Explanatory Statement
National Library of Australia Conservation Management Plan 2018 - 2023
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is a major national institution and building located on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in the Parliamentary Zone of central Canberra. The building has been entered in the Commonwealth Heritage List.
Overview of the Legislative Instrument
Section 341S of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 requires that the Commonwealth agency that owns or controls a Commonwealth Heritage place must make a written management plan to provide for the protection and management of the values of the Commonwealth Heritage place. This management plan provides such a framework for the National Library of Australia.
The management plan addresses all matters prescribed by Schedule 7A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 and is not inconsistent with the Commonwealth Heritage Management Principles.
Consultation
A draft version of this plan was made available for public consultation in the period 13 June to 10 July 2017. A notice was placed in The Australian newspaper inviting comments, and the Library’s website was also used for this purpose. A hardcopy was also made available from the Library information desk.
Comments were received from four organisations or individuals. In general, the comments recognised and were supportive of the heritage values of the Library, and also related to: views of the Library from surrounding areas; the landscape surrounding the building; moral rights; the condition of some fabric; and the wording of some policies, including those related to conservation, conflict resolution, additions, and supporting or secondary uses. Positive comments were also made supporting the draft plan or various aspects of it. In response, a number of refinements were made to produce the current plan.
This management plan was also considered by the Australian Heritage Council, and advice was provided by the Council to the delegate to the Minister. This management plan takes account of advice received by the delegate to the Minister.
Period of operation
The management plan is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 and commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
In accordance with section 341X of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 a review must be carried out within five years of the management plan being made.
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
National Library of Australia Conservation Management Plan 2018 - 2023
This Legislative Instrument is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
Overview of the Legislative Instrument
Section 341S of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 requires that the Commonwealth agency that owns or controls a Commonwealth Heritage place must make a written management plan to provide for the protection and management of the values of the Commonwealth Heritage place. This management plan provides such a framework for the National Library of Australia building, and does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
Human rights implications
This Legislative Instrument does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
Conclusion
This Legislative Instrument is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.