Site Details

Name

Commonwealth Bank

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Two storey reinforced concrete banking chamber and offices (originally included staff quarters in Bennett Street wing).

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The Commonwealth Bank constructed in 1940 is representative of the development of banking facilities in Darwin and the spread of the government services in this area nationally. The Commonwealth Bank is an excellent example of an Inter-war Functionalist style used to represent the forward looking approach of the administration of the Commonwealth Bank.

Nominated

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

28/09/1995

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

28/09/1995

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

15/03/1996

Publish notice of
declaration

Gazetted

20/03/1996

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

H96/0016

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Darwin Municipality

Comments

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	CBA 1-web.jpg	Former Commonwealth Bank	19/SEP/07

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument.pdf	-	06/FEB/09

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Further Information

no data found

Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
200 00413	22	SMITH	DARWIN CITY	200	413	-	-	Freehold

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Status Explanations

Nomination Period - a nomination has been accepted by Heritage Branch, but has not yet been accepted by the Heritage Council; OR a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council but the place/object has not yet been subject to a heritage assessment.

Assessment Period - a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council and the place/object is in the process of being assessed.

Consultation Period - Heritage assessment has been completed and s24 of the Act has been instigated, ie comment has been sought on a proposal to declare the place/object.

Recommendation Period - the Heritage Council has made a recommendation to declare the place/object and the Minister's final decision is awaited.

Not Recommended - a decision has been made by the Heritage Council not to recommend to the Minister that a place/object be declared

Declared - the Minister has made a decision to declare the place/object

Refused - the Minister has refused to declare the place/object