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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Heritage Management Plan 2022

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Creates operational rules AMSA must follow to protect Smoky Cape Lighthouse. It requires access controls, scheduled maintenance and condition reporting, heritage approvals for works, training, record-keeping, and Indigenous and community consultation.

It affects AMSA staff, contractors, NPWS, Indigenous stakeholders, tour guides and adjacent landowners. Costs fall mainly on AMSA and its contractors through monitoring, approvals and training; AMSA retains implementation discretion subject to EPBC and state heritage approvals.

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What it does

This document is a Commonwealth-era Heritage Management Plan (HMP) for the Smoky Cape Lightstation that sets out the policies, implementation strategies and monitoring arrangements that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and its contractors will follow to identify, conserve, present and report on the Commonwealth and NSW State heritage values of the place. Mechanically, the plan:

Declares a set of discrete policies (labelled Policy 3 through Policy 18 in the excerpt) that allocate responsibility for management tasks to specific AMSA business units and contractors (for example, "AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness", "AtoN Maintenance contractor", "AtoN Heritage Coordinator"). The policies are accompanied by implementation strategies that specify action items (eg. periodic inspections, training, record-keeping, liaison and consultation).
Establishes a schedule and frequency for core operational activities: maintenance site visits every six months (Policy 3 and the implementation table), updating a Heritage Asset Condition Report every two years (Policy 7 and implementation table), review of Commonwealth heritage values at least every five years and ad hoc reviews sooner where major changes occur (Policy 7 and Policy 18), and a Lighthouse Tour Guide Safety Induction e-Learning module to be completed once every two years by tour guides (Policy 9).
Requires AMSA to liaise with external authorities for heritage approvals (Policy 5), to report changes in heritage values to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Heritage Branch) (Policy 7), and to comply with Schedule 7A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 when producing and monitoring the implementation plan (Section 8.2).
Sets access-control mechanics: maintenance and authorised personnel access to the lighthouse precinct and tower are prioritised over tours, restricted areas are to be periodically inspected during maintenance visits, and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is named as the party that monitors general admittance (Policy 3).

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Smoky Cape Lighthouse Heritage Management Plan 2022.

Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to t

Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Policy 3 – Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Smoky Cape Lighthouse attracts thousands of visitors each year. Its location and layout allows relatively easy public access, day or night. Although access inside the lighthouse is restricted to authorised personnel, such as contractors and AMSA employees, official tour groups also oversee admittance of tourists from sunrise to sunset.

AMSA personnel and contractors require easy access inside the lighthouse precinct and tower for periodical site visits to carry out inspections and routine maintenance. The maintenance of the light holds priority over official tours inside the lighthouse and some delays in the tour guide service may be required during inspections and routine maintenance.

Implementation strategy:

AtoN Maintenance contractor to ensure control on access to all buildings within AMSA’s lease area is maintained by periodically inspecting restricted access areas on the precinct during maintenance visits every 6 months.

AtoN Maintenance contractor to inspect lighthouse for signs of wear and tear attributed to visitor intake during biannual maintenance visit, and note changes in Heritage Asset Condition Report.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure access to the lightstation complies with workplace health and safety measures.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure contractors are made aware of the heritage values of the lighthouse.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure general admittance inside the lighthouse is monitored by NPWS.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure access to site is available for Indigenous people to maintain cultural traditions.

Interpretation

Policy 4 – Accurate and relevant interpretation of the history and significance of the place should be made available to site users/visitors and for offsite external research.

AMSA will continue to make information available through the maintenance of site interpretive signage and its website.

Implementation strategy:

All relevant information concerning the history and significance of the place will be checked for accuracy and updated appropriately.

Information will be primarily presented in online resource files accessible to both relevant personnel and the general public. On-site interpretative signage will be utilised when funding is available and where appropriate.

This information will be maintained and updated in accordance with changes to the history and significance of the place.

Management

Policy 5 – AMSA will continue to conserve the lighthouse in accordance with Commonwealth and NSW State heritage listing requirements.

For works requiring heritage approval, AMSA will obtain permission from any relevant state or federal authorities. Continuous and as-needed conservation works will be undertaken as required.

Implementation strategy:

Liaise with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Heritage Branch) and the NSW Heritage Council when proposing major work on the site.

Approval in writing must be granted for any development proposals.

Policy 6 – The cultural significance of the lightstation will be the basis for deciding how to manage it.

