Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES ACT 1989 - SECT 5

    The Institute has the following functions:

  (a)   to develop, preserve and provide access to a national collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage;

  (b)   to use that national collection to strengthen and promote knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage;

  (c)   to provide leadership in the fields of:

  (i)   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research; and

  (ii)   ethics and protocols for research, and other activities relating to collections, related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and

  (iii)   use (including use for research) of that national collection and other collections containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage;

  (d)   to lead and promote collaborations and partnerships among the academic, research, non - government, business and government sectors and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in support of the other functions of the Institute;

  (e)   to provide advice to the Commonwealth on the situation and status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.