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Impact Environmental safeguard Responsibility Timing<br />

Note: the above actions would be<br />

undertaken as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

consultation strategy described in<br />

section 5.6.<br />

6.3 Non-Aboriginal heritage<br />

Appendix E contains a non-Aboriginal heritage specialist study prepared by GML<br />

Heritage to support the REF. A summary is provided below.<br />

6.3.1 Method<br />

Study area<br />

The non-Aboriginal heritage assessment considered the proposal’s impact on all<br />

heritage-listed items and potential subsurface archaeology within the five precincts<br />

shown on Figure 1-1. It focussed on those items that are located adjacent to the<br />

17 work sites. The European settlement history <strong>of</strong> the locality was used to describe<br />

the existing environment.<br />

Method and assessment criteria<br />

The non-Aboriginal heritage assessment was undertaken in accordance with:<br />

Heritage Act 1977<br />

NSW Heritage Manual (Heritage Office and Department <strong>of</strong> Urban Affairs and<br />

Planning, 1996)<br />

Assessing Heritage Significance (Heritage Office, 2001)<br />

Statements <strong>of</strong> Heritage Impact (Heritage Office and Department <strong>of</strong> Urban<br />

Affairs and Planning, 2002).<br />

The assessment:<br />

Identified the existing non-Aboriginal heritage characteristics <strong>of</strong> the study area<br />

by referring to the:<br />

- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization<br />

(UNESCO) World Heritage List<br />

- National heritage list<br />

- Commonwealth heritage list<br />

- State heritage register<br />

- Schedule 5 <strong>of</strong> the City <strong>of</strong> Sydney LEP<br />

- State heritage inventory<br />

- Section 170 heritage and conservation registers<br />

- Non-statutory lists including the National Trust register<br />

- Australian Institute <strong>of</strong> Architects register <strong>of</strong> significant architecture<br />

- Register <strong>of</strong> the National Estate (a non-statutory database)<br />

- Existing heritage assessments, conservation plans and related guidance<br />

material<br />

- Historical maps, plans and aerial photographs<br />

Confirmed the study area’s heritage characteristics in relation to the proposal<br />

footprint by undertaking a site inspection<br />

Assessed the study area’s heritage value and significance by:<br />

- Reviewing existing statements <strong>of</strong> significance (where available)<br />

- Determining the potential survival and significance <strong>of</strong> archaeological<br />

deposits with the study area<br />

Sydney City Centre Capa<strong>city</strong> Improvement 230<br />

Review <strong>of</strong> Environmental Factors

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