The Museum's comprehensive suite of public policies is listed below.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human remains policy (PDF 68.1 KB)
Version 2.2, 19 Apr 2011
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secret/sacred and private material policy (PDF 67.6 KB)
Version 2.1, 19 April 2011
- Asset management policy (PDF 106.9 KB)
Version 3.1, 26 February 2007
- Audience development policy (PDF 76.6 KB)
Version 2.0, 29 April 2011
- Collections - deaccessioning and disposal policy (PDF 80.8 KB)
Version 5.0, 14 April 2011
- Collections development plan (PDF 146.1 KB)
The Collections development policy is at Section B of the Collections development plan, version 1.2, 24 November 2008.
- Collections - outward loan of historical material (PDF 77.1 KB)
Version 2.1, 14 April 2011
- Collections - return of cultural objects policy (PDF 68.1 KB)
Version 3.0, 15 Apr 2011
- Cost recovery and charging for goods and services policy (PDF 89.7 KB)
Version 1.0, 1 Aug 2005
- Cultural diversity policy (PDF 71.0 KB)
Version 2.2, 29 April 2011
- Digital preservation and digitisation policy (PDF 125.5 KB)
Version 1.0, 20 August 2009
- Education and learning policy (PDF 73.6 KB)
Version 2.2, 26 November 2010
- Environmental management policy (PDF 57.1 KB)
Version 1.1, 25 May 2009
- Exhibitions - permanent galleries exhibitions policy (PDF 78.2 KB)
Version 2.0, 19 November 2007
- Exhibitions - temporary and travelling exhibitions policy (PDF 74.0 KB)
Version 1.0, 8 April 2005
- Intellectual property policy (PDF 70.5 KB)
Version 1.0, 21 Dec 2009
- Interpretation policy (PDF 85.3 KB)
Version 1.0, 26 May 2005
- Investment policy (PDF 75.8 KB)
Version 3.4, 9 Feb 2011
- Non-Australian Indigenous human remains policy (PDF 85.5 KB)
Version 1.0, 16 June 2009
- Online content and participation policy (PDF 103.5 KB)
Version 1.0, 7 June 2010
- Outreach policy (PDF 50.0 KB)
Version 1.0b, 10 March 2010
- Privacy policy (PDF 107.3 KB)
Version 2.0, 29 June 2009
- Procurement policy (PDF 83.1 KB)
Version 2.0, 19 Jan 2011
- Public programs policy (PDF 53.3 KB)
Version 3.0b, 10 March 2010
- Publishing policy (PDF 70.2 KB)
Version 2.1, June 2008
- Research and scholarship policy (PDF 80.6 KB)
Version 4.0, 18 Jan 2005
- Risk management policy (PDF 169.2 KB)
Version 2.1, 23 September 2011
- Sponsorship and development policy (PDF 75.1 KB)
Version 3.1, 30 Jun 2005
- Volunteers policy (PDF 86.3 KB)
Version 3.0, 2 May 2011