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STMA - Protecting Australia's Scientific Heritage
Dear STAMAsters,
Australia's National Cultural Heritage Committee has just relesased a new
information sheet dealing with the 'Export of Australian Cultural Heritage'.
The text of the sheet can be found on the WWW at:
<http://www.dcita.gov.au/nsapi-text/?MIval=dca_dispdoc&ID=3577>
Further detail and background can be found at:
<http://www.dcita.gov.au/nsapi-text/?MIval=dca_dispdoc&ID=7>
[ASIDE: I would be interested to know if you have trouble with these URLs!]
I have copied the text (below) that deals with things scientific,
technological and medical. The area that concerns us are the Class B Objects.
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Class B objects may be exported provided prior permission is obtained.
Class B objects include:
Archaeological objects - includes any Indigenous or non-Indigenous object
that was in the same place for 50 or more years before being removed or
excavated.
Natural science objects - includes fossils and meteorites not adequately
represented in public collections in Australia and minerals over the
monetary thresholds, for example gold nuggets over $250 000 or opals over
$25 000.
Applied science or technology - including any manufactured object (such as
cars, machinery, or scientific instruments) of significance to Australia,
made or used in Australia at least 30 years ago, and not represented in at
least two public collections in Australia by an object of equivalent quality.
Documentary heritage - includes any written, printed or electronic record
(books, letters, film, maps or photographs) of significance to Australia,
which are at least 30 years old, and not represented in at least two public
collections in Australia by an object of equivalent quality. Examples are
the records of an important Australian company, the master film of the
Melbourne Olympics, or the manuscript of a prize winning Australian novel.
Historical significance - includes any object associated with a notable
person, activity, event, place or enterprise in Australian history,
including objects relating to education, politics, work or domestic life,
recreation and so on. Objects must be over 30 years old and not represented
in at least two public collections in Australia by an object of equivalent
quality.
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* Gavan McCarthy - Director
* Australian Science Archives Project (ASAP),
* A Heritage Centre for Australian Science, Technology and Medicine
* University of Melbourne, 203 Bouverie Street,
* Carlton, Vic. 3053 Australia
* Phone: +61 3 9344 9287 Fax: +61 3 9349 4630
* ASAPWeb! on <http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/>
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The ASAP Heritage Centre is aligned with the Department of History and
Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne.
It is self-funded and a public charitable organisation in reference
to Section 50(5) of the Income Tax Assessment Act.
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