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  1. Government Recordkeeping
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  3. Retention & Disposal Authorities
  4. General retention and disposal authorities
  5. Administrative records (GA28)
  6. Part 1 (GA28)
Part 1: The general retention and disposal authority (GA28)

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  • COMMITTEES (GA28)
  • COMMUNITY RELATIONS (GA28)
  • COMPENSATION (GA28)
  • CONTRACTING-OUT & COMMERCIAL SERVICES (GA28)
  • EQUIPMENT AND STORES (GA28)
  • ESTABLISHMENT (GA28)
  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • FLEET MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • GOVERNING & CORPORATE BODIES (GA28)
  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (GA28)
  • INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (GA28)
  • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • LEGAL SERVICES (GA28)
  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GA28)
  • PERSONNEL (GA28)
  • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (GA28 16.0.0)
  • PUBLICATION (GA28)
  • STAFF DEVELOPMENT (GA28)
  • STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (GA28)
  • TENDERING (GA28)
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Contents
  • 1.1 Statement of authority
  • Downloadable versions
  • 1.2 List of functions and common activities
This authority applies to common administrative records created and maintained by New South Wales Public Offices from 1940.

1.1 Statement of authority

GA No GA28
Scope This authority applies to common administrative records created and maintained by New South Wales Public Offices from 1940.
Public office This authority applies to all public offices under the State Records Act 1998.
Approval 25 June 2007
Revised version 22 June 2009
Revised version 21 September 2012
Revised version 27 February 2014
Revised version 27 February 2015
Revised version 24 July 2015
Revised version 15 December 2015
Revised version 21 August 2017

Downloadable versions

GA28 December 2021 (PDF, 2370 kb)

GA28 December 2021 (XLS, 99kb)

1.2 List of functions and common activities

A list of all functions and common activities that are the primary terms in the General retention and disposal authority: administrative records. Select the relevant function from the menu to see its scope and a listing of activity terms within the function. Click on the common activity (i.e. COMMITTEES, CONTRACTING-OUT or TENDERING) for a list of disposal classes relating to the activity.

  • COMMITTEES (GA28)
  • COMMUNITY RELATIONS (GA28)
  • COMPENSATION (GA28)
  • CONTRACTING-OUT & COMMERCIAL SERVICES (GA28)
  • EQUIPMENT AND STORES (GA28)
  • ESTABLISHMENT (GA28)
  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • FLEET MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • GOVERNING & CORPORATE BODIES (GA28)
  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (GA28)
  • INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (GA28)
  • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • LEGAL SERVICES (GA28)
  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GA28)
  • PERSONNEL (GA28)
  • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (GA28 16.0.0)
  • PUBLICATION (GA28)
  • STAFF DEVELOPMENT (GA28)
  • STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (GA28)
  • TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (GA28)
  • TENDERING (GA28)
  • Administrative records (GA28)
    • Part 1: The general retention and disposal authority (GA28)
      • COMMITTEES (GA28)
      • COMMUNITY RELATIONS (GA28)
      • COMPENSATION (GA28)
      • CONTRACTING-OUT & COMMERCIAL SERVICES (GA28)
      • EQUIPMENT AND STORES (GA28)
      • ESTABLISHMENT (GA28)
      • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (GA28)
      • FLEET MANAGEMENT (GA28)
      • GOVERNING & CORPORATE BODIES (GA28)
      • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (GA28)
      • INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (GA28)
      • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (GA28)
      • LEGAL SERVICES (GA28)
      • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GA28)
      • PERSONNEL (GA28)
      • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (GA28 16.0.0)
      • PUBLICATION (GA28)
      • STAFF DEVELOPMENT (GA28)
      • STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (GA28)
      • TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (GA28)
      • TENDERING (GA28)
    • Part 2: Understanding and using the authority (GA28)
    • Part 3: List of sources used (GA28)
    • A-Z Index to the General retention and disposal authority: administrative records.
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    • Linking tables & FAQs (GA28)
    • Amendments to the General retention and disposal authority: administrative records
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