HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN Reserve Bank of Australia Head Office 65 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 DRAFT ISSUED FOR COMMENT 8 NOVEMBER 2019 NBRS & PARTNERS Pty Ltd Level 3, 4 Glen Street Milsons Point NSW 2061 Australia Telephone +61 2 9922 2344 - Facsimile +61 2 9922 1308 ABN: 16 002 247 565 Nominated Architects Geoffrey Deane: Reg No. 3766; Andrew Duffin: Reg No. 5602; Garry Hoddinett: Reg No 5286 This report has been prepared under the guidance of the Expert Witness Code of Conduct in the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules and the provisions relating to expert evidence This document remains the property of NBRS & PARTNERS Pty Ltd. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was produced. Unauthorised use of the document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. ISSUED REVIEW ISSUED BY 5 June 2019 Draft P Jeffery 19 July 2019 Revised draft P Jeffery 86 November 2019 Final amended draft P Jeffery EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Heritage Management Plan has been prepared to assist the Reserve Bank of Australia to continue to conserve and protect the identified Commonwealth Heritage values of its Head Office, 65 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000. The Head Office building has heritage significance at the Local level and included on the Commonwealth Heritage List in June 2006 for demonstrating the following official Commonwealth values: Criterion A: Processes Criterion B: Rarity Criterion D: Characteristic values Criterion E: Aesthetic characteristics Criterion F: Technical achievement Criterion G: Social value Criterion H: Significant people Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC), as amended, the Reserve Bank of Australia is obliged to prepare a Heritage Management Plan for each of its properties that demonstrate Commonwealth Heritage value. This plan addresses the requirements of Schedule 7A (Regulation 10.03B) of the EPBC Act and be consistent with Commonwealth Heritage management principles. The methodology adopted for use in this report generally follows best practice principles contained in: − The Conservation Plan by Dr James Semple Kerr (7th Edition, 2013) published by the National Trust of Australia (NSW). − Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (The Burra Charter) 1999. − Management Plans for Places on the Commonwealth Heritage List: a guide for agencies. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, November 2006. − Working Together Managing Commonwealth Heritage Places, A guide for Commonwealth Agencies. Commonwealth of Australia 2019. Major Recommendations This Heritage Management Plan confirms the Head Office of the Reserve Bank of Australia demonstrates a range of Commonwealth Heritage values including historical, associative, aesthetic and social values and is important at National, State, and Local levels. The principal heritage significance of the Head Office as physical evidence of the creation of the Reserve Bank of Australia and its separation from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and for its association with successive Governors of the Reserve Bank since 1964. The Head Office has aesthetic significance as an example of Post-World War 2 office buildings in Australia and of the architectural work carried out by the Commonwealth Department of Works Banks and Special Projects Branch. The prominent location of the Reserve Bank of Australia Head Office building at the corner of Martin Place and Macquarie Street contributes to its landmark qualities in forming part of the eastern edge of the Sydney Central Business District. Major recommendations of this report include: − This Heritage Management Plan is accepted as the guiding document for future action to the Head Office of the Reserve Bank of Australia. − The Reserve Bank of Australia is to register this Heritage Management Plan as a legislative instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation (Register) as soon as practicable (section 4 of the Legislation Act 2003) otherwise the agency may not be compliant under the EPBC Act. − The Heritage Management Policies set out in this plan will be accepted and implemented. − The Head Office of the Reserve Bank of Australia will be managed in accordance with Commonwealth Heritage management principles and best practice heritage principles. Heritage Management Plan – Reserve Bank of Australia, 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 \\siza\synergy\Projects\19\19056\05_DOC\02_REPORTS\20191108_revised Draft HMP_redacted.docx i − Changes to the place will be noted in records maintained by the Reserve Bank of Australia as required under the EPBC Act. − The Reserve Bank of Australia will submit this Heritage Management Plan to the relevant Commonwealth Minister for consideration and approval. This draft Heritage Management Plan was issued in November 2019 for review and comment by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Under Section 341X of the EPBC Act the Reserve Bank of Australia is obliged to review this Plan at least once in every five-year period. This plan should therefore be reviewed no later than November 2024 or earlier if circumstances relating to the site change. NBRSARCHITECTURE Pamela Jeffery Senior Heritage Specialist/ Architect Heritage Management Plan – Reserve Bank of Australia, 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 \\siza\synergy\Projects\19\19056\05_DOC\02_REPORTS\20191108_revised Draft HMP_redacted.docx ii HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... I Major Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ i 1.0 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................... 9 2.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 11 2.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 The Site............................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Study Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Terminology....................................................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Limitations ......................................................................................................................................... 14 2.7 Authorship ......................................................................................................................................... 14 2.8 Sources .............................................................................................................................................. 15 2.9 Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................ 15 3.0 HISTORICAL CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 A Central Banking System and the Reserve Bank of Australia ................................................ 16 3.3 Construction of the Head Office Building .................................................................................... 17 3.4 Architectural Design Intent ............................................................................................................. 19 3.5 Consolidation of Banking Services and additions to the Building ........................................... 20 3.6 Building Refurbishment ................................................................................................................... 21 3.7 Associated Individuals ..................................................................................................................... 22 4.0 PLACE DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................... 26 4.1 Urban Context and Setting ............................................................................................................. 26 4.2 Description of the Reserve Bank of Australia Head Offices ..................................................... 27 4.3 Interior Description ........................................................................................................................... 29 4.4 Previous modifications .................................................................................................................... 36 4.5 Archaeological Potential ................................................................................................................. 39 4.6 Significant Views .............................................................................................................................