Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
AIAS
1964 – 5 March 1990
Renamed Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in 1990.
Statutory research institute that promoted, funded and recorded research on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures, building a national archive of sound recordings, film, photographs and publications.
Names over time
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies1964–1990
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies1990–present
How it came into existence
Established as a body corporate by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act 1964, giving permanent form to an interim council set up after a 1961 conference on Aboriginal studies held in Canberra.
Legislation: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act 1964
Changes during its life
- 12 March 1971Moved with the Commonwealth's Aboriginal affairs functions from the Prime Minister's Department to the new Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council (renamed the Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts on 31 May 1971).
How it ended
Reconstituted and renamed the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies on 5 March 1990, when the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989 (assented 27 November 1989), which repealed the 1964 Act, commenced together with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989.
- Research and research grants
- Collections and archive
- Publishing
Main functions
- Promotion and funding of Aboriginal studies research
- Recording of languages, ceremonies and cultural practices
- Film, sound and photographic archive
- Library and manuscript collections
- Publishing
- Research grants and fellowships
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Aboriginal Affairs.
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