Retention, disposal and destruction of records
Search for a retention and disposal schedule
Search for a current retention and disposal schedule applicable to your agency.
About retention and disposal schedules
Find out about retention and disposal schedules, and how to use and implement them.
Find out how long to keep records (sentence records)
Sentence records against a current retention and disposal schedule.
Identify records with permanent archival, enduring or intrinsic value
Find out how to identify which public records are of permanent archival or enduring value and which have intrinsic value.
How to destroy records
Find out how you can dispose of records and your obligations when destroying different types of records.
Disposal freezes for records
Understand about who can issue a disposal freeze and when, and which records it can apply to. Find out about current disposal freezes issued by the State Archivist.
Dispose of source records
Find out what source records can be destroyed after being migrated, converted or digitised, and the requirements you need to meet.
Apply for early or one-off disposal
Find out how and when you can apply for early disposal authorisation for records covered by a schedule or one-off disposal authorisation for records not covered by a schedule.
Donate or sell records
Find out about donating or selling records, how and when you can and can't donate or sell records, and how to get authorisation to do so.
- Last updated:
- 6 February 2020
