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• collections management (1.0.0): this was superseded by FA402, Cultural, recreational and sporting institutions in February 2019

• health services (14.0.0): this was superseded by the revised version of the General retention and disposal authority: public health services patient records on 30 May 2019

• childcare services (10.0.0): this was superseded by FA404, Childcare provision and regulation, on 30 May 2019.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://staterecords.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/GA0047%20Higher%20and%20further%20education%20August%202019_1.pdf