Our branches
Office of the Director-General
Ensures that National Archives meets its obligations as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity. This includes responsibility for corporate governance, risk, legal, integrity and executive support.
Access and Public Engagement
Ensures access to the collection through digital platforms, research centres, access examination, reference and description services, education and lifelong learning programs, exhibitions, publishing, marketing, communications and media engagement, the NAA Member program, corporate events and national and international partnerships.
Collection Management
Protects records of archival value by identifying them through the disposal authorisation process and transferring them into custody, manages the collection to ensure its authenticity, integrity, preservation, usability and availability across its network of offices throughout Australia, and sets whole-of-government information management standards. It also works with Australian Government agencies to build their information management maturity by providing advice and guidance on compliance with the Archives Act 1983 and National Archives' requirements and standards.
Corporate Services
Provides the enabling services of human resources, finance, procurement, and property and security management.
Data and Digital
Provides digital capability and technology, cyber security, software and governance of information and data assets.
Transformation Office
Oversees the development and execution of National Archives' transformation program, undertakes research and innovation in digital archival management, special corporate projects and capability development, and ensures National Archives can achieve its vision and objectives through effective reform.
Organisation chart
Our organisation chart shows how we structure our operations.
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Director-General: Simon Froude
- Assistant Director-General, Access and Public Engagement: Danniella McGowen (Acting)
- Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement
- Director, Communications, Marketing, Partnerships and Events
- Director, Access Examination
- Director, Digital Publishing
- Director, Reference Services
- Director, Description Services
- Director, Public Programs
- Director, Strategy
- Assistant Director-General, Collection Management: Josephine Secis
- Director, Collection Operations
- Director, Digitisation Services
- Director, Government Information Policy & Standards
- Director, Preservation
- Director, Government Records Assurance
- Director, National Network Coordination
- Director, Collection Strategy
- Director, Strategy
- Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services: David Fraser (acting)
- Director, Finance and Procurement
- Director, Organisation Capability
- Director, People and Culture
- Director, Property and Security
- Chief Information Officer, Data and Digital: Leigh Berrell
- Director, Applications Integration
- Director, Network Operations
- Director, Cyber Security
- Director, Business Services
- Director, Service Delivery
- Director, Systems Operations
- Director, Information Governance
- Chief Transformation Officer, Transformation Office: Brooke Anderson
- Director, Digital Archives Innovation & Research
- Director, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office
- Director, Program Management
- Director, Project Delivery
Effective November 2024.
- Assistant Director-General, Access and Public Engagement: Danniella McGowen (Acting)