signage; maintenance and management of the lake; and infrastructure. The land use relevant to the hut and park is defined as Parliamentary Use and Road (NCA 2011a, p. 46). However, the indicative development plan shows the area remaining parkland in character (NCA 2011a, p. T6:12). It may be desirable at some future time to consider re-zoning the park to better align with the actual land use. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 This Act has certain relevant provisions relating to heritage places generally, and especially relating to places on the Commonwealth Heritage List. The Surveyors Hut is entered in the Commonwealth Heritage List, although not Surveyors Park. The EPBC Act requires approval from the Minister for the Environment for all actions likely to have a significant impact on matters protected under Part 3 of the Act. This includes Commonwealth actions (section 28) and Commonwealth land (section 26). Actions by the National Capital Authority may be Commonwealth actions and the hut and park are Commonwealth land for the purposes of the Act. The Act provides that actions: taken on Commonwealth land which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment will require the approval of the Minister; taken outside Commonwealth land which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment on Commonwealth land, will require the approval of the Minister; and taken by the Commonwealth or its agencies which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere will require approval by the Minister. Significant impact is defined as follows. ‘A ‘significant impact’ is an impact which is important, notable, or of consequence, having regard to its context or intensity. Whether or not an action is likely to have a significant impact depends upon the sensitivity, value, and quality of the environment which is impacted, and upon the intensity, duration, magnitude and geographic extent of the impacts. You should consider all of these factors when determining whether an action is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.’ (DEWHA 2010, p. 3) The definition of 'environment' in the EPBC Act includes the heritage values of places, and this is understood to include those identified in the Commonwealth Heritage List and possibly in other authoritative heritage lists. The definition of ‘action’ is also important. Action includes: a project; a development; an undertaking;
signage; maintenance and management of the lake; and infrastructure. The land use relevant to the hut and park is defined as Parliamentary Use and Road (NCA 2011a, p. 46). However, the indicative development plan shows the area remaining parkland in character (NCA 2011a, p. T6:12). It may be desirable at some future time to consider re-zoning the park to better align with the actual land use. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 This Act has certain relevant provisions relating to heritage places generally, and especially relating to places on the Commonwealth Heritage List. The Surveyors Hut is entered in the Commonwealth Heritage List, although not Surveyors Park. The EPBC Act requires approval from the Minister for the Environment for all actions likely to have a significant impact on matters protected under Part 3 of the Act. This includes Commonwealth actions (section 28) and Commonwealth land (section 26). Actions by the National Capital Authority may be Commonwealth actions and the hut and park are Commonwealth land for the purposes of the Act. The Act provides that actions: taken on Commonwealth land which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment will require the approval of the Minister; taken outside Commonwealth land which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment on Commonwealth land, will require the approval of the Minister; and taken by the Commonwealth or its agencies which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere will require approval by the Minister. Significant impact is defined as follows. ‘A ‘significant impact’ is an impact which is important, notable, or of consequence, having regard to its context or intensity. Whether or not an action is likely to have a significant impact depends upon the sensitivity, value, and quality of the environment which is impacted, and upon the intensity, duration, magnitude and geographic extent of the impacts. You should consider all of these factors when determining whether an action is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.’ (DEWHA 2010, p. 3) The definition of 'environment' in the EPBC Act includes the heritage values of places, and this is understood to include those identified in the Commonwealth Heritage List and possibly in other authoritative heritage lists. The definition of ‘action’ is also important. Action includes: a project; a development; an undertaking;