Standard on managing a records management program

Summary

This standard sets out principles for establishing and maintaining a records management program as required under section 12(2) of the State Records Act 1998.  The principles are:

• The records management program is directed by policy
• The records management program is planned
• The records management program is staffed with skilled people
• The records management program is implemented
• The records management program is monitored and reviewed

Each principle is supported by mandatory compliance requirements.

In this standard

• Introduction
• Using this standard
• Principles
• Appendix A: List of compliance requirements
• Appendix B: Implementing the standard

Table of Commentary

There is a Table of Commentary for this standard, available in PDF format (158kb).

Printable version

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© State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of New South Wales, 2004.
First published 1998 / Revised edition 2004
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ISBN ISBN 0-9752176-0-7