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| Tasmanian Heritage Register | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tasmanian Heritage Register |
| Caption | Parliament House, Hobart |
| Location | Tasmania, Australia |
| Established | 1975 |
| Managing authority | Tasmanian Heritage Council |
Tasmanian Heritage Register The Tasmanian Heritage Register is the statutory list of nationally and locally significant heritage places in Tasmania, Australia, administered to identify and protect built, cultural and natural heritage across the island of Tasmania. The Register records places assessed under the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 and managed by the Tasmanian Heritage Council with input from local government authorities, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, and community groups. It includes a wide range of places from colonial architecture in Hobart to industrial sites in Zeehan and Aboriginal cultural landscapes associated with Truganini and other Tasmanian Aboriginal figures.
The Register documents heritage places spanning urban precincts such as Battery Point, Hobart, industrial complexes like the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company sites at Queenstown, Tasmania, maritime locations including Port Arthur, Tasmania and natural formations such as parts of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. It covers properties linked to historic figures including William Lodewyk Crowther, William Gibson, Lady Jane Franklin and technological achievements like the Hydro-Electric Commission infrastructure and the Zeehan and Dundas Railway. The list supports conservation of landscapes associated with events such as the Black War and cultural narratives involving families like the Finniss family and institutions such as the University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Royal Hobart Hospital.
The Register is established under the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 and administered by the Tasmanian Heritage Council in coordination with the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Tasmania), local councils such as the City of Hobart and statutory agencies including the Heritage Tasmania unit. Decisions are informed by principles derived from international instruments like the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter and domestic legislation such as the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994. Administrative processes involve statutory notification under mechanisms used by the Resource Management and Planning System and liaison with heritage bodies including National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) and advisory panels convened with representatives from universities such as the University of Tasmania School of Architecture and Design.
Places are assessed against criteria reflecting historic, social, scientific, aesthetic and technical values; assessments reference precedents like listings for Richmond, Tasmania, Cascades Female Factory and Government House, Hobart. Nominations may be lodged by property owners, councils including Glenorchy City Council, community organisations such as the Royal Society of Tasmania, or agencies like the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. The process includes preliminary assessment, heritage impact statements prepared to standards used for Commonwealth Heritage List nominations, public consultation similar to notices placed under the Local Government Act 1993 (Tasmania), and final determination by the Heritage Council. Legal protections activate statutory permit regimes akin to those enforced under the Heritage Act 1977 (New South Wales) for places deemed of state-level significance.
The Register contains diverse place types: colonial residences such as Woolmers Estate, convict-era sites including the Port Arthur Historic Site, industrial archaeology like the Zeehan railway workshops, maritime structures such as the Maiden's Head lighthouses, religious buildings like St David's Cathedral, Hobart, public buildings such as Hobart Magistrates Court, commercial rows including Macquarie Wharf No. 2 Shed, agricultural precincts exemplified by Brickendon Estate, and natural heritage areas overlapping with the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. It also lists archaeological deposits associated with Aboriginal heritage connected to people like Trugannini and community sites honoured by organisations such as Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.
Management plans for listed places are prepared by custodians ranging from state agencies like the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service to private owners and trusts such as Australian Heritage Conservation Volunteers and the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania). Conservation works follow guidance from experts at institutions including the Australian National University heritage conservation programs, engineering assessments by firms with experience on projects such as the Tasman Bridge restoration, and conservation architects educated at the University of Melbourne. Compliance and enforcement involve permit assessment, conditions similar to those used by the Heritage Council of Victoria, and legal remedies through tribunals such as the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (Tasmania). Funding for conservation has been provided via grants from bodies like the Australian Heritage Grants Program and philanthropic support from foundations exemplified by the Ian Potter Foundation.
Notable entries include the convict probation system site at Port Arthur Historic Site, Georgian-era townscapes such as Richmond Bridge (Tasmania), industrial complexes like Mount Lyell smelters, maritime relics at Kettering Boat Harbour, civic landmarks such as Parliament House, Hobart, penal architecture at the Cascades Female Factory, 19th-century estates like Woolmers, religious heritage such as St John's Church, Deloraine, and Indigenous cultural landscapes acknowledged in places near Bruny Island and north-west Tasmania associated with communities around Smithton, Tasmania.
The Register's entries are accessible via datasets and public searches provided by agencies such as Heritage Tasmania and portals managed by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Tasmania), with reporting aligned to state heritage priorities set by the Tasmanian Heritage Council. Heritage information informs local heritage schedules maintained by councils like Launceston City Council, supports tourism promoted by organisations such as Tourism Tasmania and is used in academic research by historians at institutions including the University of Tasmania Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Data sharing follows standards comparable to those used by the Australian Heritage Database and supports community initiatives by groups such as the Historic Houses Trust and volunteer programs run by the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania).
Category:Heritage registers in Australia