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Find out the latest government recordkeeping updates and guidance for the:

Events and consultations

Public Records Act

Consultation sessions 

Provide feedback on Queensland State Archives' (QSA) approach to mandatory standards and mandatory standard one using this dedicated survey if you were unable to attend an earlier online consultation session.

Consultation on draft mandatory standards and supporting guidelines will continue in 2025. Details will be provided here as they become available.

Register your interest.

Community of Practice

The Public Records Information Management Engagement Network (PRIME Network) meets four times a year and is a collaborative and supportive space to discuss issues affecting records and information management within the Queensland public sector.

Next meeting

The next PRIME Network meeting will be held on 5 February 2025 online at 9.30am to noon.

This meeting will include important topics on:

  • your obligations to actively manage public records, including safe keeping and preserving records (digital and analogue) including:
    • for permanent value records at risk of loss or damage -
      • the need for you to assess whether permanent value records you know, or ought to reasonably know, are at risk of loss or damage and to mitigate those risks
      • existing resources to help you with these assessment and mitigation processes
      • the requirement for you to notify the State Archivist when risks to permanent value records cannot be sufficiently mitigated
    • for records which are lost or damaged -
      • the need to urgently seek advice from QSA about potential remedial action for damaged records
      • the requirement for you to notify the State Archivist
      • for damaged records, disposal cannot take place without authorisation
      • actions required to prevent a re-occurrence
  • delegations of authority for public records access under the Public Records Act 2023
  • an update on consultation on mandatory standards.

Register now to attend

If you have any questions please email rkqueries@archives.qld.gov.au

Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference  (PDF, 141.5 KB) for the PRIME Network.

Previous meetings

Slides - October 2024 (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Previous events and consultations

Public Records Act

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Edition 5 - December 2024

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Last updated:
5 December 2024