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to accommodate the contemporary functions and activities of the newly formed Reserve Bank of Australia and to house specific staff representing the different aspects of the Bank's operations.  The building was substantially enlarged by 1980 and extensively refurbished in 1995 to meet pressure for increased demand for space and improvement in safety and services.  The Workplace Department of the Reserve Bank are responsible for identifying redundant or under-utilised spaces within the building, implement an ongoing review of accommodation requirements within the organisation, and oversee the upgrading of existing services to ensure staff facilities and office environments are consistent with modern office environments.  The Workplace Department reviews proposed changes in relation to fit-outs for commercial tenants within the current building envelope, which enable the overall viability of the Head Office building.

Current and future changes to the internal planning and use of the building are only made as part of a co-ordinated plan for the whole building and take into consideration the identified levels of significance of the affected areas.

Policy 5  The policies set out in this Plan should be applied irrespective of the use to which the building or its parts are put now or in the future.

Policy 6  The Reserve Bank of Australia Head office building can be adapted to suit the exisiting or proposed use of the place by the RBA subject to an assessment of likely impacts on Commonwealth Heritage values and approval under the EPBC Act where appropriate.  New works are to be compatible with the original design intent, materiality, quality and identified Commonwealth heritage values.

Policy 7  Proposed changes to any one part of the building should only be considered in the context of a co-ordinated plan for the whole building.

8.1.3            Co-ordination of Planning
Decisions regarding changes to any part of the Head Office building of the Reserve Bank of Australia should be considered in the context of the whole to ensure that adverse outcomes are minimised.

Policy 8  A co-ordinated process of decision-making including heritage conservation advice should be established to guide future planning for the place.

8.1.4            Continuing Conservation Advice
This Heritage Management Plan has been prepared as a guide to the future care and development of the place but it will be relatively ineffective unless interpreted and implemented by persons with relevant conservation expertise. In addition to offering appropriate advice on the way in which proposals may be made compatible with the identified significance of the place, an experienced professional can recommend which proposals may have sufficient impact to warrant special study, further public scrutiny or statutory consent.

Policy 9  Relevant and experienced conservation advice should be provided to assist in future changes to the place as part of