Cultural Heritage Preservation Laws and Practices

The provided document outlines various principles related to cultural heritage preservation, including conservation principles, illustrated Burra Charter practices, and cultural heritage criteria for assessing significance. It also discusses the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and the Illustrated Burra Charter process for cultural heritage preservations. The purpose is to develop a governance policy for historical surroundings in Cockatoo Island, which involves evaluating places for entry onto the Heritage Register and promoting excellence through Designing Association of Australia Awards.

HERITAGE FIELD
PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In respect to look towards heritage consideration, it can be stated that there are different
range of traditions, monuments, objects, activities, etc. consider. With this regard, mainly
behaviours drawn from main elements that are essentially looking to make more customer
attractions. Present study based on Cockatoo Island which is one of the famous place of Australia
where heritage activities develop continuously.
MAIN BODY
In respect to see towards Cockatoo Island, in 2010 describe in world Heritage List. This
is because, there are 10 historic sites together in Australian that convict transportation and forced
labour used to support European colonial expansion. In order to look towards social process in
contemporary society, Cockatoo Island has two historic houses which opened to public for
holiday stays. It creates great ideas where history aspects develop in Sydney. At started time,
there are fewer facilities to increase heritage outcomes. Nowadays, there are four bedroom
Federation houses used as residences and prison staff for most of the past century. However, it
can be depict that Cockatoo Island include dry dock in Australia which build with using convict
labour and building fabric related administration, incarceration and working conditions of
convict. In contrast, it can be argued that Cockatoo Island is the largest island in Sydney that is
located at junction of Paramatta and Lane Cove rivers. It is consisted around 24 meters above the
water level which gradually reduced by excavation since work commenced in preparation. On
the basis of social perspective, it can be stated that unity is needed among several people to focus
on the tangible and intangible practices. Further, this also ascertain to maintain attractiveness at
workplace.
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Heritage culture is very important to attract maximum number of tourist at place. At
Cockatoo Island, heritage is full of inherited traditions, monuments, objects and culture. It is
important for determine contemporary activities, meanings and behaviours that are drawn from
them. Furthermore, it includes displaying, excavating, collection of old things, preserving, etc.
These could be seen in tangible and intangible which develop positive ideas and memories of
songs, recipe, dances, etc. it is helpful perspective to build and implement archaeological sites. In
Cockatoo Island, heritage activities consider far reaching effects which consider elements for
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urban and regional planning. It is essential part to prevent live in hand and build future
perspective. Beside this, it can be stated that cultural and education also important part of
heritage. Therefore, it includes procedure which emphasis on accomplishment of moral and
eternal values of life. Therefore, it assists to promote pleasures of senses and comfort zone as
well. In the society of Cockatoo Island, it can be devoted that there are twin functions of
conservation and modification in respect to renewal (Rickard, 2018). It is the important culture
which include for education germinates and flourishes that influence to tourist. With the help of
heritage activities, it can be stated that systematic results with customer attraction. In this way,
attractiveness also develop continuously at workplace. Heritage policy is to defined values that
are related to present and futures generation. Heritage policies includes landscapes., building,
languages and objects of Cockatoo Island. In Cockatoo Island, heritages policy is to be
considered as historical and holistic heritage.
In the Cockatoo Island, the principles of heritages policy is to identifying, promoting, and
managing the heritages values of present and futures generation. Heritages policy is to use of
heritage places for better conversation of communities and objectives. Heritages policies are
involved into the planning and operating of management of environment. In Cockatoo Island,
heritages policies is to be assessing the values of heritages and to maintain the decision making.
Heritages policies are help in management and identification of heritages places. Heritages
policy is to utilization of process of decision making for identification, assessment and
management of heritages places in Cockatoo Island. Heritages policy is to help in identifying and
assessing the expectation of community (Innocenti, 2016.). Heritages policies are includes
strategies such as learning and education to promoting the heritages places.
In the Cockatoo Island, the key issues of heritages policy, that there are no strategies of
management for heritages places and government has to managed the values of heritages places.
There is highly confusing of operating the heritages regulatory system. In the Cockatoo Island,
there is problem in the managing and assessing in the training and education of the heritages
values. There is also problem in monitoring and reporting the condition of the heritages places.
In the Cockatoo Island, there is no learning and no education of the heritages values. There is
lack of incentives so that heritages places are managed by private owners. In Cockatoo Island,
heritages policy includes leadership, relationship with communities, management change,
education, learning and expectation of communities for heritages values.
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In order to evaluate and understand about heritage, it can be stated that heritage culture
assists to encourage several people at workplace to make effective results at Cockatoo Island.
Hence, it assists to create positive results and attain more desired results at workplace. On the
basis of accessible and discover guidelines, it has been said that intangible cultural heritage made
up with immaterial manifestations of culture which represent variety of living in humanity. Main
constitutive factors of this aspect consider for cultural diversity. Hence, historical and social
evolution of communities and groups have relationship to conscious that deserve international
safeguarding. From last several decades, it can be depict that purpose of cultural protecting either
applicable with time of peace (Ardissono, Gena and Kuflik, 2017). Hence, it makes cultural
expressions and significance that evaluated on the basis of objective and standardized perception
of artistic, aesthetic, visual, scientific and economic value. On the other hand, it can be said that
heritage activities develop cultural diversity, spiritual and religious values, educational values,
etc. Along with this, aesthetic values are also included in cultural services that help to focus on
important landscapes that define effectiveness regarding many societies. Experienced and
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appreciated work also define as key which increase public awareness and support with
ecosystem. Hence, it is main aspect that consider for include different aspects in the heritage
activities.
