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  • Aboriginal Art Centre Hub WA (AACHWA)

    The Aboriginal Art Centre Hub WA works with Aboriginal art centres across Western Australia to assist them to be seen and heard, respected and represented. It provides professional support and development for art centre managers and artists, and advocate for the sustainability and viability of the centres.

  • Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation (Ku Arts)

    Ku Arts is an Aboriginal owned peak body for artists of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in the far northwest of South Australia.

  • Arnhem, Northern and Kimberley Artists (ANKA)

    Arnhem, Northern and Kimberley Artists (ANKA) is the peak advocacy and support body for Aboriginal artists and Art Centres across Northern Australia.

  • Arts Access Australia

    Arts Access Australia (AAA) is Australia's national peak body for arts and disability. We work to increase national and international opportunities and access for people with disability as artists, arts workers, participants and audiences. Established in 1992, AAA is disability-led. Our CEO and at least 50% of our board members identify as a person with disability.  AAA provides three main services: * Information and Advice * Research and Advocacy * Leadership and Development.  AAA adopts an inclusive approach and works across all disability types, all age groups, all art forms and across all states and territories of Australia.

  • Artsource (WA)

    Art Source is the peak membership body for visual artists in Western Australia. 

  • Attorney-General’s Department

    The Attorney-General’s Department website provides some introductory information to copyright and intellectual property.

  • Ausdance

    Ausdance is the national organization for dancers. It provides advocacy for dance, the Ausdance Aon Insurance Scheme, Safe Dance research, dance industry journals and publications, workshops and forums, networking and dance resources.

  • Australia Council for the Arts

    The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.

  • Australian Centre for Photography (ACP)

    A not-for-profit organisation that promotes photomedia-based art in Australia, dedicated to the practice and understanding of photography and photo media. 

  • Australian Competition and Consumer Comission (ACCC)

    The ACCC promotes competition and fair trade in the market place to benefit consumers, businesses and the community. Its primary responsibility is to ensure that individuals and businesses comply with the Commonwealth competition, fair trading and consumer protection laws.

  • Australian Copyright Council

    The Australian Copyright Council is an independent, non-profit organisation. They represent the peak bodies for professional artists and content creators working in Australia’s creative industries and Australia’s major copyright collecting societies. They advocate for the contribution of creators to Australia’s culture and economy; the importance of copyright for the common good. They work to promote understanding of copyright law and its application, lobby for appropriate law reform and foster collaboration between content creators and consumers.

  • Australian Design Centre

    Australian Design Centre (ADC) is a major contemporary craft and design organisation igniting creative ideas and building cultural vibrancy.

  • Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)

    Facilitates the advancement of the graphic design profession in Australia through the establishment of fair and productive working relationships between graphic designers and their clients.

  • Australian Institute of Company Directors – not-for-profit resources

    The Australian Institute of Company Directors is committed to excellence in governance. We make a positive impact on society and the economy through governance education, director development and advocacy.

  • Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN)

    AMIN represents the member, the state and territory music industry associations (Music Victoria, MusicNSW, WAM, QMusic, Music NT, Music Tasmania, Music SA and Music ACT) and creates a wide network that provides a national platform for the representation and the delivery of projects for the benefit of the contemporary music industry in Australia.

  • Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap)

    Amrap is a community radio initiative to get national airplay of Australian music. It offers services for signed and unsigned Australian artists, record labels and all community radio stations. It also offers Airit, an initiative for unsigned Indigenous musicians.

  • Australian Performing Right Association (APRA)

    APRA AMCOS has 87,000+ members who are songwriters, composers and music publishers. They license organisations to play, perform, copy, record or make available their members’ music, and distribute the royalties to their members.

  • Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA)

    ARIA is a national recording industry association representing the interests of its members, ranging from small “boutique” labels to medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates.

  • Australian Screen Association

    The Australian Screen Association (previously known as the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) represents the film and television content and distribution industry in Australia. They seek to advance the business and art of film making, increasing its enjoyment around the world.

  • Australian Screen Director’s Guild Authorship Collecting Society

    ASDACS represents directors – film, television and all audiovisual media directors of works in public release – in collecting the rights and entitlements that arise from the success of their work around the world.

  • Australian Society of Authors (ASA)

    The Australian Society of Authors is the peak professional association representing the interests of Australia’s authors and illustrators. The association provides advocacy, support and advice. Their website provides a guide to minimum hourly rates and conditions for book illustrators.

