National Library of Australia Conservation Management Plan
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As a project to review and update the 2012 conservation management plan, the earlier plan provides the basis for the current plan. The methodology adopted for this plan is in accordance with the Burra Charter (Australia ICOMOS 2013). This can be summarised as a series of steps as shown in Figure 1 below.
In order to follow these steps and prepare this management plan a range of consultations, research, inspections and analyses were undertaken. Importantly, the assessment of significance relied upon:
a range of information gathering tasks related to the common descriptors of significance (for example historic value); and
an analysis of this evidence for heritage values using the Commonwealth Heritage Criteria, including comparisons with other places where relevant, in order to test the understanding of such values.
| Figure 1. Basic Steps of Conservation Management PlanningSource: Summarised from Australia ICOMOS 2013 |
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This work provided a sound understanding of the place, and led to the preparation of a statement of significance. This work also provided an understanding of the constraints and opportunities related to the current and future management of the place. The statement of significance and the information about constraints and opportunities were used as the basis for developing conservation policies and implementation strategies.
In some cases, the information in the earlier plan was reviewed and found to be satisfactory for the current plan. In other cases, the text was updated given the passage of time and other changes.
Review of the 2012 Conservation Management Plan
The guidance provided by the Department of the Environment and Energy identifies a range of matters to be addressed in a review of the plan under section 341X of the EPBC Act. These matters and summary responses are provided below.
Who would carry out the review and the procedures to be used
The review was carried out by the consultant for the project, Duncan Marshall. The procedures used are outlined above. In addition:
the 2012 conservation management plan was reviewed for currency and any issues;
work was undertaken to update sections such the history, description and condition;
the analysis of values was completely re-worked and a refined statement of significance developed; and
the suite of policies and strategies was revised in the light of current information and circumstances.
In undertaking this review and update work, consultations were also held with key Library staff responsible for management of the place, in part to ascertain the effectiveness of the 2012 plan and any issues to be addressed in the update work.