Elements and Performance Criteria
- Define components of cultural heritage significance
- Geographic and operational boundaries for conservation policy are defined.
- Results of studies of cultural significance for places and areas within the boundaries are reviewed and collated to develop park/reserve/region significance.
- Limits of acceptable change in the forms of deterioration and damage to the places of cultural significance are developed to legislative and enterprise requirements.
- Review past strategies, plans and activities
- Review current and potential resource uses
- Impact of current uses on the cultural resources, including setting and surrounds, is assessed against the set limits of acceptable change to determine success of conservation approach.
- Feasible uses and/or client requirements are assessed.
- Possible changes to uses are developed to ensure cultural values are maintained.
- Identify threats to cultural places
- Develop strategies for management of cultural resource
- Draft policy is developed 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.
- Consultations are conducted with stakeholders on draft policy in accordance with legislative, enterprise and good practice requirements.
- Consultations comply with cultural protocols and enterprise approaches to stakeholders.
- Draft strategies are modified to reflect stakeholder views as required in legislation, enterprise strategies and procedures and good practice.
- Strategies are submitted for approval to legislative and enterprise requirements.