Type:
State Records Authority General Retention & Disposal Authority
Identifier:
GA 36
Status:
Archived

GA-36-General Retention and Disposal Authority: Imaged records (superseded)

Description

This general retention and disposal authority covers certain categories of records that have been imaged or microfilmed.

Detailed Outline

NOTE: This general retention and disposal authority has been superseded.

This general retention and disposal authority provides for the the authorised disposal of records which have been copied. It describes the circumstances under which the destruction of original records which have been successfully copied using microfilming or digital imaging processes is permitted under the provisions of the State Records Act 1998.

This authority replaces GDA 4 and GDA 24. Copies of these earlier authorities are available from State Records.

Downloadable copies of this general retention and disposal authority are available at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/rules/retention-and-disposal-authorities/

This general retention and disposal authority has been replaced by GA 45 - Original or source records that have been copied https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/original-or-source-records-have-been-copied-ga45

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
Oct 19, 2009
Review Date
Oct 19, 2019
Replaces
Replaced By

Contacts

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