Chairperson’s statement 6
CEO’s report 9
Vision 13
Legislation and purpose 13
AIATSIS Council members 14
OUR PERFORMANCE 25
AIATSIS Corporate Plan 2016-17 to 2019-20 26
AIATSIS Portfolio Budget Statements 2016-17 27
Strategic Priority 1 – Ensuring our collection is safe, accessible, valued and growing. 29
Our strategies 30
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION IN 2016–17 32
Our results 40
Analysis 42
Strategic Priority 2 – Providing leadership in Indigenous research, and ethical engagement in research, collections and publishing. 45
Our strategies 46
Our results 54
Analysis 55
Strategic Priority 3 – Strengthening institutional and community understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage. 57
Our strategies in 2016-17 58
Our results 68
Analysis 69
Strategic Priority 4 – Promoting and sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and heritage. 71
Our strategies 72
BOOKS PUBLISHED IN 2016–17 80
Our results 84
Analysis 86
Strategic Priority 5 – Building strong governance and organisational resilience. 89
Our strategies 90
Our results 94
Analysis 94
Our organisation 95
AIATSIS Council members 96
Organisation structure 97
Governance 98
Financial results and compliance 98
Policy and operational environment 99
Work health and safety 99
Advertising and market research 99
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance 99
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 102
APPENDICES 104
Appendix A — Research project summaries 105
Appendix B — Governance committees 113
Appendix C — Strategic partnerships 118
Appendix D — Research outputs — publications and presentations 120
Appendix E — Researcher memberships and offices 128
Appendix F — Abbreviations and acronyms 131
Appendix G — Index of compliance with PGPA Rule 2014 and other legislation 133