News and events for records management

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

• Mandatory Standards for records management
• Public Records Act
• Digital archive

• Edition 9  - September 2025 - New PRRC and FNAG committees, CE consultation on mandatory standards
• Edition 8 - June 2025 - Mandatory standards consultation and PRIME network wrap up, IPOLA Act, emulation, meet our First Nations Strategy team!
• Edition 7 - April 2025 - Strengthening recordkeeping under the Public Records Act 2023
• Extraordinary newsletter (March 2025) – What to Do if Your Records Are at Risk After a Disaster
• Extraordinary newsletter (March 2025) – Get ready Queensland: Preparing for Cyclone Alfred
• Edition 6 - February 2025 - Public Records Act consultation update, making records more accessible, reporting damage to public records, and more
• Edition 5 - December 2024 - Public Records Act 2023 has commenced 🎉 useful information you need to know
• Edition 4 - November 2024 - Recordkeeping and Machinery of Government changes
• Edition 3 - September 2024 - Introducing new members of QSA’s Senior Leadership Team
• Edition 2 - August 2024 - QSA Welcomes Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry
• Edition 1 - June 2024 - Hello from QSA

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Feedback

Send us an email at rkqueries@archives.qld.gov.au if you have any feedback.

User testing for Records management web content Expression of Interest

QSA is partnering with the For government web team to conduct user testing on the Records management online content.

This is your chance to shape the future of this essential resource.

Our goal is to create engaging, user-friendly content that ensures a seamless user journey for public authorities navigating records management processes.

We are inviting expressions of interest from public authorities to participate in this user testing initiative.

Testing will happen early in 2026.

Email your expression of interest to rkqueries@archives.qld.gov.au and we will be in touch with you closer to the testing phase.

Source Records Disposal consultation

The Source Records Disposal consultation is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared feedback.

We are currently reviewing the feedback we received.

For more information, watch the Source Records Information Session recording. 

This page will be updated with additional information as needed.

If you have any questions, please email us at digitalarchive@archives.qld.gov.au.

Public Records Act

• Information webinar #3 recording - November 2024
• Information webinar #3 slides - November 2024 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Information webinar #2 recording - August 2024
• Information webinar #2 slides - August 2024 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Information webinar recording - May and June 2024
• Information webinar slides - May and June 2024 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Mandatory Standards and Guidelines

Mandatory Standards consultation has closed.

Find further information at Mandatory Standards for records management.

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 Community of Practice is being planned for early March 2026.

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

Register

Register to join the PRIME Network

Terms of Reference

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

Previous meetings

• Slides - November 2025 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• Slides - August 2025 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• Please note there are no slides from the 14 May meeting as it was primarily a question and answer session about the DRAFT Mandatory Standards and Guidelines.
• Slides - February 2025 (PDF, 8.6 MB)
• Slides - October 2024 (PDF, 2.2 MB)