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engagement with the Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation in March 2021 under direction from the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment TAS (Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania). AMSA has yet to receive a response and future plans will outline the progress of this consultation.
AMSA also consulted with the Devonport City Council who provided comments on statutory/legislative requirements, and emphasized the significance of the lighthouse within the local community.
The draft management plan was advertised in accordance with the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations. On the 22 December 2021 a notice was placed in The Australian newspaper publication which invited the general public to review the draft plan and provide feedback. Public consultation closed on the 20 January 2022. Submissions received from the general public were  incorporated in the final document.
AMSA submitted the draft plan to the Heritage Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment who provided feedback on the draft. These comments were incorporated into the final document. A developed draft was submitted to the Australian Heritage Council and was endorsed by the Minister for the Environment on 14 July 2022.
Future updates and amendments will be listed here.
  1.4 Status
This plan has been adopted by AMSA in accordance with Schedule 7A (Management plans for Commonwealth Heritage places) and Schedule 7B (Commonwealth Heritage management principles) of the EPBC Regulations to guide the management of the place and for inclusion in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

  1.5 Authorship
This plan has been prepared by AMSA. At the initial time of publication, Australian Maritime Systems Group (AMSG) is the contract maintenance provider for the Commonwealth Government's AtoN network including Mersey Bluff Lighthouse.
  1.6 Acknowledgements
AMSA acknowledges the professional assistance of the Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, TAS), and the Devonport City Council.
  1.7 Language
For clarity and consistency, some words in this plan such as restoration, reconstruction and preservation, are used with the meanings defined in Burra Charter[3]. (See Appendix 1 Glossary of heritage conservation terms). Also see Appendix 2 Glossary of lighthouse terminology relevant to Mersey Bluff which sets out the technical terminology used in this plan.
  1.8 Previous reports
A Heritage Lighthouse Report was prepared by Mr Peter Marquis-Kyle for AMSA in 2007.
A Heritage Asset Condition Report was prepared by AMSG for AMSA in 2016, and updated in 2019.

  1.9 Sources of information and images
This plan has used a number of sources of information. This includes the National Archives of Australia (NAA), the National Library of Australia (NLA) and AMSA's heritage collection.

  2.   Mersey Bluff Lighthouse site
  2.1 Location
Situated on Mersey Bluff, the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse is located at 39 Bluff Access Road, Devonport, Tasmania.