This publication is a completely revised edition of the Recordkeeping Metadata Standard for Commonwealth Agencies. It describes information about records that the National Archives recommends be captured in EDRM and business systems used by Australian Government agencies.

It differs from the previous standard in that it is based on a multiple-entity model, and allows for the description of up to five separate entities: Record, Agent, Business, Mandate and Relationship.

The National Archives, in collaboration with Archives New Zealand, is currently developing guidelines for implementing this standard. The implementation guidelines will be available late in 2008.