The Gold Coast Bulletin

Crackdown on fake art

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THE peak body for Aboriginal art centres across Western Australia has called for laws to make it illegal to sell fake indigenous art.

In a submission to a federal parliament­ary committee hearing in Perth, the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of WA says fake and often imported indigenous art causes “significan­t damage” to indigenous culture and communitie­s and is exploitati­ve.

“There needs to be a legislativ­e regime dedicated to protecting cultural products and expression­s,” AACHAWA chair Charmaine Green said.

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