In order towards looking international market, there are different policies implemented
that ascertain with heritage culture and activities. For Cockatoo Island, principles of national
sovereignty legally empower which determine methods and character to make proper treatment
of tangible heritage. Despite with fact of national, regional and local legislation varies greatly in
different areas of the world. At certain level of international consensus, it could be achieved to
focus on conservation and management (Australia, 2017). It expressed in the form of
international conventions, regional treaties and doctrinal texts of international professional
groups. Along with this, there are different comprehensive planning studies offered with valuable
projections that emerging trends in heritage policy. As per international conventions, it is legally
recognised and drafted that separately work and accepted with signatory state. Furthermore,
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conventions for protection of cultural property also frame in event of armed conflict. It is also
known as basic standards of behaviour in case of military occupation and intentional destruction
of cultural heritage. It is also known as conventions concerning of the protection towards world
cultural and natural heritage. International agreement also established at the centre that included
in world heritage list. First convention emphasis on non-material elements of heritage which
underline role in expressions of identity. Regional treaty, mandating legal over site of
archaeological in landscapes. Important regional convention also emphasis on contemporary
social context which have legal rights and responsibilities related with tangible and intangible
aspects. Professional codes are also begun with 1920 so that initiatives of international museums'
office league of nations, professional coalitions of conservators, planners, historians, etc. (Clarke
and Lewis, 2016). Under 2020, cultural heritage is an integral part that comprehensive
framework which make several centuries. In this way, aspirations also make from all over the
world in which fundamental values with no discrimination among citizens. As per national
poverty reduction strategy, it can be stated that investment develop with efficient contribution
that lays for national harmony. Therefore, sustainable development program also develop with
establishment. Government also set seven year programs which includes general through
different activities such as establishment academy for culture and language, sensitive pattern on
learning.
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In first element, there is Tentative list which consider first step to make inventory of its
important natural perspective. In this regard, cultural heritage sites located within the boundaries
that are known as tentative list. Furthermore, nominal file also prepare which selecting from sites
in which plan present and offers advise with assistance to state party in preparing file. Hence, it
is exhaustive as possible that make sure necessary documentations and maps are included.
Nomination is submitted into the world heritage that centre for review and check that it is
complete or not. Third, it considers advisory bodies that is mandate for world heritage
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convention. Criteria for selection sites must be taken with outstanding universal value to meet
with ten selection elements (Throsby, 2016).
There are different heritage policies as a basis for tourism in Cockatoo Island. It is
founded on the location's history. Specifically, the attribute of an area consists of its physical,
natural and ethical surroundings, its earthy phenomena, ethical customs and immaterial cultural
commodities. Earthy heritage exists all different portion of the natural surroundings, as example
the artificial nature such as stones, geological fabrications, rivers, lakes, mountains as well as the
abstraction between these natural elements as ecosystems. This is particularly the case for
cultural or nature tourism, or furnishes at least a crucial antonymous substance for other kinds of
tourism. The earthy and ethical heritage of Cockatoo Island is the primary motivation for
tourists, Cultural heritage is instantly attendant to the location's and society's history and also
earthy heritage has its condition in the past. Cultural heritage comprises all alive cultural
phenomena from substantial goods to immaterial goods. Movable historical memorials such as
paintings and carvings, historical piece of work, spiritual art and graphics, cultivation and
business tools and devices, historical material and objects, trade instrumentation, communicative
and impost culture such as rites, attire, fable, festivals, demeanour and habits, dancing and sound,
cookery culture (Gregory and Song, 2015). This considers immobile existent memorial as well
such as historical structure, botany, Rosa Parks, commercial facilities, traffic related memorial
and so on. The primary factor of the natural heritage in Cockatoo Island are geophysical science
and earthy phenomena, flora and wildlife or earth science. Heritage is always connected with a
location and a social group or a portion of a society. There are various principles developed in
the context of cultural heritage and their implications for questions of social justice and cultural
recognition. Principles regarding to the philosophy of conservation are conservation principles,
illustrated burra charter practices, cultural heritage criteria for assessing the significance and its
importance in tourism industry and SPAB refers to society for the protection of ancient buildings
in Cockatoo Island. The Illustrated Burra Charter outlines the process for cultural heritage
preservations. The purpose of SCTC is to diagnose the foundation and model of preservation,
Restoration and protection explanation and pattern in extend global. This programs furnish a
methodological theory for evaluating cultural heritage importance of heritage places. With these
improvements in brain, the Committee expectation to attain the aspirant goal of examining
current difficulties and declaring proper content, peradventure even response. The particular
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purpose of the Preservation Laws, Argumentations and Counsels is to assist the quality of
decision-making in Cockatoo Island with the eventual verifiable of developing a governance
polity for all prospects of the historical surroundings that is distinct and crystal clear in its aim
and property in its practical application. It is the foundation on which places are evaluated for
entry onto the Cockatoo Island Heritage Register and accept an honour for excellency from the
Cockatoo Island Division of the Designing Association of Australia Awards. The Club for the
Security of Antediluvian Structure was supported by William Morris in 1877 to control the
extremely blasting fixture of chivalric structures being experienced by galore Victorian
designers.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that heritage activities determines to regularly
develop evolution and concept with itself. In this regard, it is important to consider different
documents and understanding in heritage perspective.
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REFERENCES
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Aboriginal heritage law in Western Australia. Australian Resources and Energy Law
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Innocenti, P., 2016. Migrating heritage: Experiences of cultural networks and cultural dialogue
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Throsby, D., 2016. Tourism, heritage and cultural sustainability: three ‘golden rules’. In Cultural
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