Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (AHT) aims to protect, conserve and promote Tasmania's unique Aboriginal heritage, while adopting a partnership approach with Aboriginal community organisations. It was originally known as the Aboriginal Heritage Office. The Office focuses on increasing the engagement with Aboriginal and non Aboriginal community organisations, through joint projects with community groups.Another key role is to maintain a permanent record of identified Aboriginal heritage places, including maintenance of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Site Index. AHT identifies Aboriginal places, landscapes and values, including developing management recommendations, and undertaking field and thematic surveys. The Office is pursuing a number of key objectives, which focus upon identifying, conserving and understanding Tasmania.