OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND CURTILAGE HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2008–2013

H. Risk Analysis
Part D – Appendices
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5.7.3 Identification of Risks
Risks Comment Likelihood Consequence Risk Management
Strategy
A tendency may
develop to conserve
elements of the
place associated
with more prominent
people (eg prime
ministers and
ministers) at the
expense of the less
prominent users
of OPH. Elements
associated with
more prominent
public figures
might also be
favoured over those
associated with less
prominent ones.
Elements may
be disposed of
or moved with
inadequate
appreciation of
their context, with
the result that
elements of Heritage
Value become
divorced from their
historical setting.
OPH is a multilayered
place that
tells a complex
story that goes
beyond the nation’s
leaders and
more prominent
figures. Elements
of the place that
reveal the less
‘glamorous’ aspects
of its functions
and people also
contribute to its
heritage values.
The importance of
the present and
historic location
of the Speaker’s
Chair demonstrates
this principle well.
To move it would
adversely impact
on the Heritage
Values of OPH.
Possible
Possible
Major to
catastrophic
Major to
catastrophic
Ensure a valuesfocused
impact
assessment process
is in place.
Ensure a valuesfocused
impact
assessment process
is in place.
Opportunities