Criteria

Historic significance

An item is important in the course, or pattern, of NSW’s cultural
or natural history (or the cultural or natural history of the local area)

Associational significance

An item has strong or special association with the life or works
of a person, or group of persons, of importance in NSW’s cultural or natural
history (or the cultural or natural history of the local area)

Aesthetic significance

An item is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics
and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in NSW (or the
local area)

Social significance

An item has strong or special association with a particular
community or cultural group in NSW (or the local area) for social, cultural
or spiritual reasons

Technological significance

An item has potential to yield information that will contribute to
an understanding of NSW’s cultural or natural history (or the cultural or
natural history of the local area)

Rarity

An item possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of NSW’s
cultural or natural history (or the cultural or natural history of the local
area)

Representativeness

An item is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics
of a class of NSW’s:

•           cultural or natural places
•     cultural or natural environments,
•            a class of the local area’s,
•           cultural or natural places,
  or
•           cultural or natural
  environment