Principle 4: Business information is suitably stored and preserved
Store business information securely and preserve it in a useable condition for as long as required for business needs and community access.
Preservation Policy 2021-2025
The National Archives of Australia's Preservation Policy will drive the development of strategies to address our collection’s inherent preservation challenges.
Types of information
Find out about the types of information a typical agency needs to manage.
National Archives Lending Service and repositories contact list
Advice for government agencies on lending and transferring of records.
Information disposal
Learn about how and why Australian Government business information is disposed and who oversees disposal of information.
Cyclone Tracy, Darwin
This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records relating to Cyclone Tracy.
Information management policies
Learn about the National Archives' policies and strategies that support sound information and records management practices.
Systems that manage information
Your agency should have business systems that create and manage information assets, and can capture information about records.
Latest Cabinet release
Cabinet records created in the year 2004 offer an insight into John Howard's third term as prime minister.
Australian Antarctic exploration and research
Information on National Archives records about Australian Antarctic exploration and research.
GAIN Australia e-bulletin back issues
Back issues of GAIN Australia's monthly email bulletins. Stay up to date with National Archives’ information and records management news and initiatives.
Information management for current, emerging and critical technologies
Your agency must manage its records in line with the Archives Act. This includes records about, and produced by, current, emerging and critical technologies.
2003 Cabinet release summary
An overview of Cabinet records created in the year 2003 which became available to access on 1 January 2024.
2001 Cabinet release summary
An overview of Cabinet records created in the year 2001 which became available to access on 1 January 2022.
2000 Cabinet release summary
An overview of Cabinet records created in the year 2000 which became available to access on 1 January 2021.
What's in the collection
Learn about the types of records in our unique and irreplaceable collection.
Using the collection
Find out what records you can access and how to order them via RecordSearch.
Preserving electrostatic copies (photocopies and laser prints)
Advice explaining the electrostatic process technologies used by copiers and laser printers, and their suitability for creating records for long-term retention.
How we select national archives
The selection principles and considerations that underpin the National Archives' decisions when selecting records for inclusion in the collection.
Disposal freezes and retention notices
Stay up to date on current disposal freezes and retention of records notices.