The heritage values or cultural significance of the place must be conserved. This heritage management plan includes relevant background information to support this policy (see ‘Section 3 History’).

Implementation strategy:

Conserve the lightstation to protect its heritage values (cultural significance).

When possible, strive to maintain the original fabric of the lightstation.

Use the Burra Charter as the primary guide for treatment of fabric.

Engage appropriately qualified heritage consultants when making decisions regarding impact on heritage values.

Assess impacts on the heritage values of the place when considering proposed alterations or adaptations.

Policy 7 — Monitor, review and report th

Policy 7 — Monitor, review and report the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation every five years or sooner if major changes to the lightstation occur.

Policy 7 – Monitor, review and report the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation every five years or sooner if major changes to the lightstation occur.

View image in the official sourceThe Commonwealth heritage values of the lighthouse are to be monitored and reported on a regular basis. A Heritage Asset Condition Report is updated for Smoky Cape Lighthouse every two years. The report records historical information, condition, and maintenance requirements for fabric within the lighthouse to ensure a gain and/or loss of heritage value is identified.

Implementation strategy:

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to regularly monitor the lighthouse for possible impacts on the identified Commonwealth heritage values.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to review the current Commonwealth heritage values at least once every five years and assess any gain or loss of values.

This review must be undertaken in the event of any major alterations to the lightstation.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to report any changes to the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Heritage Branch).

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to update AMSA’s heritage strategy and this plan to reflect any changes identified.

AMSA AtoN Maintenance Contractor to review and update Heritage Asset Condition Report biennially.

Policy 8 – Maintain historical, management and maintenance records within AMSA and make available these records.

As part of the proper process for managing change in significant places, the Burra Charter points out the importance of making records before any change, and advocates placing records in a permanent archive and making them available where this is appropriate. AMSA’s collection of records, which include documents pertaining to heritage intervention, management and maintenance, are subject to this process. Heritage Asset Condition Reports are routinely generated for each heritage lighthouse and stored in AMSA’s record-keeping system. AMSA will continue to practice such processes via their records management systems (RMS).

Implementation strategy:

AMSA to maintain, review and update records through existing AMSA RMS as required.

AMSA to ensure records are made available to the relevant personnel and parties as required.

Policy 9 – Provide appropriate training and resources to all relevant AMSA staff, contractors and licensees.

In order to ensure best practice management of AMSA-operated lighthouses, all staff, contractors and licensees are required to have access to the appropriate training and resources in order to provide best practice conservation of the site.

Implementation strategy:

Provide staff personnel involved with the management and maintenance of Smoky Cape Lighthouse access to up-to-date versions of the AMSA heritage strategy, heritage management plans and fabric registers.

When funds are made available, AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness staff and contractors will undertake relevant training to ensure comprehension of the Commonwealth heritage and EPBC Act statutory requirements.

Contractors engaged with heritage sites will undertake appropriate training to ensure comprehension of the Commonwealth heritage and EPBC Act statutory requirements.

AMSA representatives will attend Commonwealth-run heritage workshops, programs and conferences for up-to-date information on statutory requirements and best- practice management of sites of national and state heritage significance.

All current and incoming tour guides operating within AMSA lighthouses will be required to take the Lighthouse Tour Guide Safety Induction e-Learning module once every two years to stay informed on heritage values, visitor safety and lighthouse duty-of-care.

Policy 10 – Use contractors and service providers with appropriate experience.

AMSA is to ensure parties carrying out work have appropriate knowledge and use effective methods to ensure conservation of the lighthouse.

Implementation strategy:

Engage staff and contractors with the relevant experience and expertise concerning conservation of the lightstation.

Develop and provide the appropriate training on heritage conservation matters for AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness staff and other relevant parties who hold responsibility for heritage management.

Policy 11 – Seek heritage advice and apply best heritage practice.

AMSA will continue to use in-house heritage expertise, external consultancy, or a combination of both as required in order to successfully apply best heritage practice. Should in-house heritage expertise be limited in responding to a requirement, external heritage expertise will be engaged to address the issue.

Implementation strategy:

Apply in-house heritage expertise when required.

Use tools such as the Burra Charter and Working Together: Managing Commonwealth Heritage Places1 to measure the likely impact of proposals.

Seek external heritage expertise in the event of limited in-house capability.

Policy 12 – Appropriate protocol in the event of unforeseen discoveries or disturbances of heritage within the AMSA site.

