GA-47-General retention and disposal authority: higher and further education
This general retention and disposal authority covers records documenting the function of higher and further education. It is for use by all NSW public offices providing high and further education, including the Universities, TAFE NSW and the Department of Education.
Issued: 30 August 2019 by State Records NSW
Key information
- Status
- Active
- Type
- State Records Authority Standard
- Identifier
- GA 47
- Compliance
- Mandatory
Who needs to know and/or comply with this?
- State Owned Corporations
- Universities
- Separate agencies
- Executive agencies related to Departments
About
This general retention and disposal authority covers records documenting the function of higher and further education. It is for use by all NSW public offices providing high and further education, including the Universities, TAFE NSW and the Department of Education.
The General retention and disposal authority: higher and further education records (GA47) was approved by the State Archives and Records Authority of NSW on 23 October 2017 for use by all NSW public offices providing higher and further education, including the Universities, TAFE NSW and the Department of Education. Public offices with a formal research function, including the Australian Museum.
GA47 supersedes the General retention and disposal authority: University records (GDA23), with the exception of the following sections:
collections management (1.0.0): this was superseded by FA402 Cultural, recreational and sporting institutions in February 2019
health services (14.0.0): this was superseded by the revised version of the GDA17 General retention and disposal authority: public health services: client patient records on 30 May 2019
childcare services (10.0.0): this was superseded by FA404 Provision and regulation of childcare services on 30 May 2019.
GDA23 can no longer be used as the authority to destroy records or transfer records as State archives.
Downloadable copies of this general retention and disposal authority are available from https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/recordkeeping/sentence-and-dispose/records-retention-and-disposal-authorities.
Act
State Records Act 1998, section 21(2)