Governance

The Australian National Maritime Museum connects Australians with the past, present and future of our oceans and waterways.

The museum is committed to meeting the needs and requirements of Government, our visitors and stakeholders.

This page outlines the governance systems and processes at the museum.

Legislation and Government

The museum is a Corporate Commonwealth Entity within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.

This section outlines the key pieces of legislation which define the functions and activities of the museum.

Council and committees

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Museum Council

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Audit Finance and Risk Committee

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First Nations Advisory Committee

Reports and plans

Policies and procedures

Child safety and wellbeing policy

Collection development policy framework and priorities

Complaints handling procedure

Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027

Investment strategy policy

Partnership and sponsorship policy

Social media policy

Volunteer policy

Work health and safety policy

For further information or to request access to other museum policies, please email anmmcoord@sea.museum

Photo showing two, older men who are museum volunteers, standing behind a model boat.

Photo by: Jasmine Poole

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Photo by: Anthony Smith Media

Group of school students and a museum educator standing outside in the sun, onboard a wooden tallship.

Photo by: Lauren Trompp

Photo showing hands touching small sculptures in the shapes of sea creatures, made from recycled fishing line.

Photo by: Rhiannon Hopley

Photo by: Brendon Thorne

Photo showing 2 people viewing a projection artwork in a museum.

Photo by: Marinco Kojdanovski

Photo showing a group of young children sitting on the ground listening to 2 young adults telling a story.

Photo by: Rhiannon Hopley

Photo by: Marinco Kojdanovshi

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Access to information

Freedom of Information

The Australian National Maritime Museum is a Commonwealth statutory authority and makes information about its activities available to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, 1982 (FOI Act).

Freedom of Information

Published File List

File list for 1 January to 30 June 2025 (pdf, 73kb)

File list for 1 July to 31 December 2024 (pdf, 71kb)
File list for 1 January to 30 June 2024 (pdf, 76kb)

File list for 1 July to 31 December 2023 (pdf, 70kb)
File list for 1 January to 30 June 2023 (pdf, 436kb)

Public Interest Disclosures

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act) which commenced on 15 January 2014 promotes integrity and accountability in the Australian public sector by encouraging the disclosure of information about suspected wrongdoing, protecting people who make disclosures and requiring agencies to take action.

Public Interest Disclosures

Gifts and benefits register

Agency heads must publish a register of gifts and benefits they accept on their agency website on a quarterly basis.

Gifts and benefits register

Contracts

Under the Senate Order for entity contracts, the following document sets out contracts entered into by the Australian National Maritime Museum that provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive)

Entity Contracts listing for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

Privacy Impact Assessment Register

Under section 15(1) of the Privacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 (Privacy Code), the museum is required to “maintain a register of the Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) it conducts. An agency must publish the register, or a version of the register, on its website”.

The museum’s PIA Register is shown below.
ID: PIA001
Project Name: Welcome Wall 2.0
Date: 16/1/2019