AMSA’s scope of work rarely involves excavation. Should such work need be undertaken, AMSA will implement a suitable discovery plan and seek advice from suitably qualified personnel as required. In the event of any unforeseen discovery or disturbance of heritage- related items on the AMSA site, notification to the appropriate organisation will occur in accordance with the conditions of the discovery plan. This plan will also be updated accordingly.

Note: In most cases, AMSA’s leases are limited to the immediate vicinity of the lighthouse and therefore this scenario is not anticipated as a likely occurrence.

Implementation strategy:

Alert NSW NPWS and Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council in the event aboriginal heritage is found or suspected.

Seek appropriate heritage advice and apply best practice in the event of unforeseen discoveries/disturbances.

Comply with lease conditions in the event of discovery or disturbance.

Policy 13 – Make this heritage management plan available to all persons involved in decision- making on the management of the lighthouse and its setting.

The plan will be made available to all personnel intrinsic to management of the lighthouse and its setting, for example AMSA maintenance contractors, staff and other relevant parties.

Implementation strategy:

Provide links to this plan via the AMSA publicly accessible website.

Provide copies to all relevant personnel and parties.

Future Developments

Policy 14 – Adaptation of the place using methods or processes that minimise impact on heritage values and significance in accordance with the Burra Charter principles.

It is likely that over time the lighthouse will house new equipment as technology changes and improves. The Burra Charter principles will be used as the basis for decision-making.

Implementation strategy:

Assess the likely impacts of changes on the heritage values and significance of the place.

Preserve the original fabric of the place and do only what is necessary for the continued use and care of the place.

Engage expert heritage advice and use the Burra Charter in adapting the place.

Policy 15 – When required, engage with adjacent landowners to maintain an appropriate setting for the lighthouse in its visual and natural context.

Any changes to the surrounding land, or AMSA leased area, requires careful consideration. AMSA will liaise with all adjacent landowners in the event of any proposed changes that may affect the setting and attempt to influence a positive outcome.

Implementation strategy:

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to engage with adjacent landowners through consultation when changes are proposed regarding the wider visual and natural context.

Consultations will take the form of online correspondence where in-person engagement is not possible.

Policy 16 – In the event of adaptive re-use or divestment (instance(s) which would no longer place the lighthouse under AMSA control), AMSA will strive to ensure the Commonwealth and NSW State heritage values of the site are recognised and preserved in accordance with s 341ZE of the EPBC Act.

In the event Smoky Cape Lighthouse is no longer identified as a working AtoN, AMSA will withdraw its standing as lessee and hand over all authority to the lessor. This process must be conducted in line with section 341ZE of the EPBC Act.

Implementation strategy:

AMSA will negotiate with lessor to have site lease terminated.

All available heritage information within AMSA’s collection, including this heritage management plan, will be shared with the relevant parties to ensure the Commonwealth and NSW State heritage values of the site are recognised and preserved.

Community Involvement

Policy 17 – Consult with indigenous and community stakeholders in the preparation of the management plan.

AMSA will give community and Indigenous groups, as well as the general public, an opportunity to review and comment on this management plan through a public consultation process.

Implementation strategy:

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to undertake community consultation when preparing the heritage management plan in accordance with EPBC Regulations, including advertisement of the plan in a national newspaper for a period of 20 working days.

Consultations will take the form of online correspondence where in-person engagement is not possible. Feedback received during consultation to be included in the plan.

Seek advice from any relevant Indigenous communities and refer to Engage Early— Guidance for proponents on best practice Indigenous engagement for environmental assessments under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)[\[xxxi\]](#_edn31) to guide consultations.

Review

Policy 18 – Review this plan within five years of its adoption or sooner if major changes are needed.

This plan will be reviewed every five years. This review should:

\- Assess the content of the plan.
\- Determine its effectiveness in protecting the identified heritage values.
\- Provide any necessary recommendations for updating or re-writing of the plan. If major changes occur at the site in the interim, this plan will be reviewed and updated earlier than the specified five years.

Implementation strategy:

Review this heritage management plan at least five years after its adoption.

Review and update this heritage management plan in the event of a major change to the lightstation.

Submit revised plan for approval.

