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SCHEDULE 4 - Historic CulturalSCHEDULE 4 - Historic Cultural Heritage Conditions
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# SCHEDULE 4 - Historic Cultural SCHEDULE 4 - Historic Cultural Heritage Conditions
[Clause 8](#GS8@EN)
> **1. **Interpretation****
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> > In this Schedule –
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> > > ***Heritage Conservation Management Plan*** means the management plan required under condition H1;
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> > > ***Heritage Register*** has the same meaning as in the [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) ;
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> > > ***relevant works*** means works on Project land that –
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> > > > > (a) are heritage works within the meaning of Part 6 of the [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) ; or
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> > > > > (b) may have an impact on heritage, within the meaning of that Act, on and around the Project land;
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> > > ***Stadium Guidelines*** means the guidelines prepared by the Commission, within the meaning of the [Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-085) , and titled Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium Guidelines.
> **2. **H1****
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> > Before the relocation of the Goods Shed, a management plan must be prepared by the Proponent, to the satisfaction of Heritage Tasmania, for the purpose of management of historical cultural heritage matters relating to the Project.
> **3. **H2****
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> > The Heritage Conservation Management Plan must –
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> > > > (a) be prepared before works commence to dismantle the Goods Shed; and
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> > > > (b) include the methodology proposed to be used to dismantle, store and re-erect the Goods Shed including, but not limited to, alteration, adaptation and interpretation of the Goods Shed; and
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> > > > (c) be prepared while having regard to The Goods Shed Initial Conservation Management Plan prepared by Purcell Architecture (ABN 43 636 400 327) on 16 May 2025; and
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> > > > (d) be prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person in heritage matters.
> **4. **H3****
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> > The Heritage Conservation Management Plan must be prepared on the basis of a structural assessment, and extant recording, of the Goods Shed undertaken by a suitably qualified and experienced structural engineer to ensure that the building –
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> > > > (a) is relocated with minimal loss of heritage fabric; and
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> > > > (b) is conserved with a high degree of integrity and authenticity.
> **5. **H4****
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> > The relocation of the Goods Shed must be carried out in accordance with the methodology specified in the Heritage Conservation Management Plan.
> **6. **H5****
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> > The Heritage Conservation Management Plan must be made publicly available by the Proponent before the relevant works commence.
> **7. **H6****
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> > Any substantial variation from the methodology specified in the Heritage Conservation Management Plan must be endorsed by Heritage Tasmania before any works are performed under the variation.
> **8. **H7****
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> > A revised Heritage Conservation Management Plan must be prepared by a person who is suitably qualified and experienced in heritage, and made publicly available, by the Proponent –
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> > > > (a) after the Goods Shed has been relocated on Project land; and
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> > > > (b) before the Goods Shed is occupied for use.
> **9. **H8****
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> > The Construction Environmental Management Plan must –
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> > > > (a) make provision for the protection of nearby heritage sites from damaging impacts including, but not limited to –
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> > > > > > (i) direct, and indirect, impacts from vehicles; and
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> > > > > > (ii) excess vibrations; and
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> > > > > > (iii) changes in levels and flow of ground water; and
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> > > > (b) be developed in consultation with a suitably qualified and experienced structural engineer.
> **10. **H9****
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> > The Heritage Conservation Management Plan must include a Statement of Historical Archaeological Potential prepared in accordance with Part 2 of Practice Note No. 2, approved by the Heritage Council on 19 November 2014, and entitled Managing Historical Archaeological Significance in the Works Process.
> **11. **H10****
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> > In addition to the Statement of Historical Archaeological Potential required under condition H9, a Statement of Historical Archaeological Potential must be prepared –
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> > > > (a) in respect of the Royal Engineers Building and Kings Yard –
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> > > > > > (i) identified in Certificate of Title Volume 20452, Folio 2, and Certificate of Title Volume 179192, Folio 3, in the Register kept under [section 33 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019#GS33@EN) [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) ; and
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> > > > > > (ii) recognised as a place, or precinct, of archaeological potential in the planning scheme, within the meaning of the [Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-070) , that applies to the Project land; and
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> > > > (b) in accordance with Part 2 of Practice Note No. 2, approved by the Heritage Council on 19 November 2014, and entitled Managing Historical Archaeological Significance in the Works Process.
