The Freedom of Information Act 1992 (FOI Act), provides for public access to documents held by government agencies, including the State Records Office and the Commission, subject to some limitations.
Members of the public can also apply to have personal information about themselves contained in State Records Office and the Commission documents amended, if the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading.
The State Records Office is the administrative arm of the Commission and manages the Commission’s records. The State Records Office is regarded as being a part of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (the Department) for the purposes of the FOI Act. All applications requesting access to documents held by the State Records Office and the Commission are processed by the Department. The Department is also responsible for making decisions about the release of documents.
The public can access a variety of documents outside the FOI Act on the State Records Office website.
Information about the structure and functions of the State Records Office and the Commission is available through this website.
How to apply
Show moreInformation on how to apply, what you can expect and how much will it cost is available on the Freedom of Information page on the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries website.
Document availability
Show morePublications available at no cost through this website, or on request, include, but are not limited to:
- Access to Memory (Atom) Archival Collection Catalogue
- Collection Guides
- Collection Indexes
- Published Disposal Authorities
- Records Management Advice
- Records Management Guidelines and Publications
- State Records Commission Annual Reports
- State Records Commission Policy and Standards
The State Archives Collection, as defined by section 35 of the State Records Act 2000 (the Act), is outlined in the ‘Research using state Archives’ page of this website and access to the Collection is in accordance with the Act.
Corporate Information, used for business activity, retained in hard copy and digital format includes:
- Administration Files
- Archival Services Advice and Preservation Files
- Client Databases
- Government Loans Management Files
- Government Training Files
- Online Retention and Disposal Application Database
- Recordkeeping Planning Files
- State Recordkeeping Appraisal and Advice files
- State Records Commission Records, including minutes of Commission meetings and of the State Records Advisory Committee meetings
Access to these documents can be applied for under the Freedom of Information Act 1992