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8 Policy implementation plan

8.1 Plan and schedule

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border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensure process of re-use/ divestment of the site recognises and preserves heritage values.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">16</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, AtoN Heritage Coordinator</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">High</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">As required</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Conduct heritage monitoring site visit and review Heritage Asset Condition Report every two years.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">High</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:91.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:3.6pt; margin-right:29.8pt; line-height:106%"><span>Staff and community awareness</span></p></td><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Provide relevant training and awareness for management personnel (contractors and site- users).</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">9</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Medium</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">As required</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensure the availability of accurate and relevant information on the history and significance of the lightstation for site- users/visitors.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">4</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, AtoN Heritage Coordinator</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Medium</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:91.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:3.6pt; margin-right:8.05pt; line-height:106%"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">Record-keeping/</span><span style="letter-spacing:-2.35pt"> </span><span>access</span></p></td><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Maintain adequate record-keeping of historical, management and maintenance documents (make available these records).</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">8</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">High</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:91.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:3.55pt; margin-right:12.3pt; line-height:106%"><span>Expert heritage</span><span style="letter-spacing:-2.4pt"> </span><span>advice</span></p></td><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensure knowledge and advice of heritage experts is utilised.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">10, 11</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Medium</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:91.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:3.55pt; margin-right:21.8pt; margin-left:0pt; line-height:106%"><span>Lighthouse</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span><span>maintenance</span></p></td><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Schedule periodic maintenance.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">High</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing, every 6 months</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:90.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The implementation of unforeseen discovery or disturbance processes in the event of an accidental discovery.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">12</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Medium</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">As required</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:90.2pt"><td style="width:91.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:3.65pt; margin-right:27.9pt; line-height:106%"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">Lightstation</span><span style="letter-spacing:-2.35pt"> </span><span>access</span></p></td><td style="width:90.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Secure appropriate access to lightstation for contractor and visitors. Inform lease holders of AMSA activities on site.</span></p></td><td style="width:58.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e1f4fd"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">3</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d4effc"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness</span></p></td><td style="width:46.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c7eafb"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Medium</span></p></td><td style="width:77.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top; background-color:#b9e5fa"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ongoing</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

8.2 Monitoring and reporting

As stipulated by Schedule 7A of the EPBC Regulations, the outlined implementation plan and associated policies listed above are required to be monitored and updated accordingly. The below review process timetable will be adhered to over the next five years:

Timeframe	Review step	Responsibility
2025	Plan’s half-life internal review:Assess strengths and weaknesses of existing planAddress any known impact to the lighthouse’s heritage values	AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness
2027	Plan’s full-life review:Consult with internal and external stakeholders on existing planPrepare updated draft plan and consult with the Heritage BranchSubmit reviewed plan to the Minister	AMSA, Asset Management and Preparedness

Other key actions in monitoring and reporting include:

Ensuring the implementation plan and policies are readily available for all relevant personnel,
Delegating AMSA staff to periodically check the implementation plan is up-to-date and being utilised appropriately by the relevant personnel,
Ensuring the timeframes outlined within the plan are followed,
Delegating AMSA Response staff to review this plan and the associated policies at least every five years and determine whether its contents are relevant and effective in terms of continuing to conserve the place.

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Appendix 1. Glossary of heritage conservation terms

The Burra Charter, from its first (1979) version and its current version, defined a set of terms that have since been widely adopted in Australian heritage conservation practice.

Where the following terms are used in their heritage management plan, the particular meanings defined in the charter are intended. The definitions are quoted from Article 1 of the most recent revision of the charter[xxxii].

Adaptation means modifying a place to suit the existing use or a proposed use.

Associations mean the special connections that exist between people and a place.

Compatible use means a use which respects the cultural significance of a place. Such a use involves no, or minimal, impact on cultural significance.

Conservation means all the processes of looking

after a place so as to retain its cultural significance.

Cultural significance means aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations. Cultural significance is embodied in the place itself, its fabric, setting, use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects. Places may have a range of values for different individuals or groups.

Fabric means all the physical material of the place including components, fixtures, contents, and objects.

Interpretation means all the ways of presenting the cultural significance of a place.

Maintenance means the continuous protective care of a place, and its setting. Maintenance is to be distinguished from repair which involves restoration or reconstruction.

Meanings denote what a place signifies, indicates, evokes or expresses to.

Place means a geographically defined area. It may include elements, objects, spaces and view. Place may have tangible and intangible dimensions.

Preservation means maintaining a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration.

Reconstruction means returning a place to a known earlier state and is distinguished from restoration by the introduction of new material.

Related object means an object that contributes to the cultural significance of a place but is not at the place.

Related place means a place that contributes to the cultural significance of another place.

Restoration means returning a place to a known earlier state by removing accretions or by reassembling existing elements without the introduction of new material.

