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.
Single sign-on (SSO)
SSO is an authentication process that allows you to access multiple services and applications with one username and password.
Agencies that can use SSO on For government
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- Child Safety, Youth and Women
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- Justice and Attorney-General
- Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs
- Ministerial
- Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
- Premier and Cabinet
- Public Service Commission
- Queensland Government Chief Information Office
- State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning
- Trade and Investment Queensland
- Transport and Main Roads
- Queensland Treasury
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- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Queensland Corrective Services
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
- Inspector-General Emergency Management
- Queensland Police Service
- Public Safety Business Agency
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