Type:
State Records Authority General Retention & Disposal Authority
Identifier:
GA 28
Status:
Active

GA-28 General Retention and Disposal Authority: Administrative records

Description

This general retention and disposal authority applies to common administrative, financial and personnel records created and maintained by New South Wales Public Offices from 1940 onwards.

Detailed Outline

This general retention and disposal authority identifies those records created and maintained by NSW public offices which are required as State archives and provides approval, under the provisions of the State Records Act 1998, for the destruction of certain other records, after minimum retention periods have been met.

This Authority replaces GDA 2, GDA 6, GDA 7 and GDA 12. Copies of these earlier Authorities are available from State Records NSW.

Downloadable copies of this general retention and disposal authority are available at https://staterecords.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/guidance-and-resources/administrative-records-ga28

Act

State Records Act 1998, section 21(2)

Overview

Who needs to know and/or comply with this?

Departments
Executive agencies related to Departments
Advisory Entities (including Boards and Committees)
Separate agencies
State Owned Corporations
Statutory Authorities/Bodies
Subsidiaries of the NSW Government established under the Corporations Act
Councils under the Local Government Act
Universities

Compliance

Mandatory

AR Details

Date Issued
Jun 25, 2007
Review Date
Jun 25, 2020
Replaces
Replaced By

Contacts

Contact
Phone
Publishing Entity
State Records Authority of NSW
Issuing Entity
State Records Authority of NSW