Setting means the immediate and extended environment of a place that is part of or contributes to its cultural significance and distinctive character.

Use means the functions of a place, including the activities and traditional and customary practices that may occur at the place or are dependent on the place.

Appendix 2. Glossary of historic lighthouse terms relevant to Smoky Cape Lighthouse

AGA

Svenska Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator, company founded by Nobel Physics laureate, Gustaf Dalén in 1929. Swedish manufacturer of optical apparatus, lanterns, lightships and other lighthouse components.

Apron paving

The concrete paving surrounding the base of the lighthouse tower.

Astragal

The bars which support the glazing of a lantern. They may also support the roof. Simply a framing member between the glazing bars in the lantern glazing. In its true meaning an astragal is a moulding that has a rounded profile. In lanterns this is almost never the case

Balcony

A walkway around the outside of the lantern, used for maintenance and, when lighthouses were manned, for observing ships. Principal parts are the balcony floor and the balcony balustrade. (Synonym: gallery deck).

Balcony floor

Floor of the balcony. Smoky Cape has a granite slab balcony floor.

Balcony balustrade

A handrail together with its supports. The supports are called balusters. Simply a railing or wall on the outer perimeter of the balcony to prevent people from falling off the balcony. Generally made of metal stanchions and rails, as found at Smoky Cape.

Chance Bros

English manufacturer of optical apparatus, lanterns, cast iron stairs, cast iron towers, and other lighthouse components. The Chance family established a glass- making business in Smethwick, England in 1824

and is often described as ‘near Birmingham’. The business was absorbed into the Pilkington group of companies in 1951 and now ceases to exist.

Character

Pattern of flashes of light emitted by a lighthouse,

designed to identify that particular lighthouse.

External catwalk

A landing around the external face of the tower complete with hand rail. Smoky Cape’s external catwalk is composed of 1891 Chance Bros cast iron lattice floor panels supported on openwork cast iron brackets bolted to the lantern base.

Glazing bar

Rebated bars of metal which retain the panes of glass in a window. Often consist of vertical angled steel members joining between done support ring and murette. Often the glazing bar has a tenon that matches a mortise in the murette. Astragals are arranged helically. Helical and trapezoidal glazing bars were used where a fixed light was in use (flashing or non-rotating) as vertical bars cut off portions of the light. In comparison, a helical bar design crosses the light source at an angle, obscuring part of it.

Incandescent kerosene

A light fuel once utilised by lighthouses to ignite and fuel the lantern. Smoky Cape used kerosene to fuel its lantern before its introduction to electricity.

Intermediate floors

Levels found mid-way up a building. Smoky Cape’s intermediate floor is composed of cast iron plate on rolled iron beams built into tower walls.

Internal catwalk

An open landing inside the tower complete with handrail. Smoky Cape’s internal catwalk is composed of cast iron lattice floor panels supported on solid cast iron brackets bolted to the upper section of the lantern base.

Lantern

The glazed enclosure at the top of a lighthouse, which surrounds and protects the optical apparatus. It contains the optical apparatus, made up of the lantern roof, lantern glazing and murette sections.

Lantern floor

The level in a lighthouse at which the lantern is installed, and by which access may be gained to the optical system and to the inside and outside of the lantern glazing. The lantern floor is generally at or near the same level as the catwalk and cane be made from steel, concrete, or timber.

Lantern glazing

The middle section of the lantern, circular or polygonal in plan, between the lantern roof above and the lantern base below, made up of glass panes held in a framework of glazing bars. On the landward side there may be blank panels in place of glass, or other opaque construction. Types of lantern glazing include: flat and curved trapezoidal panes and curved diamond/triangular panes. The Smoky Cape Lightstation uses flat trapezoidal glass panes.

Lantern roof

Roof of the lantern. Usually made of copper sheeting over a framework of rafters.

Lens assembly

A transparent optically refracting element of glass. The surface is usually spherical in form.

Light source

Electric lamps and LEDs now illuminate most lighthouses.

Lighthouse

The principal structure of a lightstation, generally made up of a lantern, balcony and tower.

Lightstation

A precinct containing a lighthouse structure and other related buildings, for example. Keepers’ cottages, Store room, Flag locker.

Optical apparatus

Equipment to provide, direct and control the light emitted by the light source. Comprised of light source, lens assembly, and pedestal.

