Education, Department of

Cluster:  Education

Directions cover the records of the Office of Education, Public Schools, TAFE NSW and the Adult Migrant Education Service

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
180	Scope Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the Director of Technical Education, 1947-1952	Open
182	Scope Staff information and training material - TAFE, 1960-1970	Open
183	Scope Administrative files - TAFE, 1961-1986	Open
186	Scope Industrial surveys and related syllabi - TAFE, 1970-1976	Open
206	Scope School files, 1876-1939, NRS 3929	Open
207	Scope School files, 1940-1979, NRS 3929	Open
266	Scope Publications Includes School Gazettes; TAFE Gazettes, Annual Reports, School booklets, media releases and news clippings	Early Access
267	Scope Photographs, films and multimedia Includes photographs of Ministers and staff, school curriculum support material, 16mm and 35mm films, student and staff interviews, and student photographs	Open
268	Scope Records of activities, events and ceremonies Includes records of school concert recordings and manuscripts, Junior Farmers Clubs, Gould league, holiday camps, Royal Easter Show from 1947, Centenary celebrations, education week	Open
269	Scope Examinations Includes bursary examinations and examination papers such as Pre-apprenticeship bursary examinations 1937-54, intermediate examination register 1912-1932, examination papers 1920 onwards	Open
270	Scope Training and apprenticeship records Includes papers relating to pre-apprenticeship classes 1952-1959, Trade courses, Apprenticeships - disabled 1990, Farm Apprenticeship Training Scheme 1990 and records of Commission of inquiry into apprenticeships 1968-69	Open
271	Scope Industrial relations records	Open
275	Scope School records with the exception of punishment books, GS 3931	Open
276	Scope Punishment books from School records, NRS 3931 Duration of CPA direction 50 years Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
277	Scope Administrative and correspondence files Including subject index cards 1960-1992	Open
278	Scope Educational monitoring records Including inspection reports for primary and secondary schools	Open
279	Scope Building and property records Includes register of buildings, sold, demolished or damaged by fire 1918-1929, School/college building files, site register cards, maps and plans, establishment of schools, teachers' residence and school name changes	Open
280	Scope School equipment and stores records Includes furniture design, school furniture catalogues, school furniture schedules and stock books	Open
281	Scope Educational reports and research material Includes reports such as the Kangan Report, Colombo Plan, Bulletins of research approvals and abstracts of research reports	Open
282	Scope TAFE - Administrative and correspondence files Includes registered correspondence files relating to: introduction of new and review of existing subjects, enrolment of aliens in courses during WWII, the post war Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme, unregistered correspondence relating to the establishment of the NSW University of Technology, the Broken Hill Technical College	Open
283	Scope Syllabi and course files Includes subject manuals, information and training material such as TAFE Electrical Fitters and Mechanics' Trade Course 1964, textiles clothing and footwear 1988, Course of instruction for Primary schools 1937	Early access
284	Scope Personnel records of the Senior Executive Service Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
285	Scope Migrant Education records Includes statistics, reports and course syllabi	Open
286	Scope Service cards Includes career cards, serial number registers, teacher service cards 1944-88, teacher register sheets, register of employees 1924-43 Duration of CPA direction 50 years Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
287	Scope Personnel records Including grievance and appeal files but excluding records covered by AD 286 and 284 Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
352	Scope Records of the Federation of School Community Organisations (FOSCO) relating to: Publications including annual reports and photographs Attendance and proceedings of conferences organised by FOSCO, Papers presented by FOSCO representatives at non FOSCO conferences FOSCO constitution	Early access
353	Scope All records of the NSW Federation of School Community Organisations (FOSCO) not covered by closed to public access directions or early access authorisations	Open
395	Scope Organisational policies Includes such policies as employment strategies; student welfare; programming; free milk; religious instructions in schools; school uniforms; class sizes; non-sexist policies and Precedent books	Open
396	Scope Staff Papers Includes director's working papers; Senior Staff speeches and personal papers such as class notes Does not include SES or staff personnel files	Open
397	Scope Records of committees, Boards, Educational Councils and education Commissions meetings Includes minutes, agenda correspondence and reports of committees	Open

Electoral Commission, NSW

Cluster: Premier and Cabinet

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
192	Scope All records transferred to State Records as State archives	Open
478	Scope Publications, publicity and educational material in all formats Books relating to Coogee By-election 1974 Redistribution books 1960-1991 and Commissioner's report 1987-1991 Redistribution folders 1980 and meeting agenda's 1990-1991 Lists of Streets and Localities 1960-1980 Volumes of polling places in NSW 1965-1995 General Election and Referendum books 1894-1991	Early access

Endeavour Energy

State owned energy corporation

Cluster: Industry, Skills and Regional Development

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1202	Scope Minutes and reports created by Endeavour Energy including predecessor agencies - Integral Energy, Nepean County Council (1960-1979), The Prospect County Council (1957-1991), Illawarra County Council (1958-1995), Illawarra Electricity  (1994-1995 and Hartley County Council (1976-1979)	Open

Energy

Principal Department: Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure & Services

