An organisation’s website and content published to it form part of its business activities, and therefore records, including information and data presented on websites, are subject to legislative requirements including the State Records Act 2000 (the Act) and State Records Commission principles and standards.
The SRO acknowledges the following sources used in the development of this records management advice:
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, (04 Nov 2021) Premier’s Circular 2021/14 - Requirements for Western Australian Government Publications and Library Collections, https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/requirements-western-australian-government-publications-and-library-collections-premiers-circular-202114, (accessed 16 January 2025).
National Archives of Australia, (n.d.) Archiving Australian Government websites, https://www.naa.gov.au/information-management/disposing-information/transferring-information/archiving-australian-government-websites#capturing, (accessed 16 January 2025).
Public Record Office Victoria (updated 31 October 2024) Websites: Advice for managing website records, https://prov.vic.gov.au/recordkeeping-government/a-z-topics/website (accessed 16 January 2025).
State Library of Western Australia, (n.d.) For publishers & authors, Legal Deposit – Archived Websites, https://slwa.wa.gov.au/how-do-i/contribute-state-library-collections/publishers-authors#archived-websites, (accessed 16 January 2025).
State Library of Western Australia, (n.d.) For publishers & authors, Legal Deposit – Information for WA Government agencies, https://slwa.wa.gov.au/how-do-i/contribute-state-library-collections/publishers-authors#legal-deposit, (accessed 16 January 2025).
State Records NSW, (Nov 2020) Decommissioning websites, https://staterecords.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/guidance-and-resources/decommissioning-websites (accessed 16 January 2025).
