An Aboriginal arts centre has been cleared of breaching consumer laws, over allegations non-Indigenous arts workers meddled with Indigenous art.
The allegations against the APY Art Centre Collective were first published in The Australian newspaper in 2023, sending shockwaves through the Aboriginal art industry. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has investigated the collective and found no breaches of consumer law, Deputy Chair Catriona Lowe said in a statement issued Friday. The art centre collective has welcomed the findings, saying the accusations were unfair and incorrect.
It will investigate one allegation raised in a separate probe into the accusations of interference. Other allegations made against the collective lacked evidence, or fell outside the agency's purview, it said. "It is important that procedural fairness is afforded and any investigation or possible regulatory action is not compromised," the office said in a statement.
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