OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND CURTILAGE HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2008–2013

XII Old Parliament House and Curtilage Heritage Management Plan 2008–2013
Description of the plan
The Old Parliament House Heritage Management Plan is divided into four parts:
PART A–CONTEXT (Chapters 1-4)
Part A of the plan provides background information about the place and presents an overview of the heritage values,
obligations and constraints from which the core principles and policies are derived.
1. Introduction - Describes the purpose and scope of the plan, core principles and desired outcomes that will underpin
the management of the place.
2. Description - Contains information about the place including the location boundaries, physical description and
summary history.
3. Heritage values - Includes a summary statement of heritage significance, heritage attributes and condition and an
analysis of the risks and opportunities that are attached to the heritage values.
4. Management framework - Describes the context and setting at international, national and local level including key
legislation that applies to the place.
PART B–MANAGEMENT (Chapters 5-7)
Informed by the heritage values, their condition and related risks and opportunities, Part B of the plan outlines policies,
strategies and zones. The processes for action assessment, plan implementation, reporting and monitoring are fully
articulated.
5. Policies - A set of policies that will assist implementation of the core principles and protection of the heritage values.
6. Zones - Provides the methodology behind the development of the zones and corresponding statements of intent and
objectives. The zones are a management tool developed from the mapped heritage values and the core principles.
7. Implementation and review - Describes the mechanisms for implementation and review, the decision making
processes to be applied to action proposals, and an overview of the existing and potential uses of the place.
PART C–IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS (Chapters 8-11)
Part C consists of schedules that provide further detail and practical resources for plan implementation, undertaking
action, proposal development and assessment and describes the permitted actions in detail.
PART D–APPENDICES
Part D contains detailed information in relation to the matters addressed in Parts A and B of the plan including a
glossary, list of heritage studies and a bibliography.
Front view of Old
Parliament House, 2003
Source: Old Parliament
House Collection