Overview
Constructed during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson and his team, Mawson’s Huts Historic Site is a place of great historical and social significance, and is listed on both the National and Commonwealth Heritage lists.
We are conducting a review of the existing heritage management plan for the Antarctic site and invite comments on the following (in accordance with sections 324W and 341X of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999):
(i) whether the plan is consistent with the National Heritage management principles;
(ii) the effectiveness of the plan in protecting and conserving the National Heritage values of the place;
(iii) whether the plan is consistent with the Commonwealth Heritage management principles; and
(iv) the effectiveness of the plan in protecting and conserving the Commonwealth Heritage values of the place.
