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Old Parliament House and Curtilage Heritage Management Plan 2021–2026
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Old Parliament House and Curtilage Heritage Management Plan 2021–2026
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Several terms used in this plan may have different meanings. For ease of understanding and use of the plan, these are defined below.
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Action | Defined broadly in the EPBC Act an ‘action’ includes a project, a development, an undertaking, an activity or a series of activities, or an alteration of any of these things. Actions relevant to Old Parliament House include, but are not limited to:maintenance and services upgradesconstruction, alteration or demolition of buildings, structures, infrastructure or facilitiesindustrial processesstorage or transport of hazardous materialswaste disposalearthworksimpoundmentresearch activitiesvegetation clearancetours and eventsexhibition and interpretationdealings with land.Actions encompass site preparation and construction, operation and maintenance, and the closure and completion stages of a project, as well as alterations or modifications to existing infrastructure.An action may have both beneficial and adverse impacts on the environment; however, only adverse impacts on matters of national environmental significance are relevant when determining whether approval is required under the EPBC Act. |
| Activities | Actions in or on the place as defined above. |
| Adverse impact | A detrimental effect on the integrity of heritage values. |
| Approved action | An action that has been through the Action Assessment process set out in this Heritage Management Plan and has been approved by the Delegate. |
| Attributes | The features of the place that express or contain the heritage values.108 |
| Beneficial impact | A positive effect on the integrity of heritage values. |
| Condition | The physical state of the place relative to the values for which the place has been nominated. It reflects the cumulative effects of management and major environmental events.109 |
| Conservation | All the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance.110 |
| Heritage values | The heritage values identify what is significant or outstanding against the National, Commonwealth or other criteria.111 Heritage values include any element of a place’s natural and cultural environment that has aesthetic, scientific, social or other significance for current and future generations. |
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Department of Environment and Heritage, October 2005, A guide for Commonwealth Agencies. P. 18.
Ibid.
Burra Charter, Article 1.4.
Department of Environment and Heritage, October 2005, Management Plans for Places on the Commonwealth Heritage List: A guide for Commonwealth Agencies, p. 18.