Schedules implementing disposal freezes are developed where specified information assets are required to be kept longer than the retention periods approved in their original applicable disposal determination to assist with anticipated legal or statutory requests for access to those information assets, such as for a Royal Commission.
Schedules implementing disposal freezes
Records of Relevance in relation to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide (GDS 43) approved by the State Records Council on 22 February 2022 and is effective until 31 December 2025
Records of Relevance in relation to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (GDS 38) approved by the State Records Council on 11 June 2019 and is effective until 31 December 2025
Records of Relevance in relation to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (GDS 37) approved by the State Records Council on 11 June 2019 and is effective until 31 December 2025
Records of Relevance to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (GDS 32) approved by the State Records Council on 27 March 2013 and is effective until 31 December 2024
Records of Relevance in relation to Child Abuse or Alleged Child Abuse (GDS 36) approved by the State Records Council on 15 August 2018 and is effective until 31 December 2024
Records of Relevance to Children in State Care (GDS 27 v3)
Records required for legal proceedings relating to alleged abuse of former children whilst in State care and/or relevance to the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission (GDS 27 v3), approved by the State Records Council on 14 October 2014 and is effective until 31 December 2024.
Native Title Claims (GDS 16) and Native Title, the Separation of Families and Official Records advice sheet provide guidelines for identifying documents which may be relevant to Native Title Claims