Records authorities

A records authority is a legal instrument that allows agencies to make decisions about keeping, destroying or transferring Australian Government records. Records authorities are used to determine how long to keep records and provide permission for the destruction of records once this time has passed. Learn more about how records authorities apply to your agency.

Types of records authorities

Find out more about agency-specific records authorities and access general records authorities (GRAs) for keeping, destroying or transferring records of business common to many agencies.

Developing or reviewing a records authority

Developing or reviewing a records authority for your agency is part of a recurrent process of evaluating your agency’s business functions and activities to identify records that need to be created or captured.

Disposal freezes and retention notices

Stay up to date on current disposal freezes and retention of records notices.

Types of records authorities

Developing or reviewing a records authority

Disposal freezes and retention notices

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