Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The functions of the Gallery are:
(a) to develop and maintain a national collection of works of art; and
(b) to exhibit, or to make available for exhibition by others, in Australia or elsewhere, works of art from the national collection or works of art that are otherwise in the possession of the Gallery.
(2) The Gallery shall use every endeavour to make the most advantageous use of the national collection in the national interest.