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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Define components of cultural heritage significance
   • Define geographic and operational boundaries for conservation policy
   • Review and collate results of studies of cultural significance for places and areas within the boundaries to develop park, reserve or region significance
   • Develop limits of acceptable change in the forms of deterioration and damage to the places of cultural significance to legislative and enterprise requirements
2. Review past strategies, plans and activities
   • Compare previous strategies and plans with collated assessment of significance to determine compatibility
   • Review current activities in the area to assess their compatibility with the collated assessment of significance
   • Document areas of incompatibility
3. Review current and potential resource uses
   • Assess impact of current uses of the cultural resources against the set limits of acceptable change to determine success of conservation approach
   • Assess feasible uses of resources against client requirements
   • Develop possible changes to resource use to ensure sustainability of cultural values and environment
4. Identify threats to cultural places
   • Identify threats to cultural significance and the environment both external and internal to the area under consideration
   • Make a risk assessment of all threats to determine potential impact on strategies
   • Document policy changes required to address the threats
5. Develop strategies for management of cultural resource
   • Develop draft policy to address the cultural significance that meets any shortfalls in previous strategies, allows for compatible resource uses and addresses risks associated with any threats to the cultural values of the area
   • Review policy to ensure compliance with Burra Charter guidelines
   • Conduct consultations with stakeholders on draft policy in accordance with legislative, enterprise and good practice requirements
   • Ensure consultations comply with cultural protocols and enterprise approaches to stakeholders
   • Finalise management strategies to reflect stakeholder views as required in legislation, government policies, enterprise strategies and procedures, and environmental sustainability requirements
   • Submit strategies for approval to legislative and enterprise requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

review the cultural resources in the area and level of deterioration

assess the compatibility of current utilisation with cultural and heritage values

investigate feasible land uses that maintain the cultural integrity of the site

carry out a risk assessment for damage/deterioration to cultural sites

consult with stakeholders according to cultural protocols

develop strategies for management of cultural resources that take into account cultural and environmental requirements

apply cultural protocols to investigation and development of policies

apply enterprise policies and procedures to undertake assessment of resources, consultation with stakeholders and development of new policies

apply appropriate sustainability practices to management strategies

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

the range of conservation strategies for cultural areas

policies from all levels of government and within the specific region, including those under catchment plans that apply to land management practices

the application and interpretation of Australian Natural Heritage Charter and the Burra Charter and the interpretation of the charters as they apply to use of cultural resources

enterprise policies and procedures for carrying out investigations, consultations and development of policies

design and implementation of consultation processes

policy analysis and impact statements

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