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What we do

We develop policies and deliver programs that encourage excellence in the arts, help to protect our cultural heritage and support public access to and participation in, arts and culture in Australia.

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.

The National Cultural Heritage Control List

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

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.

National Cultural Heritage Committee

The National Cultural Heritage Committee assesses applications for export permits and funding applications from the National Cultural Heritage Account. It also advises the Minister for the Arts.