> **12. **H11****
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> > If the Statement of Historical Archaeological Potential required under condition H9 or H10 indicates that culturally significant archaeological values may be affected by the works and avoidance of that effect in all, or part, is not possible, then an Archaeological Method Statement for managing the archaeological values –
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> > > > (a) must be prepared in accordance with Parts 3 to 8 of Practice Note No. 2, approved by the Heritage Council on 19 November 2014, and entitled Managing Historical Archaeological Significance in the Works Process; and
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> > > > (b) must be submitted to Heritage Tasmania before the relevant works commence.
> **13. **H12****
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> > If an Archaeological Method Statement is prepared in accordance with condition H11 and recommends an archaeological process to be undertaken, the archaeological process must be completed in accordance with the Archaeological Method Statement before excavation work on Project land commences.
> **14. **H13****
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> > The Heritage Conservation Management Plan must include policies for the management of artefacts and in situ archaeological deposits, including recovering, recording, cataloguing, protecting, conserving, temporary storage and long-term management.
> **15. **H14****
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> > Any design changes in relation to the Project that are likely to result in greater impacts on the historic cultural heritage of any place listed on the Heritage Register, within the meaning of the [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) , within the area specified in section 5.3.3 of the Stadium Guidelines must be subject to, and have regard to, further assessment and advice –
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> > > > (a) given for the purpose of removing or minimising those impacts; and
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> > > > (b) given by a person who is qualified and experienced in heritage after having regard to comments from Heritage Tasmania.
> **16. **H15****
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> > > (1) Before any demolition occurs on Project land as part of heritage works, an archival record of the buildings referred to in subclause (2) must be prepared by the Proponent that –
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> > > > > (a) is in accordance with Practice Note No. 3, approved by the Heritage Council on 19 November 2014, and entitled Procedure for Recording a Heritage Place; and
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> > > > > (b) once so prepared, is made publicly available.
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> > > (2) An archival record is required under this condition of the following buildings:
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> > > > > (a) the Goods Shed;
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> > > > > (b) the building known as the Red Shed;
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> > > > > (c) the Hydro Electric Commission Building.
> **17. **H16****
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> > In accordance with conditions B3 and B4, the interpretation of the heritage of the Project land –
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> > > > (a) must be accessible, on Project land, to the public; and
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> > > > (b) may include the preparation of oral histories to capture the social history of the land and its former uses to inform and enrich the interpretation; and
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> > > > (c) must be prepared in conjunction with a person who is qualified and experienced in heritage interpretation.
> **18. **H17****
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> > The Public Domain and Landscaping Plan required under condition B3 must –
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> > > > (a) include landscaping surrounding the Goods Shed in its new location on Project land that is informed by the revised Heritage Conservation Management Plan required under condition H7; and
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> > > > (b) ensure that public realm treatments, such as signage and lighting, minimise light spill and visual impact on heritage; and
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> > > > (c) ensure that the following outcomes are delivered substantially in respect of the following locations:
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> > > > > > (i) 41 Hunter Street (being the UTAS Centre for the Arts and formally part of H. Jones & Co) as recorded in entry 2397 of the Heritage Register – to avoid illuminated or other signage that substantially impacts on the prominence of –
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> > > > > > > > (A) the IXL sign; or
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> > > > > > > > (B) the articulated roof form –
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> > > > > > when viewed from the southern corner of Constitution Dock where it meets Franklin Wharf;
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> > > > > > (ii) Henry Jones & Co., IXL Jam Factory as recorded in entry 11961 of the Heritage Register – to avoid illuminated or other signage that detracts from the prominence of the articulated roof form when viewed from the southern corner of Constitution Dock where it meets Franklin Wharf;
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> > > > > > (iii) the Cenotaph, Anzac Parade and Queen’s Battery as recorded in entry 7137 of the Heritage Register – to ensure that illuminated and other signage is kept outside of key view lines and view cones to the Cenotaph, Anzac Parade and Queen’s Battery;
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> > > > > > (iv) the Royal Engineers Building as recorded in entry 2280 of the Heritage Register – to ensure that landscaping and public realm works are designed to respond positively to the historic cultural heritage values of the Royal Engineers Building, and that illuminated and other signage that has a potential to intrude on the setting of that Building, including views from the Tasman Highway, is minimised including through the use of reduced illumination at times when the Stadium is not in public access mode;
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> > > > > > (v) Victoria Dock and Constitution Dock as recorded in Entry 12022 of the Heritage Register – to interpret connections with the railway site, on Project land, by retaining and interpreting any remnant rail tracks.