Order

A shorthand expression of the size of an optical apparatus or lantern. At the time the system of orders was established, when kerosene burners were used, longer range lights needed larger burners, and larger burners needed lens assemblies of longer focal length to ensure a sharply defined beam. Thus in turn, the lantern rooms were required to be larger to house these lens assemblies. AMSA’s historic lantern rooms range from 1st to 4th order.

Pane

An individual piece of glass in the lantern glazing. Often original supply was 3/8” thick polished plate but in later years this changed to 5/16”.

Pavilion

A building or similar structure built for a specific

purpose.

Pedestal

Part of the optical apparatus, consisting of a metal column or base standing on the balcony floor inside the lantern and supporting the lens assembly and light source. Some later Chance documentation, such as their tariffs 1908, also refer to the lantern base as a pedestal.

Tower

Structure to support the lantern at a sufficient height

above the ground. The most common types are the masonry tower, timber-framed tower, cast iron tower, and lattice tower.

Appendix 3. Smoky Cape light details

Smoky Cape Main Light (AN382-01)

IALA AVAILABILITY CATEGORY:	2
POSITION:	Latitude: 30° 55.3744’ SLongitude: 153° 05.2469’ EDatum: WGS84
CHARTS:	Aus 811
BA LIST OF LIGHTS:	K2796
DAYMARK:	White 8-sided concrete tower and lantern, 17 metres high.
CHARACTER:	Flashing (3) in: 20.00 sFlash: 0.24 sShort Eclipse: 7.46 s Long Eclipse: 13.14s
LENS:	920mm f.r. 9 panel Catadioptric
LIGHTSOURCE:	Lamp: LED Array Sealite SL324
LANTERN:	Chance Bros. 12” 1½” dia.
LENS SPEED:	One revolution every 60 seconds (1 RPM)
INTENSITY:	1,025,000 cd
STRUCTURE:	White octagonal concrete tower 10 metres high to base of lantern.
ELEVATION:	128 metres
RANGE:	Nominal: 26 NmGeographical: 28 Nm

Appendix 4. Table demonstrating compliance with the EPBC Regulations

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cth) Schedule 7A – Management Plans for Commonwealth Heritage Places

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:446.45pt; margin-left:7.15pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:22.65pt"><td style="width:233.85pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#00679b"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Legislation</span></p></td><td style="width:212.6pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#4c7ba9"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Satisfied within</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:22.4pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:445.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #0b679b; border-left:0.75pt solid #0b679b; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A management plan must:</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:73.45pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(a) Establish objectives for the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission of the Commonwealth Heritage values of the place; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 1 – Introduction</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:73.45pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(b) Provide a management framework that includes reference to any statutory requirements and agency mechanisms for the protection of the Commonwealth heritage values of the place; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 1 – Introduction</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:73.45pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(c) Provide a comprehensive description of the place, including information about its location, physical features, condition, historical context and current uses; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 2 – Smoky Cape Lightstation site</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 3 – History</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 4 – Fabric</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.75pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(d) Provide a description of the Commonwealth heritage values and any other heritage values of the place; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 5 – Heritage significance</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.75pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(e) Describe the condition of the Commonwealth heritage values of the place; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 5 – Heritage significance</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.75pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(f) Describe the method used to assess the Commonwealth Heritage values of the place; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 5 – Heritage significance</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:73.45pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(g) Describe the current management requirements and goals including proposals for change and any potential pressures on the Commonwealth heritage values of the place; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 6 – Opportunities and constraints</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:56.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(h) Have policies to manage the Commonwealth heritage values of a place, and include in those policies, guidance in relation to the following:</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><ol style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt; list-style-type:lower-roman"><li class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:38.9pt; padding-left:25.5pt; font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span>The management and conservation processes to be used;</span></li></ol></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management policies (Policy 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">ii. The access and security arrangements, including access to the area for indigenous people to maintain cultural traditions;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 3)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">iii. The stakeholder and community consultation and liaison arrangements;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 15, 17)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">iv. The policies and protocols to ensure that indigenous people participate in the management process;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 17)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">v. The protocols for the management of sensitive information;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">N/A</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">vi. The planning and management of works, development, adaptive reuse and property divestment proposals;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 16)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">vii. How unforeseen discoveries or disturbances of heritage are to be managed;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 12)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">viii. How, and under what circumstances, heritage advice is to be obtained;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 10, 11)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">ix. How the condition of Commonwealth heritage values is to be monitored and reported;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 5, 6, 7, 14)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">x. How records of intervention and maintenance of a heritage places register are kept;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 8, 13)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">xi. The research, training and resources needed to improve management;</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 9)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:64.4pt; text-indent:-36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">xii. How heritage values are to be interpreted and promoted; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 4)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(i) Include an implementation plan; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 8 – Policy implementation plan</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(j) Show how the implementation of policies will be monitored; and</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 8 – Policy implementation plan</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:233.1pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">(k) Show how the management plan will be reviewed.</span></p></td><td style="width:211.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #0b679b; vertical-align:top; background-color:#eff9fe"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 7 – Conservation management principles and policies (Policy 18)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Section 8 – Policy implementation plan</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

