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Table 2 Assessment of Condition and Integrity - Historical Associations
No. Embodiment of
Significance
Associated Fabric Condition/Integrity of
Fabric
22. roles of the House of
Representatives and
the Senate (NHL D)
23. formal and adversarial
nature of debate
in the House of
Representatives
Chamber compared
with the more
fraternal seating of
Senators in the Senate
Chamber (NHL D)
24. nature of public
and press access to
formal Parliamentary
processes (NHL D)
25. major involvement
of the Executive in
the formal processes
of Parliament in
Australia (NHL D)
26. difficult working
conditions of
parliamentarians,
staff and press
representatives over
the period 1943-88
(NHL D)
27. austerity of the
times (NHL D)
28. hierarchy of
Government (NHL D)
29. source of reference for
Parliament (NHL D)
Old Parliament
House, especially
the Chambers
Chambers,
especially the
seating pattern
Chambers,
especially the press
and public galleries
Prime Minister’s
suite, ministerial
offices and
Cabinet Room
Office spaces
including press
accommodation
Old Parliament
House, 1927 fabric
Speaker’s office,
Clerk of the Senate’s
office, Leader of
the Government in
the Senate’s office
Parliamentary
Library
OPH: Fair (DCITA 2004,
Taylor Thomson Whitting
2005)/Medium
Chambers: Fair
(Conservation Works
2006)/High
Fair (Conservation
Works 2006)/High
Fair (Conservation
Works 2006)/High
PM: Good (OPH
staff 2001)/High
Offices: Fair (DCITA
2004, Taylor Thomson
Whitting 2005)/Medium
Cabinet Room: Good/High
Fair (DCITA 2004, Taylor
Thomson Whitting 2005)/
High at least regarding
representative samples
Fair (DCITA 2004,
Taylor Thomson Whitting
2005)/Medium
Speaker’s office: Good/High
Clerk of the Senate’s
office: Good/High
Leader of the Government
in the Senate’s
office: Good/High
Good/High
Association recalled by
general knowledge and/
or interpretation
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes