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

• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Amendment Act 2016
• AIATSIS Corporate Plan 2016-2020 (PDF 381 KB)
• AIATSIS Council Charter
• 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 Towards Cultural Proficiency strategy 2013-15 (PDF 4.6 MB)
• Current and past Annual Reports
• Diversity Statement (PDF 52 KB)
• Enterprise Agreement 2012 - 2014 (PDF 1.6 MB)
• Independent review of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
• Organisation structure
• Portfolio Budget Statements - available from the Department of Education
• Public Interest Disclosure (PDF 210 KB)
• Reconciliation Action Plan

Client services

• Complaints handling policy
• Freedom of Information 
• Information Publication Scheme - AIATSIS Agency Plan 
• Service Charter - outlines our vision and responsibilities

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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