  • Australian Subscription Television Association (ASTRA)

    ASTRA is the peak body that represents the subscription television industry in Australia.

  • Australian Tax Office (ATO)

    Tax information for individuals, Companies and organisations, from the Tax Department of the Australian Federal Government.

  • Australian Writers Guild (AWG)

    The Australian Writers’ Guild is the peak industry body representing writers for stage, screen and radio and has protected and promoted their creative and professional interests for more than 50 years.

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  • Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA)

    CAAMA was founded in 1980 to expose Aboriginal music and culture to the rest of Australia from its Alice Springs media centre. CAAMA plays a major role in the maintenance of Indigenous languages and culture by the use of radio and television.

  • Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)

    CCLI issues licences and distributes fees for the use of Christian music and film resources by churches.

  • Classifications website

    Provides information about the classifications system and how to apply for a classification.

  • Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)

    The CBAA is the national peak body for community radio with a focus on building station capability and sustainability and creating a healthy environment for the sector to thrive. There are 450+ community radio services operating across Australia with a combined 5 million listeners per week. These stations play an important role in giving a voice to those not serviced by other media and supporting local arts and culture.

  • Community Legal Centres Australia

    Community Legal Centres Australia (CLCA) is the national peak body for community legal centres (CLCs). The CLCA has a directory which gives information about the sort of work each CLC does and can help you locate the closest CLC to you.

  • Community Legal Centres NSW

    Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW) is the peak body for all community legal centres (CLCs) in NSW. They provide support to, and representation for, the member Centres, in government and community fora. CLCNSW itself does not provide legal advice to members of the public. The office is able to assist those seeking legal advice by referrals to an appropriate legal service provider.

  • Copyright Agency

    The Copyright Agency is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that manages the copyright of authors, journalists, visual artists, surveyors, photographers and newspaper, magazine and book publishers to license the copying of their works to the general community. The agency enables the reuse of copyright-protected words and images in return for fair payment to creators.

  • Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS)

    NCOSS provides independent and informed policy development, advice and review and plays a key coordination and leadership role for the non government social and community services sector in New South Wales.

  • Craft ACT

    Craft ACT’s Craft and Design Centre provides a unique service to craft and design practitioners and audiences in Canberra and the region. Craft ACT has been delivering quality cultural programs and recognises the ongoing need of Canberra craft and design artists to have access to: a professional exhibition program; professional development opportunities; promotion and commercial services and; advocacy on behalf of the sector.

  • Craft Victoria

    Craft Victoria fosters creativity, experimentation and professionalism in contemporary craft and design. The organisation enhances awareness of Australian craft and design at state, national and international levels. As a membership based organisation, Craft Victoria provides support for established and emerging practitioners through professional development and promotional services.

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  • Department of Employment

    The Australian Government Department of Employment is responsible for national policies and programmes that help Australians find and keep employment and work in safe, fair and productive workplaces. The website provides details about wages, awards, conditions of emplyment, termination, underpayment, discrimination, redundancy entitlements.

  • Desart (Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres)

    Desart is the Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres. Its mission is to support Central Australian Aboriginal artists and art centres working together in a vigorous, ethical Aboriginal arts industry.

  • Design Institute of Australia

    The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) is Australia's peak professional membership body for designers and design businesses. The DIA provides members with information on fee and salary conditions in the design sector.

  • Designed Objects Tasmania

    Designed Objects Tasmania (DOT) is the leading and longest running independent design collective in Tasmania, with a national reach that inspires and sustains excellent design and innovative practices.

  • Dream Shield by IP Australia

    IP Australia’s new resource, the Dream Shield project, features intellectual property (IP) success stories and tips for Indigenous inventors, designers and business owners. The Dream Shield project shows real examples of how to protect and grow your IP.

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  • FORM (WA)

    FORM is an independent, not for profit organisation dedicated to advocating for and developing creativity in Western Australia. Form has a specific Indigenous program.

  • Financial Rights Legal Centre

    The Financial Rights Legal Centre is a community legal centre in NSW specialising in financial services, particularly in the areas of consumer credit, banking, debt recovery and insurance.

  • First Nations Media Australia

    Located in Alice Springs, and founded in 2001, the First Nations Media Australia is the peak body for First Nations not-for-profit broadcasting, media and communications.

