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Australia

Contracting State since
1989.10.30
Lastly updated
2022.08.01

Contact for consular services

German Embassy
Bilateral relations and German missions
homepage: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/laenderinformationen

National legal bases

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act)
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations 1987 (PMCH Regulations)
Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

The multilingual UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws provides access to the relevant national legal bases. Another source of information on national cultural asset protection laws is the Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws On Crime (SHERLOC) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Definition of cultural property

Export ban

The National Cultural Heritage Control List includes two classes of Australian protected objects:

Class A objects that cannot be exported from Australia.
Class B objects that can be exported from Australia only with an export permit granted under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986.

Movable cultural heritage prohibited exports register

Authorities responsible for issuing export permits

Department of Communications and the Arts

Ministry for the Arts
Department of Communications and the Arts
GPO Box 2154
Canberra ACT 2601 Canberra
Contact
Phone: 00 61-1800 819 461
E-Mail: movable.heritage@arts.gov.au
Strategies, Information and Maritime Heritage Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Contact
Phone: 00 61-(0)2-6274 2116

Further Information

Australian Department of Communications and the Arts

Cultural Property Section
Ministry for the Arts
Department of Communications and the Arts
GPO Box 2154
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: 00 61-1800 819 461
Email: movable.heritage@arts.gov.au

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Further Information is available in German language.

Disclaimer:
The above information is based on the information available and deemed trustworthy at the time indicated, in particular the information provided by the State and the information as available in the UNESCO database . No guarantee can be given for the correctness and completeness of this information, nor can any liability be accepted for any damage that may occur. Legal regulations may change at any time without the Minister of State for Culture and the Media being informed. The decision to acquire, import, export or place cultural property on the market is your sole responsibility. It is therefore recommended that you contact the relevant diplomatic or consular representation and/or the export authorities of the respective foreign country.