Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01869:reg:6:p36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01869
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 36/86)
Character Range: 124910–127970

House or a reduction in public access
      * the failure to appropriately tell the stories of the place through ill-informed or ineffective interpretation

      * the disengagement of important stakeholders (such as government and the public) from Old Parliament House as a result of failing to effectively communicate the place's heritage values or through inadequate consultation

      * the reduction of Old Parliament House to a sterile and uninteresting environment rather than an active, relevant and engaging heritage place

      * a privileging of some phases of the place's history over others as a result of a failure to appreciate its multi-layered heritage values

      * a loss of important relationships between spaces, objects and people as a result of a failure to properly appreciate the significant associations at Old Parliament House.

     6.3.  Summary of identified opportunities for the protection of the heritage values

  The risks to the heritage values of Old Parliament House are generally manageable through proper planning. All potential risks to Old Parliament House are effectively managed through the Action Proposal Process (Chapter 11).

  Risks to the heritage values can be minimised through promoting the place in the mind of the public. In particular, harnessing of its symbolic status, and telling the story of Australian democracy and the place's history in an engaging and exciting manner, will help minimise risks to some of the less tangible values of Old Parliament House. Opportunities for promotion and interpretation should be taken up and carried out in partnership with other bodies, as appropriate. They need to be supported by an ongoing research program, which will also ensure that important associations between spaces, things and people are not lost.

  Changes in use (including new tenants, functions, events and other activities) can also provide opportunities to enhance the heritage values of Old Parliament House and provide opportunities for its improved ongoing community use, conservation and interpretation.

     6.4.  The management response

  The outcomes of the risk analysis are manifested in the Heritage Management Plan at a number of levels. They have informed the design of the zones, statements of intent and the objectives devised to manage the heritage values within them. Similarly, they have informed the many policies contained within the Heritage Management Plan, as well as other agency management documents for collections, learning, disasters etc. Together, the objectives and policies (and the action framework developed to give them effect) proactively address the identified threats to Old Parliament House's heritage values. They establish an assessment procedure for all actions and provide clear direction in relation to conservation, consultation, interpretation, monitoring of works, training and general management. They also respond to the identified opportunities for improved heritage management by identifying steps that might be taken to more effectively