  • Foolkit

    Free online legal resources on a wide range of topics, aimed at both lawyers and the general public.

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  • Generate (Accountants)

    'The specialists in creative and innovative business. Whether you need tax advice or strategic planning, we’re here to help. We have your back.'

  • Guildhouse

    Guildhouse is the leading South Australian organisation supporting and creating connections for South Australian creative practitioners for 50 years.

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  • Justice Connect

    Bridges the justice gap by linking individuals and not for profit organisations with legal and other professional advisors to address issues of concern in the community.

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  • Law Institute of Victoria

    Information and resources to assist Victorians in their legal needs, such as databases of lawyers and legal organisations, legal information and pro bono legal assistance.

  • Law Society of New South Wales

    Website contains a database to find lawyers, details about the Pro Bono Scheme, free publications and FAQs about a wide range of legal services.

  • Law Society of Northern Territory

    A wide range of legal information and pro bono legal assistance.

  • Law Society of South Australia

    Information and resources to assist South Australians in their legal needs, such as databases of lawyers and legal organisations, legal information and pro bono legal assistance.

  • Law Society of Western Australia

    Information and resources to assist Western Australians in their legal needs, such as databases of lawyers and legal organisations, legal information and pro bono legal assistance.

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  • Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)

    Focused on the future, MEAA is a thought leader and driver of change. A strong and passionate advocate for its members, MEAA also connects and creates new opportunities on their behalf.

  • Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV)

    MAV is a not for profit organisation promoting cultural diversity in the arts. MAV offers opportunities and support structures to artists and communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

  • Music NSW

    Music NSW is a not profit association which aim is to represent, promote and develop the contemporary music industry in New South Wales.

  • Music NT

    Music NT represents and develops the NT music industry. It offers to its members support in form of office access (computer, photocopier, telephone, directories), advice on touring, recording, promotion, performance opportunities and access to a wide range of resources.

  • Music Rights Australia

    Music Rights Australia is an organisation that protects the creative interests of artists within the Australian music community through educational initiatives, government lobbying and the protection of artists' copyrights. Music Rights Australia acts on behalf of the 125 record companies through their association ARIA and over 2,000 songwriters and music publishers through their association AMCOS.

  • Music Tasmania

    Music Tasmania is Tasmania's peak body for the contemporary music industry. The organisation delivers programs and services that develop the capacity of the music sector and promote the talent and diverstiy of Tasmania's musicians. It also offers proffessional development and support that helps musicians translate their music into something that can be of commercial value. 

  • Music Victoria

    Music Victoria is an independent, not-for-profit organisation and the state peak body for contemporary music. It represents musicians, venues, music businesses and professionals, and music lovers across the contemporary Victorian music community. 

  • Musicians Union of Australia (MUA)

    The Musicians Union of Australia is a not-for-profit association which represents and advances the interests of working musicians. The MUA negotiates awards governing conditions and rates of pay, and represents musicians at all levels of government and industry.

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  • NSW Office of Fair Trading

    NSW Fair Trading administers fair trading laws and looks after the rights of consumers. At the same time, NSW Fair Trading advises businesses and traders on fair and ethical practices. Free publications are available on their website providing information for consumers and traders of NSW.

  • National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)

    The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is the national peak industry body representing and advancing the professional interests of the Australian visual and media arts, craft and design sector. It provides advocacy, sets best practice standards and offers a range of services to the sector.

  • National Film and Sound Archive

    The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is the nation’s living archive – collecting, preserving and sharing our rich audiovisual heritage.

  • Ninti One Ltd. (formerly Desert Knowledge CRC)

    Desert Knowledge CRC was a research institution which focused on creating useful outcomes, with commercial application for desert people, communities and partners. The work of the DKCRC continues under Ninti One Limited, management company for the new Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP).

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  • Office of Industrial Relations (NSW)

    Free publications to help employees and employers understand their rights and obligations under NSW industrial legislation. Has information about registering as an agent.

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  • Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA)

    PPCA issues licences for the broadcast, communication and public playing of recorded music (sound recordings) and music videos. Its members are Australian recording artists and record labels.

  • Public Interest Advocacy Centre

    An independent, non-profit law and policy organisation that works for a fair, just and democratic society, empowering citizens, consumers and communities by taking strategic action on public interest issues.

