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Appendix A - List of compliance requirements

The table below lists the compliance requirements contained in the standard.

1 Records must be Made
1.1 Requirements to make records are identified and documented.
1.2 Policy, procedures and business rules direct how and when records should be made and captured.                                                            
1.3 All staff are aware of their responsibilities to make records.
1.4 Required records are made.
2 Records must be Accurate
2.1 Records are accurate
2.2 Records are made at the time of or as soon as practicable after the event or transaction to which they relate.                                            
3 Records must be Authentic
3.1 Records are routinely captured into official recordkeeping systems.
3.2 Appropriate metadata is created and captured, or otherwise associated with records.                                                                               
4 Records must have Integrity
4.1 Unauthorised access, alteration, deletion or destruction of records is forbidden by office policy and practice.
4.2 Recordkeeping systems and storage facilities are designed and implemented to protect records from unauthorised access, alteration, deletion or loss.
4.3 Records are uniquely identified.
4.4 Migration of records from one system to another is controlled and documented.
5 Records must be Useable
5.1 Records are linked to the business context.
5.2 Records relating to the same business activity or transaction are linked to each other.                                                                                
5.3 Location and use of records is recorded and tracked. 
5.4 Records are accessible for as long as they are required.