Appendix 5. Design plan for Smoky Cape keepers’ cottages

Blueprint design drawings of houses with blue roofs and chimneys. Drawings show the floorplans and interior and exterior design of buildings. Handwriting, signatures and measurements are spread amongst the drawings.

Figure 18. Design plan for Smoky Cape keepers’ cottages, 1880. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A9568, 1/17/3 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)

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Endnotes

Source text: opening excerpt

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Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to t Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Policy 3 – Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Implementation strategy:

AtoN Maintenance contractor to ensure control on access to all buildings within AMSA’s lease area is maintained by periodically inspecting restricted access areas on the precinct during maintenance visits every 6 months.

AtoN Maintenance contractor to inspect lighthouse for signs of wear and tear attributed to visitor intake during biannual maintenance visit, and note changes in Heritage Asset Condition Report.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure access to the lightstation complies with workplace health and safety measures.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure contractors are made aware of the heritage values of the lighthouse.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure general admittance inside the lighthouse is monitored by NPWS.

AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness to ensure access to site is available for Indigenous people to maintain cultural traditions.

Interpretation

Policy 4 – Accurate and relevant interpretation of the history and significance of the place should be made available to site users/visitors and for offsite external research.

AMSA will continue to make information available through the maintenance of site interpretive signage and its website.

Implementation strategy:

All relevant information concerning the history and significance of the place will be checked for accuracy and updated appropriately.

Information will be primarily presented in online resource files accessible to both relevant personnel and the general public. On-site interpretative signage will be utilised when funding is available and where appropriate.

This information will be maintained and updated in accordance with changes to the history and significance of the place.

For parties involved in management and delivery the HMP sets out several discrete, document-backed steps. Below is a practical compliance checklist matched to the plan’s specific duties and implementation mechanisms. Where the plan gives frequencies or named responsibilities, those are cited.

For AMSA operational teams (Asset Management and Preparedness; AtoN units)

Maintain access control and inspect restricted areas every six months. The AtoN Maintenance contractor must "ensure control on access to all buildings within AMSA’s lease area is maintained by periodically inspecting restricted access areas during maintenance visits every 6 months" (Policy 3; implementation strategy). Record these inspections in the AMSA RMS.
Schedule and carry out maintenance visits and heritage monitoring. Conduct maintenance site visits biannually (every six months) and update the Heritage Asset Condition Report every two years (Policy 7; implementation table entries for maintenance and heritage monitoring). Record findings and note any signs of visitor-related wear and tear in the Heritage Asset Condition Report.
Ensure workplace health and safety compliance. Ensure that access and on-site work comply with WHS measures as required under Policy 3; document WHS risk assessments and inductions.
Liaise with statutory heritage authorities for major works. For projects requiring heritage approval, liaise with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Heritage Branch) and the NSW Heritage Council and obtain written approval before proceeding (Policy 5).
Maintain and publish records. Keep historical, management and maintenance documents in the AMSA RMS and make available to relevant personnel; provide links to the HMP via the AMSA public website and distribute copies to relevant staff and contractors (Policy 8, Policy 13).
Conduct scheduled reviews. Perform the half-life internal review in 2025 and the full-life review in 2027 (Section 8.2). The 2027 review must include consultation with internal/external stakeholders, preparation of a revised draft, consultation with the Heritage Branch and submission of the reviewed plan to the Minister as set out in Section 8.2.
Update AMSA’s heritage strategy and the HMP after reviews. If the Heritage Asset Condition Report or reviews identify changes to heritage values, update the strategy and plan and report changes to the Department (Policy 7).
Apply Burra Charter principles. Use the Burra Charter as the primary guide for treatment of fabric and engage qualified heritage consultants when decisions could impact heritage values (Policy 6, Policy 11).
Ensure training and induction is delivered. Provide staff, contractors and licensees access to the AMSA heritage strategy and HMP; ensure relevant staff and contractors undertake relevant training when funds allow; require tour guides to complete the Lighthouse Tour Guide Safety Induction e-Learning module every two years (Policy 9).