  • Public Trustees

    All States and territories have a government Public Trustee office which provides will drafting services. There are usually some fees attached to these services either up front or when the estate is administered if the Public Trustee is appointed the executor. Public Trustee (NSW) – NSW Trustee and Guardian Public Trustee (NT) Public Trustee (QLD) Public Trustee (SA) Public Trustee (TAS) Public Trustee (VIC) – State Trustees Public Trustee (WA)

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  • Q Music

    Q Music develops and represents all sectors of Queensland music industry. Q Music provides a wide range of services to artists and other music professionals such as workshops, resources, assistance and advice services and careers support.

  • Queensland Law Society

    Information and resources to assist people from Queensland in their legal needs, such as databases of lawyers and legal organisations, legal information and pro bono legal assistance.

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  • Screen Australia

    Screen Australia is the key federal Government direct funding body for the Australian screen production industry. Its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative, innovative and commercially sustainable Australian screen production industry.

  • Screen Australia’s Games Funding

    Screen Australia will provide grants of up to $150,000 per successful application for production of a digital game with a budget up to $500,000. The initiative will run for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years.

  • Screen NSW

    Screen NSW aims to stimulate creative and business opportunities in the screen industry. Screen NSW has a leadership role in promoting partnerships across the sector and providing “more than money” in connecting individuals and organisations, providing information through regular industry events, and supporting a vibrant and informed screen community.

  • Screen Producers Australia (SPA)

    Screen Producers Australia (SPA) seeks to strengthen partnerships that create and take great Australian stories to the world.

  • ScreenWest

    ScreenWest is Western Australia's screen funding and development agency, committed to working in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and digital media production in Western Australia.

  • Screenrights

    Screenrights is a rights management and royalty collection service for rights holders in film and television. It administers statutory licences that allow educational institutions (school, TAFE or university) and governments to copy material from radio and television.

  • Small Businesses Victoria

    Business Victoria is a comprehensive online resource designed to help you start, run and grow your business. There is a database where you can find accountants, bookkeepers, lawyers and business advisers.

  • Songlines

    Songlines is an Indigenous music corporation which aim is to preserve and promote Aboriginal music. It proposes different services and facilities to Indigenous musicians such as performance opportunities, professional support and recording studio.

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  • Terri Janke and Company

    Terri Janke is a leading international authority on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property. Terri Janke and Company's website links to useful publications.

  • The Push

    The Push is a youth entertainment organisation. It provides information and support to young people in Victoria who wish to stage alcohol and drug free entertainment or to develop a career in the music industry. The Push has strong associations in the music industry.

  • Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association (TEABBA)

    TEABBA provides operational support for the 29 remote Indigenous broadcasting units in Aboriginal communities across the Top End.

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  • UMI Arts

    UMI Arts is the peak Indigenous arts and cultural organisation for Far North Queensland. Its mission is to operate an Indigenous organisation that assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to participate in the maintenance, preservation and protection of cultural identity.

  • UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    In addition to the development of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UNPFII has examined the issues of protection of Indigenous traditional knowledge through work of special rapporteur Michael Dodson.

  • UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Section

    UNESCO has developed the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage and provides useful resources relevant to the convention including a kit on intangible culutral heritage.

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  • VicScreen – Location Gallery

    The aim of VicScreen’s Indigenous Map is to help coordinate a consultative process between filmmakers and Victorian Indigenous groups. This map enables filmmakers to easily identify and contact specific Aboriginal groups to facilitate discussion surrounding areas of cultural sensitivity.

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  • WIPO’s Traditional Knowledge section

    WIPO has a Traditional Knowledge section which has been working on a range of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Programs including: Intergovernmental committee on draft provisions for the protection of traditional cultural expressions, traditional knowledge and genetic resources. Creative heritage project. Database of existing codes, guidelines, practices which contains examples of codes, guidelines, policies, protocols and standard agreements relating to recording digitising and dissemination of cultural heritage with an emphasis on intellectual property issues.

  • West Australian Music (WAM)

    WAM is the peak music body in Western Australia responsible for supporting, nurturing and growing all forms of original, contemporary music.

  • Word of Life International

    Word of Life International acts as an agent of owners of copyright liturgical music to provide copyright licences, collect royalties and otherwise facilitate the availability and use of religious music by churches, schools, and other religious organisations in the South Pacific basin.

  • World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It is a specialised agency of the United Nations dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international IP system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.