M&G NSW: Legal Requirements – insurance and compliance

Click through on the website link to find a list of legal requirements and legislative acts that apply to not-for-profit, non-government museums, art galleries and Aboriginal keeping places in NSW.

According to the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries, v.4, 2014 (p 21):

Laws and regulations vary from state to state, while different by-laws may apply in different local government jurisdictions. In the museum context, areas of activity that have legal implications include:

• advertising and publishing (in addition to copyright, legal issues could include moral rights and defamation)
• building works
• classification of content of exhibitions and other programs
• financial management
• handling or storing dangerous goods, hazardous materials, or firearms
• property insurance
• public liability
• managing heritage buildings and building fabric
• managing staff
• managing volunteers
• market research
• occupational health and safety (WHS)
• operation of steam boilers and pressure vessels
• operation of vehicles, including forklifts
• protection of built and moveable cultural heritage
• records management
• sales and/or service of food and/or liquor
• urban planning
• working with children

For links to specific areas of licensing and resource links go the the website link.