Policy Statements

CAARA has adopted the following policy statements:

No. Title Date adopted Status
24 Social Media Records of Ministers 2018 Current
23 Employee Exchanges and Secondments (replaces Policy No. 3) 2017 Current
22 Guideline for the use of third party providers to digitise and provide access to records 2010 Current
21 Guideline for CAARA Institutions on Online Media Participation February 2011 Current
20 Online Access to Public Records November 2010 Current
19 Intellectual property policy February 2009 Current
18 Providing financial support to third parties December 2008 Current
17 International cooperation February 2009 Current
16 Statement of principle – Providing public access to records in Australian government archives March 2007 Current
15 Models for the distributed custody and management of government archival records 16 March 2006 Current
14 Statement of Principle: Access to records of Indigenous Australians affected by past separation policies 1 April 2004 Current
13 Recordkeeping issues associated with outsourcing and privatisation of government functions 13 March 2007 Current
12 ISO 15489: Information and Documentation – Records Management 8 March 2002 Current
11 Guidelines for the treatment of records of Inter-Governmental agencies 8 March 2008 Current
10 Management of records relating to Native Title Claims March 2009 Current
9 Ephemeral Documents – Policy outlining the definition and application of ‘ephemeral records’ and ‘normal administrative practice’ concepts August 2007 Current
8 Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) Metadata (external link) 15 August 2000 Current
7 Principles on Full and Accurate Records 15 August 2000 Current
6 Policy on Ministerial Records March 2007 Current
5 Disposition of Records Following Administrative Change August 2008 Current
4 Corporate Memory in the Electronic Age 1 December 1997 Archived
3 Staff Exchanges (replaced by Policy No. 23) March 2007 Archived
2 Recovery of Estrays February 2008 Current
1 Statement on cooperation toward the development of Descriptive Standards August 2007 Current