Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868:reg:2021:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01868
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2021 (pt 27/55)
Character Range: 662742–675012

of significance                    Condition (Source) – 2007                                                   Integrity – 2007                                                                            Condition – 2013                                                                                                                      Integrity – 2013                                                                            Condition – 2020                                                                       Integrity – 2020
                                                                                                        85 – Poor (KE EMu database).                                                                                                                                            Poor (KE EMu database).                                                                                                                                                                                                           furniture and furnishings)
13.                                                       Bas-relief busts (NHL A).                      Good (Conservation Works 2005).                                            High                                                                                        Good                                                                                                                                  High                                                                                        Good                                                                                   High
14.                                                       Portraits of former prime ministers (NHL A).   Sound/Stable (National Portrait Gallery staff).                            High                                                                                        Fair–Good (KE EMu database).                                                                                                          High                                                                                        Good (KE EMu database).                                                                Low – two portraits (Hawke, Keating) are held by MoAD; remainder returned to Australian Parliament House.
15.                                                       Statue of King George V (NHL A).              Good (Conservation Works 2005).                                             High                                                                                        Good                                                                                                                                  High – although polished toe re- patinated.                                                 Good – patina is in Good condition.                                                    High
16.                                                       Communications technology (NHL A).            Poor – physically intact though not working (Old Parliament House staff).   High – although some objects have been removed for conservation reasons (eg microphones).   Poor–Fair – while physically intact most elements are not working; however, a section of the Lamson tube has been re- commissioned.   High – although some objects have been removed for conservation reasons (eg microphones).   Poor–Fair – as at 2013. However, the Lamson tube system is not currently maintained.   Medium – communications cabling infrastructure has been removed from House of Representatives undercroft. The Parliamentary Broadcasting and ABC Studios were conserved and interpreted in 2019 and are now accessible to the public.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         All communications technology is retained as per the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Old Parliament House Heritage

Table 1: Assessment of condition and integrity – Fabric
 No.                                                      Embodiment of significance                                                                                                                  Condition (Source) – 2007                                                                       Integrity – 2007   Condition – 2013                                                                                                                 Integrity – 2013   Condition – 2020                                                                                                                      Integrity – 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Management Plan Policy 1.4.
17.                                                       Murdoch designed furniture and fittings; the HMAS Australia table, the Country Party table and the first Australian Cabinet table (NHL A).  Number of collection items identified as 1927 purpose-designed furniture and furnishings: 1 –                      Number of collection items identified as 1927 purpose-designed furniture and furnishings: 1 –                                    High               Generally Good. 1927 furniture:                                                                                                       Generally High. 1927 furniture: High.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Excellent; 520 – Good; 310 – Fair; 85 – Poor (KE EMu database).                                                    Excellent; 552 – Good; 217 – Fair; 45 –Poor/Very Poor (KE EMu                                                                                       1,385 (61%) –                                                                                                                         HMAS Australia
                                                                                                                                                                                                      HMAS Australia table: Good (KE EMu database).                                                                      database). HMAS Australia table: Good.                                                                                                              Good; 597 (26.3%)                                                                                                                     table: High. Country Party table: High.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Country Party table: Good                                                                                          Country Party table: Good.                                                                                                                          – Fair/Sound; 267                                                                                                                     First Australian Cabinet table: High.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      First Australian Cabinet table: Fair (KE EMu                                                                       First Australian Cabinet table: Fair (Old Parliament House staff).                                                                                  (11.8%) – Poor; 20
                                                                                                                                                                                                      database).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (0.9%) –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             unrecorded.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (KE EMu database: larger number of collection items identified as 1927 purpose designed furniture and furnishings.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             HMAS Australia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             table: Good. Country Party table: Good.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             First Australian Cabinet table: