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Annual Report 2006-071 The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust06VisionTo provide a lasting legacy for the peopleof Australia by helping to create thefinest foreshore park in the world andprovide places that will greatly enrich thecultural life of the city and the nation.ObjectivesThe objects of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trustas set out in the legislation are to:• ensure that management of Trust landcontributes to enhancing the amenity of theSydney Harbour region;• protect, conserve and interpret the environmentaland heritage values of Trust land;• maximise public access to Trust land;• establish and manage suitable Trust land asa park on behalf of the Commonwealth as thenational government;• co-operate with other Commonwealth bodiesthat have a connection with any harbour land inmanaging that land; and• co-operate with New South Wales, affectedcouncils and the community in furthering theabove objects.FunctionsThe functions of the Sydney Harbour FederationTrust are to:• hold Trust land for and on behalf of theCommonwealth;• undertake community consultation on themanagement and conservation of Trust land;• develop draft plans in respect of Trust land andany other harbour land in furthering the objects,and performing other functions, of the Trust;• rehabilitate, remediate, develop, enhance andmanage Trust land, by itself or in co-operationwith other institutions or persons, in accordancewith the plans;• make recommendations to the Minister on:(a) plans; and(b) the proposed transfer of any Trust land;• promote appreciation of Trust land, in particular itsenvironmental and heritage values;• provide services and funding to otherCommonwealth bodies in furthering the objects,and performing other functions, of the Trust; and• anything incidental to or conducive to theperformance of its other functions.