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Publications
Resources and publications about the Australian Government’s arts and culture initiatives and activities.
Annual reports
An end-of-financial-year overview of all activities the Australian Government undertakes in the arts and culture portfolio.
Public Lending Rights Committee annual reports
Public Lending Right Committee annual reports
Legislation
Acts, regulations and legislative instruments that protect and regulate Australia’s arts and culture industry.
Statistics
Australian arts and cultural research reports and statistics.
Impact of our National Cultural Institutions
We work collaboratively with the National Cultural Institutions to highlight the key role they play in the cultural lives of Australians.
UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity
Australia is a party to the UNESCO Convention to protect and promote the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Cultural heritage
We protect national and international movable cultural heritage: we regulate exports and imports, and help museums, galleries and libraries acquire important cultural material. We help repatriate...
Movable cultural heritage
Cultural material bought in Australia or overseas is protected by laws. Our role is to help you make sure that you buy, sell, import or export cultural objects legally.
Exporting cultural property from Australia
A permit is needed to take significant cultural material out of Australia. We regulate the export of cultural material under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986.
Movable cultural heritage prohibited exports register
The Prohibited Exports Register lists cultural material that has been denied an export permit.
Movable cultural heritage expert examiners
You can apply to be an expert examiner and assess the significance of cultural material.
Fossils and meteorites
Fossils and meteorites must be assessed for their significance before they can be taken out of Australia.
