Old Parliament HouseHeritage Management Plan

Heritage Values

• Home of Federal Parliament for 61 years from 1927-1988• The building that shaped the Australian nation• Focus of federal political activity• Focus of many public demonstrations

Heritage Values

• John Smith Murdoch, first Commonwealth architect• Inter-war Stripped Classical style architecture• Inclusion of fittings & furniture in design• Major physical feature in Canberra’s design

Heritage ListingsRegister of the National Estate

(EPBC Act 1999)

Commonwealth Heritage List (EPBC Act 1999)

National Heritage List (EPBC Act 1999)

Register of Classified Places (National Trust of Australia)

Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture (Royal Australian Institute of Architecture)

Statutory Obligations• Commonwealth & National Heritage List• New statutory requirements – referrals• Heritage Strategy• Management Plan

CMP to HMP

Heritage Management Plan (HMP) replaces Conservation Management Plan− Development, policies, statements of Heritage Values− Decision making process− New status within corporate structure− Public consultation− Endorsement by DEWHA, OPH, Adv Council− Gazetted by Minister for the Environment

What makes the HMP different?

• SoS similar to CMP• Risk analysis• Mapped heritage values• Zones• Policies• Decision making process –

for Actions• Reporting • Permitted Actions

Schedules

Catalogue - room records

• Each room is recorded in EMu as a record in the catalogue

• Statements of Values, and history

• Acceptable use, past uses

• Images • Live updates

Management Zones

• Map heritage values and how spaces can be used

• Narrative records in EMu – ‘Value Zone’

• Value Zone tab in Narratives • Room records in the

catalogue are attached to value zone narrative records

Heritage list Criteria1 History2 Rarity3 Research Potential4 Characteristic5 Aesthetic6 Technical7 Social8 Significant People

Action Proposals• Permitted Action Schedules– Maintenance– Housekeeping– Events and Tourism– Education– Interpretation and

Exhibition– Built Fabric Investigation– Contractors– Tenants– Caterers

• Action Committee

Disaster recovery

• Collection disaster recovery will be incorporated

• Salvage priority collection objects room locations will highlight

Questions?