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Subdivision

89 Heritage Activities

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

891 Museum Operation

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

8910 Museum Operation

This class consists of units mainly engaged in the preservation and exhibition of heritage objects and artefacts and/or visual arts and crafts with aesthetic, historical, cultural, and/or educational value. This class also includes units operating historical places, sites or houses.

Primary activities

  • Art gallery operation (except retail)
  • Art museum operation (except retail)
  • Historic or heritage place, site or house operation
  • Museum operation n.e.c.
  • Natural history and science museum operation
  • Social history museum
  • Transport and maritime museum operation
  • War memorial museum operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing library services are included in Class 6010 Libraries and Archives; and
  • operating retail art galleries are included in Class 4279 Other Store-Based Retailing n.e.c.
Group

892 Parks and Gardens Operations

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

8921 Zoological and Botanical Gardens Operation

This class consists of units mainly engaged in the active management, breeding, preservation, study and exhibition of live plants and animals in a controlled environment such as zoological or botanical gardens.

Primary activities

  • Aquarium operation
  • Arboretum operation
  • Aviary operation
  • Botanical garden operation
  • Herbarium operation
  • Reptile park operation
  • Wildlife park or reserve operation (wildlife actively managed)
  • Zoological park or garden operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in operating fauna reserves or parks where fauna is protected but remains in its natural environment are included in Class 8922 Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation.

Class

8922 Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation

This class consists of units mainly engaged in the preservation of flora and fauna in their natural environment such as nature reserves and conservation parks.

Primary activities

  • Bird reserve operation
  • Conservation park operation
  • Fauna reserve operation (fauna not actively managed)
  • Flora reserve operation
  • National or state/territory park or reserve operation
  • Tourist caves operation
  • Wildlife park or reserve operation (wildlife not actively managed)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • operating zoological parks and gardens, botanical gardens and other related activities where flora and fauna is actively managed in a controlled environment are included in Class 8921 Zoological and Botanical Gardens Operation; and
  • undertaking public administration activities in relation to national, state or territory parks and reserves are included in the appropriate classes of Division O Public Administration and Safety.