Legislation

Acts, regulations and legislative instruments in the Australian Government’s arts portfolio that protect and regulate Australia’s arts and culture industry.

Enabling legislation for arts bodies

• Australia Council Act1975

Australia Film, Television and Radio School

• Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act1973
• Australian Film, Television and Radio School Regulations1986
• Australian Film, Television and Radio School (Allowances) Regulations
• Australian Film, Television and Radio School (Elections) Regulations

Australian National Maritime Museum

• Australian National Maritime Museum Act1990
• Australian National Maritime Museum Regulations1991

National Gallery of Australia

• National Gallery Act1975
• National Gallery Regulations1982

National Library of Australia

• National Library Act1960
• National Library Regulations1994

National Museum of Australia

• National Museum of Australia Act1980
• National Museum of Australia Regulations2000

National Portrait Gallery

• National Portrait Gallery of Australia Act2012
• National Portrait Gallery of Australia Regulation2013

Screen Australia

• Screen Australia Act2008
• Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act2008

National Sound and Film Archive

• National Film and Sound Archive Act2008

Protecting Cultural Objects on Loan scheme

• Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act2013
• Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Regulation 2014

Public lending rights scheme

• Public Lending Right Act1985
• Public Lending Right Scheme1997 (Modification No.1 of2007)
• Appropriation (Supplementary Measures) Act (No.1)1999 (Sections 4, 6 and 7 relate to the Educational Lending Rights scheme).

Tax legislation

Screen

• Location Offset Rules2008
• PDV Offset rules

Cultural Gifts

• Income Tax Assessment Act1997
• Cultural Bequests Program Guidelines (No.1)1997
• Cultural Bequests Program (Maximum Approval Amounts) Determination (No.1)1997