Source Records Retention and Disposal Schedule

Date issued:

03 June 2026

Used by:

All Queensland public authorities

QDAN:

See schedule

Schedule type:

General

Summary

The Source Records retention and disposal schedule authorises the disposal of source records that have either been successfully converted to new format or migrated from one system to another.

Related documents

Source Records Retention and Disposal Schedule (PDF File, 316.6 KB)

Source Records Retention and Disposal Schedule (MS Word Document, 167.4 KB)

Supporting information

• Appraisal log (PDF, 310.8 KB)
• Appraisal log  (DOCX, 168.7 KB)
• Source Records Retention and Disposal Schedule - Fact sheet (PDF, 214.8 KB)

Technical guidance

To support public authorities with meeting the disposal conditions for source records outlined in the retention and disposal schedule, QSA has developed the following technical guides for conversion and migration activities:

• Technical guidance for digitisation of source records (PDF, 607.2 KB)
• Defensible process template for digitisation (PDF, 204 KB)
• Technical guidance for file format migration (PDF, 181.4 KB)
• Managing public records when decommissioning business systems methodology (PDF, 446.7 KB)
• Quality assurance checklist for decommissioning business systems (PDF, 147.3 KB)