OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND CURTILAGE HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2008–2013

L. Glossary
Part D – Appendices
380 Old Parliament House and Curtilage Heritage Management Plan 2008–2013
L. Glossary
Several terms used in this plan may have different meanings. For ease of understanding and use of the plan,
these are defined below.
Term
Action
Activities
Adverse impact
Approved Action
Definition
Defined broadly in the EPBC Act an ‘action’ includes: a project, a development,
an undertaking, an activity or a series of activities, or an alteration of any of these
things. Actions relevant to Old Parliament House include, but are not limited to:
- maintenance and services upgrades
- construction, alteration or demolition of buildings, structures, infrastructure or facilities
- industrial processes
- storage or transport of hazardous materials
- waste disposal
- earthworks
- impoundment
- research activities
- vegetation clearance
- tours and events
- exhibition and interpretation; and
- dealings with land.
Actions encompass site preparation and construction, operation and
maintenance, and closure and completion stages of a project, as
well as alterations or modifications to existing infrastructure.
An action may have both beneficial and adverse impacts on the environment,
however only adverse impacts on matters of national environmental significance are
relevant when determining whether approval is required under the EPBC Act.1
Actions in or on the place as defined above.
A detrimental effect on the integrity of heritage values.
An Action that has been through the Action Assessment process set
out in this HMP and has been approved by the Delegate.
Attributes The features of the place that express or contain the heritage values. 2
Beneficial impact
Condition
A positive effect on the integrity of heritage values.
The physical state of the place relative to the values for which
the place has been nominated. It reflects the cumulative effects
of management and major environmental events. 3
Conservation All the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance. 4
Heritage values
High sensitivity
to change
The heritage values identify what is significant or outstanding against the
National, Commonwealth or other criteria. 5 Heritage values include any
element of a place’s natural and cultural environment that has aesthetic,
scientific, social or other significance, for current and future generations.
Heritage values with a high sensitivity to change can sustain
only low levels of change without adverse impact.
Historical Use A use that occurred in or on the place prior to the 9 May 1988.
Impact
A change in the physical, natural or cultural environment brought
about by an action. Impacts can be direct or indirect. 6
Integrity Refers to the condition of the place and the intactness of its key heritage values. 7
1 Pp 3 Department of Environment and Heritage May 2006 Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 - Matters of National Environmental Significance.
2 Pp18 Department of Environment and Heritage, October 2005 Management Plans for Places on the Commonwealth Heritage List - A guide for
Commonwealth Agencies.