For AtoN Maintenance contractors and external consultants

Confirm contractual obligations include biannual inspections and biennial Heritage Asset Condition Report updates. The plan assigns explicit tasks to the AtoN Maintenance contractor (Policy 3; Policy 7). Ensure delivery schedules and reporting formats are specified in contracts.
Be briefed on heritage values and the Burra Charter. Contractors must be made aware of the heritage values of the lighthouse (Policy 3) and have appropriate experience in heritage conservation (Policy 10). Ensure subcontracting arrangements require the same standards.
Follow discovery plan protocols. Be prepared to implement the AMSA discovery plan for unforeseen finds and to notify NSW NPWS and Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council in the event of Aboriginal heritage being discovered or suspected (Policy 12).

For tour guides and tour operators

Prioritise AMSA maintenance needs. Be prepared for tour delays or cancellations where maintenance takes precedence as stated in Policy 3. Include this in booking conditions and visitor communications.
Complete the e-Learning induction every two years and retain evidence. The plan requires all current and incoming tour guides to take the Lighthouse Tour Guide Safety Induction e-Learning module once every two years (Policy 9). Ensure AMSA records completion in RMS or an agreed register.
Coordinate with AMSA and NPWS for access protocols. Confirm admittance procedures with AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness and with NPWS where applicable, and maintain WHS standards for visitor safety.

For Indigenous stakeholders and community consultees

Expect AMSA consultation. AMSA will advertise the HMP consultation period in a national newspaper for 20 working days and provide online correspondence options where in-person engagement is not possible (Policy 17). Offer inputs during the formal consultation windows and seek to set protocols for participation in ongoing reviews.
Access rights. The plan ensures access to the site for Indigenous people to maintain cultural traditions (Policy 3). If access is denied, raise the issue with AMSA Asset Management and Preparedness as the HMP obliges AMSA to ensure such access.

For lessors and adjacent landowners

Anticipate engagement where setting or visual context changes are proposed. AMSA will engage with adjacent landowners for proposed changes that may affect the setting (Policy 15). Where AMSA seeks divestment, lessors will be a negotiation counterparty (Policy 16).

Document control and evidence

Maintain evidence to show compliance: inspection reports, Heritage Asset Condition Reports, training completion certificates, written approvals from heritage authorities, consultation records (including the national newspaper advertisement and submissions), and RMS entries. The HMP emphasises record-keeping and availability of records (Policy 8; implementation strategies).
Track funding conditions. Note which deliverables are conditional on funding (interpretative signage, certain training) and document decision-making when funding is not provided.

Checklist summary (immediate steps)

Confirm AMSA RMS holds the current HMP and public-facing link.
Set six-month maintenance and inspection calendar; assign contractors and capture outputs in RMS.
Schedule Heritage Asset Condition Report biennially and set responsibilities for updates.
Ensure tour guides have current e-Learning completion and that the compliance register is maintained.
For any planned works, prepare a heritage referral and seek written approvals from Heritage Branch/NSW Heritage Council before commencing.
Plan the 2025 half-life internal review and the 2027 full-life review with stakeholder consultation and Minister submission as required.

Following this checklist will align delivery with the HMP’s concrete duties, frequencies and reporting obligations. Parties should also verify the latest HMP version in AMSA’s RMS and coordinate budgets early, because several items are explicitly conditional on funding availability.

Smoky Cape Lighthouse Heritage Management Plan 2022

Plain English Summary

Deep Dive

What it does

Current sections

Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Policy 3 – Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Management

Management

Policy 7 — Monitor, review and report the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation every five years or sooner if major changes to the lightstation occur.

Policy 7 – Monitor, review and report the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation every five years or sooner if major changes to the lightstation occur.

Source text: opening excerpt

Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to t Policy 3 — Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Policy 3 – Monitor possible impacts to the site resulting from tourism and control appropriate access to the lighthouse for contractors and visitors.

Main concepts

Who it affects

Key duties and rights

Penalties and enforcement

How it interacts with other laws

Amendment history

Litigation history

Gotchas

How to comply

Management Management

Management

Policy 7 — Monitor, review and report th Policy 7 — Monitor, review and report the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation every five years or sooner if major changes to the lightstation occur.

Policy 7 – Monitor, review and report the Commonwealth heritage values of the lightstation every five years or sooner if major changes to the lightstation occur.