COFSTA has endorsed the international standard on records management, ISO 15489: Information and Documentation – Records Management, as a policy statement, reflecting best practice for records management. The standard and accompanying guidelines can be purchased from Standards Australia.
The aims of CAARA are to promote a sense of understanding and consistency in the management of records of the Commonwealth, New Zealand, and the Australian States and Territories. Matters that have been considered by CAARA have included issues such as the management of records following the transfer of functions between governments, and between governments and the private sector; principles for the disposal and access to ministerial records; the ongoing review of copyright legislation; and the state of archives in Australia.
