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Repatriation Ceremony Hannover, Germany

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 are 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.

The National Cultural Heritage Control List

The National Cultural Heritage Control List describes the type of material that may need an export permit.

Fossils and meteorites

Fossils and meteorites must be assessed for their significance before they can be taken out of Australia.

Fine and decorative art

You may need a permit to export some works of fine or decorative art from Australia.

Sporting trophies and memorabilia

You need a permit to take some trophies, sporting objects and memorabilia that are more than 30 years old out of Australia.

Laws and enforcement

In Australia, national and international cultural property is protected through the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, which gives effect to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of...

Importing cultural heritage objects into Australia

Importing cultural material from foreign countries into Australia must comply with the laws of the foreign country and Australia.

Questions and answers

Cultural Gifts Program valuers

Valuation of the market value of gifts donated under the Cultural Gifts Program must be carried out by approved valuers.

Cultural Gifts Program Expert Advisors

We seek advice from expert advisors to value gifts under the Cultural Gifts Program. Expressions of interest are always open for new expert advisors.

Domestic repatriation

The domestic Indigenous Repatriation Program returns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains and secret sacred objects held in major Australian museums to the communities they came...

International repatriation

The Australian Government seeks the unconditional return of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains from overseas collections.

Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation

The Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation helps the Australian Government deliver the Indigenous Repatriation policy.

National Resting Place

2014 National Resting Place Consultation report

Cultural Gifts Program—Overview

The Cultural Gifts Program offers tax incentives to encourage people to donate cultural items to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives in Australia.