National Trust Policies
National Trusts around Australia develop policies to direct the advocacy and conservation work of the Trust, and to provide guidelines for government and community decision making regarding heritage matters.
Policies are official statements of principles and practice which have been endorsed by the respective Board or Council of the Australian Council of National Trusts, or the State and Territory Trusts. They define the principles that are used to guide the work of the Trust on particular issues, and they provide practical guidlines regarding heritage identification, protection and conservation practice for the Trust and for the wider community.
State and Territory Trusts develop policies regarding State/Territory issues, while the Australian Council of National Trusts develops national policies in consultation with State and Territory Trusts. They direct the work of the Trust regarding significant conservation issues such as the protection of Indigenous cultural heritage and cover matters such as classification of heritage sites, management and presentation of National Trust properties and their collections, the conservation of specific types of heritage, and of particular places.
Policies are continually being developed and reviewed in response to conservation issues, community needs and changing circumstances.
Contact State and Territory Trusts or the Australian Council of National Trusts for further information about National Trust policies.
The following policies can be downloaded directly from this site (pdf files):
Policies of the Australian Council of National Trusts
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Policy (2002)
National Policy for the Disposal of Public Property (2002)
Attachment 1: National Trust Disposal Protocol for Government Heritage Property
Attachment 2: Disposal Preferences to Ensure the Ongoing Conservation of Public Property
Attachment 3: Dealing with Surplus Heritage Property
National Guidelines for the Conservation of Cemetries (2007)
National Policy and Guidelines for the Conservation of Defence Heritage (1997)
National Policy and guidelines for the conservation of Industrial Heritage (1997)
Steps for Heritage Places Under Threat (1999)
Principles and Guidelines for Fire Risk Management for Natural and Cultural heritage (1998)
Policies of the National Trust of South Australia
Energy Infrastructure (Wind Farms) Policy (2002)
Mt Lofty Hills Face Zone Policy (2002)
Telecommunications Policy (2002)