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
317	Scope Publications, publicity and educational material in all formats	Early Access
318	Scope Staff/personnel records Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
319	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open
446	Scope Records relating to investigations of accidents, incidents and fatalities but excluding disciplinary records of staff which are covered by AD 318 Duration of CPA direction 50 years from date of last action Reason for CPA direction - Sensitive personal information (considered confidential and to which an obligation of confidentiality still applies) - Could contain information which could have an adverse effect on the business affairs of an individual or organisation	Closed
447	Scope Commercial records containing commercial in confidence material including: licensing (pipelines etc), Accreditation and Authorisation schemes (Energy Labelling, etc) strategic or contractual information provided by business entities in the National Electricity Market (NEM) and projects arising from grants or partnerships such as the Sustainability Energy Research & Development Fund (SERDF) and the Energy Smart Programs Duration of CPA direction 30 years from date of last action or expiry of agreement which ever is the later	Closed
448	Scope Records documenting the design, construction, operation and maintenance of utility assets and related security issues Duration of the CPA direction 30 years from the date of the closure of the facility Reason for CPA direction Records contain information which: could endanger public safety could effect the financial interests of Government are covered by other legislation	Closed

Environment and Heritage, Office of

Cluster: Planning and Environment

These directions also cover the records of National Parks and Wildlife Service

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
409	Scope Staff/personnel records, excluding summary records such as history cards, of all agencies within Environment and Climate Change  Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
410	Scope Staff summary records, including registers and history cards, of all agencies within Environment and Climate Change  Duration of CPA direction 50 years Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed

Heritage Division

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1390	Scope Records available under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009	Early access
1391	Scope Cultural heritage information pertaining to Aboriginal objects, sites and places of significance Duration of CPA direction Ongoing Reason for CPA direction Culturally sensitive information or restricted under Indigenous tradition	Closed
1392	Scope Staff summary records Includes records of predecessor agencies Duration of CPA direction 50 years Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
1393	Scope Staff personnel records excluding summary records such a history cards Includes records of predecessor agencies Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
1394	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions Includes records of predecessor agencies	Open

Heritage Council

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1395	Scope Records available under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009	Early access
1396	Scope Cultural heritage information pertaining to Aboriginal objects, sites and places of significance Duration of CPA direction Ongoing Reason for CPA direction Culturally sensitive information or restricted under Indigenous tradition	Closed
1397	Scope Staff summary records Includes records of predecessor agencies Duration of CPA direction 50 years Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
1398	Scope Staff personnel records excluding summary records such a history cards Includes records of predecessor agencies Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
1399	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions Includes records of predecessor agencies	Open

 

 

Environment Protection Authority

Cluster: Planning and Environment

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
140	Scope Minute and agenda books for the Radiological Society and suceeding Councils	Open
265	Scope Various files from Correspondence files, State Pollution Control Commission, NRS 13431 File title File no. Disposal of Liquid waste 473 Botany Bay - oil spillage 697 Land suitability study in the Campbelltown area 1748 Complaint by Department of Health re: emissions from Electricity Commission's power stations 3092 Information on disposal wastes into Botany Bay from Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd 3103 Environmental Standard WD1 - general conditions for land fill waste disposal depots 3171 SPCC activities, reports and achievements 3263 Waste disposal in Sydney metropolitan area 3455 Air pollution monitoring results 4506 Parramatta River and Port Hacking River catchment environmental background paper (2 files) 10007A and B Functions of the Department and achievements 71/397 Environmental impact guidelines - draft manual releases 11/1/73 72/1342 Proposal for environmental land planning legislation 72/1945 Draft proposal - environmental planning legislation 72/1986 Department of Environment preparation of environmental planning principles 73/2150 Proposal for use of brickpit as garbage and industrial waste tip - Auburn/Strathfield municipal councils 73/2232	Early Access
272	Scope Staff personnel records Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personel information	Closed
273	Scope Publications	Early Access
274	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

Eraring Energy

State owned energy corporation

Cluster: Industry, Skills and Regional Development

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1247	Scope Records available under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 as open access information or proactively released Includes publications, publicity and educational material in all formats	Early access
1248	Scope Staff/personnel records excluding summary records such as history cards. Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Open
1249	Scope Staff summary records including registers and history cards Duration of CPA direction 50 years Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
1250	Scope Records documenting the design, construction, operation and maintenance of utility assets and related security issues which if publicly available, may compromise public safety Records include information in any form Duration of CPA direction Life of the utility Reason for CPA direction Public safety	Closed
1251	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

Essential Energy

Cluster: Industry, Skills and Regional Development

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1385	Scope Records available under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 as open access information or proactively released Includes publications, publicity and educational material in all formats. Includes records of predecessor agencies	Early access
1386	Scope Records documenting the design, construction, operation and maintenance of electricity  network/distribution assets and related security issues which if publicly available, may compromise public safety Records include information in any form Covers records of preceding agencies Duration of CPA direction For the life of the assest Reason for CPA direction Safety and security	Closed
1387	Scope Staff/personnel records Duration of CPA direction 100 years from date of birth Reason for CPA direction Personal information	Closed
1388	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

Essential Water

Formerly Broken Hill Water Board and Country Water

Cluster: Industry, Skills and Regional Development

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
5	Scope All records except personnel files	Open
20	Scope Personnel files Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed