The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is an independent statutory authority created by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989. You can find more more information about AIATSIS through our corporate documents and policies.
Corporate documents
- Organisation structure
- Current and past Annual Reports
- AIATSIS Corporate Plan 2016-2020 (PDF 381 KB)
- AIATSIS Rules - rules made by Council under the AIATSIS Act 1989 relating to membership and the election of members of Council and the Research Advisory Committee
- AIATSIS Council Charter
- AIATSIS Towards Cultural Proficiency strategy 2013-15 (PDF 4.6 MB)
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Portfolio Budget Statements - available from the Department of Education
- Public Interest Disclosure (PDF 210 KB)
- Independent review of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Enterprise Agreement 2012 - 2014 (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Diversity Statement (PDF 52 KB)
Client services
- Service Charter - outlines our vision and responsibilities
- Freedom of Information
- Information Publication Scheme - AIATSIS Agency Plan
- Complaints handling policy
Policies and plans
- AIATSIS Volunteer Program policy (PDF 305 KB)
- ATSILIRN Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
- Cataloguing and indexing policies:
- Cataloguing policy (PDF 35 KB)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI) policy (PDF 25 KB)
- Collection management plan:
- Collection management plan (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Collection management plan (DOC 4.6 MB)
- Collection policies:
- Collections access and use policy (PDF 554 KB)
- Collection development policy (PDF 173 KB)
- Digital camera policy
- Conflict of interest policy
- Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS)
Procurement
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