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 Annual Report - Current and past
- AIATSIS Corporate Plan 2020-2024 (PDF, 749KB)
- AIATSIS Corporate Plan 2019-2023 (PDF, 1180KB)
- AIATSIS Council Charter
- AIATSIS Executive Remuneration (PDF, 57KB)
- 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 Senate Order for Contracts 2018 calendar year (PDF, 132KB)
- AIATSIS Senate Order for Contracts 2018/19 financial year (PDF, 139 KB)
- AIATSIS Senate Order for Contracts 2019 calendar year (PDF, 87 KB)
- AIATSIS Senate Order for Contracts 2019/20 financial year (PDF, 494 KB)
- AIATSIS Strategic Plan 2018-2023 (PDF, 4.7MB)
- AIATSIS Towards Cultural Proficiency strategy 2013-15 (PDF, 4.6MB)
- Diversity Statement (PDF, 52KB)
- Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2021 (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Independent review of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Organisation structure
- Portfolio Budget Statements (Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet)
- Public Interest Disclosure (PDF, 210KB)
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Significance International Report 2014
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, 305KB)
- ATSILIRN Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
- Cataloguing and indexing policies:
- Collection policies:
- Conflict of interest policy
- Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS)