The purpose of this General retention and disposal authority is to provide approval, under the provisions of the State Records Act 1998, for the disposal of video/visual surveillance records created by public offices operating within New South Wales.

The Authority is intended to cover general video/visual surveillance records common to most public offices relating to the functions of crime prevention, personnel security and property management.

This Authority does not apply to the functional records of those public offices whose core functions involve surveillance for crime prevention, investigation purposes or the management of those in prison or those in detention.

Downloadable copies of this general retention and disposal authority are available at https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/videovisual-surveillance-records-gda8