Functions
The functions of AIATSIS under the Act are:
(a) to undertake and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies;
(b) to publish the results of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies and to assist in the publication of the results of such studies;
(c) to conduct research in fields relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies and to encourage other persons or bodies to conduct such research;
(d) to assist in training persons, particularly Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders, as research workers in fields relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies;
(e) to establish and maintain a cultural resource collection consisting of materials relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies;
(f) to encourage understanding, in the general community, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies;
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