion E – Aesthetic characteristics
                                                                                                                                                                                                        * The tower's prominence and setting.                                                     Standing on a flat-topped headland atop cliffs towering high above the sea, the light tower is a well-known landmark feature of considerable aesthetic value.
This criterion is satisfied by places that have significant heritage value because of [their] importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristic value by a community or cultural group.

  5.2 TAS Heritage Register – Table Cape Lighthouse
Table Cape Lighthouse is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register (THR ID: 5626). The information below is taken from this listing.
TAS statement of significance
No statement of significance is provided for places listed prior to 2007.
TAS State heritage criteria
The heritage council may enter a place in the Heritage Register if it meets one or more of eight criterions – Table Cape Lighthouse meets the following three criterions.
Criteria                                                                                                                                   Explanation and evidence
Criterion a) The place is important to the course or pattern of Tasmania's history.                                                        Table Cape Lighthouse, built in 1888, is significant for its association with the early settlement and development of the surrounding region and the expansion of the shipping trade along the coast of Tasmania.

Criterion d) The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of place in Tasmania's history.              Table Cape Lighthouse is of historic heritage significance because it represents the principal characteristics of a Victorian brick lighthouse.

Criterion f) The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social or spiritual reasons.  Table Cape Lighthouse is of historic heritage significance as a dramatic landmark feature values by the community.

These heritage values, identified and explained in the Commonwealth Heritage List and the Tasmanian Heritage Register, will form the basis of the management of the Table Cape Lighthouse. In the event of necessary works, all criteria will be consulted to inform best practice management of the values associated with the lighthouse. (See Section 7. Conservation management policies for further information on strategies to conserve heritage values of the Table Cape Lighthouse)

  5.3 Condition and integrity of the Commonwealth heritage values
A heritage monitoring program was implemented in 2016. Each site is visited and reviewed every two years where the heritage fabric and values of the site are evaluated. Assessment of the condition and integrity of lighthouse's values are derived from the latest available Heritage Asset Condition Report produced by AMSA's maintenance contractor.
'Condition' is measured on a Good – Fair – Poor