Some Useful Resources
Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).
Indigenous Arts Protocol: A guide, Indigenous Arts Reference Group, NSW Ministry for
the Arts available on the Ministry’s website www.arts.nsw.gov.au.
Our Culture: Our Future: Report on Australian Indigenous cultural and intellectual
property rights, Terri Janke of Michael Frankel & Company, commissioned by ATSIC and
AIATSIS.
Valuing Art, Respecting Culture, Doreen Mellor & Terri Janke, National Association for
the Visual Arts.
Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Protocols Booklets, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Board, Australia Council.
Where to get further advice
Further information is available from a number of arts and cultural organisations.
Contact details for these organisations are provided in the NSW Ministry for the Arts
booklet Guidelines: Cultural grants and fellowships, scholarship and awards, and links
are provided on the Ministry’s website www.arts.nsw.gov.au.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)
Tel: 02 6121 4000;www.atsic.gov.au
Arts Law Centre of Australia
Tel: (02) 9356 2566; www.artslaw.com.au
Australia Council, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board

Tel: 02 9215 9000; www.ozco.gov.au
Australian Copyright Council
Tel: 02 9394 7600; www.copyright.com.au
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Tel: 02 6246 1111; www.aiatsis.gov.au
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
Tel: 02 9560 2541; www.culture.com.au/boomalli
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Tel: 02 9394 7600; www.copyright.com.au
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA)
Tel: 02 6271 1000; www.dcita.gov.au
EORA Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Tel: (02) 9217 4878; www.eora.net
Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW
Tel: (02) 9358 1760;www.mgfnsw.org.au
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Tel: (02) 9368 1900; www.visualarts.net.au/Web/nava/
NSW Aboriginal Land Council
Tel: (02) 9689 4444; www.alc.org.au
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Tel: (02) 95856444; www.npws.nsw.gov.au/culture/
Viscopy – Visual Arts Collecting Society
Tel: (02) 9280 2844; www.viscopy.com.au
Important Notice
This paper is not intended to be legal advice. It provides general advice only. If you
have a particular legal issue, we recommend that you seek independent legal advice
from a suitably qualified legal practitioner.
This paper was prepared by Terri Janke and Company and the Indigenous Arts Reference
Group of the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts