On 3 December 1998 the Senate adopted a recommendation of the Finance and Public Administration References Committee that varied the tabling requirements under the Senate Continuing Order No. 5 (the Harradine motion). Under the varied Order, agencies are now required to publish lists of files created, at half yearly intervals.

Lists of files created by the National Archives and the National Archives Advisory Council are available as PDFs:

• 1 January to 30 June 2008 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 2007 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2007 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 2006 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2006 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 2005 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2005 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 2004 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2004 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 2003 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2003 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 2002 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2002 – electronic and paper files
• 1 July 2001 to 31 December 2001 – electronic and paper files
• 1 January to 30 June 2001 – electronic files
• 1 July to 31 December 2000 – electronic files and paper files
• 1 January and 31 June 2000 – electronic files and paper files
• 1 July to 31 December 1999 
• 1 January to 30 June 1999
• 1 July to 31 December 1998

This list does not include:

• files transferred to the National Archives
• case related files or
• files essentially related to the internal administration of the department or agency