No 15 - Standard on records management

This standard covers records, information and data in all formats, including both digital and physical records.

Underpinning this standard is the need to ensure that business is supported by sound records and information management practices. Importantly, the standard has been framed and targeted to support good information practices in complex business and information environments.

This standard establishes requirements for the holistic management of records, information and data. Taking this approach better reflects the way in which most organisations now manage their information assets in an integrated manner.

This standard applies to public offices as defined in section 3 of the State Records Act 1998, except for those public offices to which Part 2 of the Act does not apply. The standard covers all State records on any topic and in any format.

The standard applies to records created and maintained by contractors and service providers on behalf of public offices in the course of outsourced government business.

This standard is issued under section 13(1) of the State Records Act. The standard was approved on 11 December 2024 and issued on 14 February 2025.

The standard is available at https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/recordkeeping/policies-and-standards/standard-on-records-management