Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania

What Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania does

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania is a Tasmanian Government state entity operating within the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, administering the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975. The organization, headquartered in Hobart with approximately 6 employees, maintains the authoritative Aboriginal Heritage Register for Tasmania and supports the Aboriginal Heritage Council, a statutory advisory body established in 2017. Its mandate covers heritage assessment, protection, and management across the state, including within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

The entity delivers services through an integrated digital platform consisting of a modern online Aboriginal Heritage Register launched in 2022, integrated with the Aboriginal Heritage Property Search website. Service offerings include a formal heritage assessment process, Aboriginal Heritage Awareness Training, TWWHA cultural heritage support, and executive support to the Aboriginal Heritage Council. Distribution is direct-to-government and direct-to-public via self-service online portal plus phone and email channels.

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania is funded through government appropriations rather than commercial revenue and does not operate a pricing model. Its primary users are land owners and developers requiring heritage assessments for development approvals, government agencies and land managers, the Tasmanian Aboriginal community (Palawa and pakana Traditional Owners represented through the Council), and the general public and researchers seeking heritage information. Geographic scope is restricted to Tasmania, Australia.

Name

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania

Legal name

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania)

Website

https://aboriginalheritage.tas.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania is a Tasmanian Government agency administering the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975, managing the online Aboriginal Heritage Register and Property Search for land owners, developers, government bodies, and the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Heritage Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Historical Sites (71212)

akta.pro primary industry

Indigenous & Community Cultural Institutions (THAJADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI)

Keywords

• Aboriginal heritage management
• Cultural heritage protection
• Heritage assessment services
• Government heritage administration
• Heritage register services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hobart

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a government department under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania operates as a public sector entity funded through government appropriations. Revenue generation is not the primary objective; the organization focuses on heritage protection and management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania is a government department that administers the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 and provides heritage management services for Tasmania. It operates the official online Aboriginal Heritage Register integrated with the Aboriginal Heritage Property Search system, delivers heritage assessments for development projects, offers Aboriginal Heritage Awareness Training, and provides executive support to the Aboriginal Heritage Council. The organization ensures compliance with heritage legislation and protects Aboriginal cultural heritage values across the state, including the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Product overview

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania is a government department that administers the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 and provides heritage management services. The organization offers a unified digital platform consisting of the online Aboriginal Heritage Register and the integrated Aboriginal Heritage Property Search, which together replaced the legacy form-based process. Additional services include the Aboriginal Heritage Assessment Process, Aboriginal Heritage Awareness Training, support for Aboriginal cultural heritage values in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, and executive support for the Aboriginal Heritage Council. The portfolio is a single integrated system rather than a platform-with-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aboriginal Heritage Property Search: Online portal for searching Aboriginal heritage information related to properties in Tasmania.

Products and services

• Aboriginal Heritage Register A modern, fit-for-purpose online Aboriginal Heritage Register that replaced the existing form-based process. Provides a robust and efficient system for Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage information access and management, integrated with the Aboriginal Heritage Property Search website.
• Aboriginal Heritage Property Search An integrated property search system that works in conjunction with the Aboriginal Heritage Register to provide heritage information access and management for properties across Tasmania.
• Aboriginal Heritage Assessment Process The statutory assessment process for evaluating and managing Aboriginal heritage in Tasmania, supporting development approvals and land use planning compliance.
• Aboriginal Heritage Awareness Training Training program designed to raise awareness about Aboriginal heritage in Tasmania for community members, researchers, and organizations.
• Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Support Support services for protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage values within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA).
• Aboriginal Heritage Council Executive Support Provides executive support services for the Aboriginal Heritage Council, a statutory body established under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 that advises the Tasmanian Government on Aboriginal cultural heritage protection and management.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Aboriginal Heritage CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Aboriginal Heritage Council is a statutory body established in 2017 under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975. Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania provides executive support services for the Council. The Council consists of up to ten members from the Tasmanian Aboriginal community appointed by the Governor, who advise the Tasmanian Government on Aboriginal cultural heritage protection and management.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Australian Heritage Council: Federal advisory body on national heritage including Aboriginal cultural values. Comparable advisory and listing functions but at the Commonwealth level, influencing policy frameworks that filter down to state bodies like Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania.
• NSW Heritage Office: State heritage administration within the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Operates the State Heritage Register and Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS) with much broader scope and resourcing than Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania.
• Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation - Heritage branch: Queensland state heritage administration including Aboriginal cultural heritage management. Comparable function at much larger scale, with deeper resources and a broader portfolio across multiple heritage types.
• Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (WA): Western Australian government body administering Aboriginal heritage under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA). Direct functional peer but with substantially larger jurisdiction, resourcing, and dedicated Aboriginal heritage directorate.

Direct peers

• Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga: Statutory body administering heritage protection under New Zealand legislation, including culturally significant sites for Māori. Closest international analog: statutory authority, heritage register, regional offices, and Indigenous cultural heritage focus mirror Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania's mandate.
• Heritage Victoria: Victorian state heritage administration under Heritage Act 2017, operating the Victorian Heritage Register and assessment processes. Comparable scope, statutory authority, and developer-facing services, but Victorian rather than Tasmanian jurisdiction and broader cultural scope.
• Heritage Tasmania: Same parent department (NRE Tasmania), administering the broader Tasmanian Heritage Register and historic (non-Aboriginal) cultural heritage. Directly comparable as a state heritage administration unit with similar mandate, jurisdiction, and digital platform approach.

Emerging players

• Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre: Community-controlled Aboriginal organisation representing Palawa people in Tasmania. Adjacent function in advocating for Aboriginal cultural heritage protection and engaging with government on heritage decisions affecting the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.
• Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC): Australian Government entity supporting Indigenous land acquisition and management. Comparable focus on Indigenous cultural values in land management but with different statutory mandate (Indigenous economic empowerment vs. heritage assessment).

Regional players

• Parks Australia: Federal agency managing Commonwealth national parks including co-management of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area alongside Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania. Adjacent in mandate and directly collaborates on TWWHA Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqlu-SDLJrNjo9h7jk0U_Sw
• Facebookfacebook.com/nretasmania
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aboriginal-heritage-tasmania

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