The Commonwealth Record Series System lets the National Archives keep track of Commonwealth Government agencies and the records they produce.

Building trust in the public record identifies key requirements for managing Australian Government information assets (records, information and data).

National Archives of Australia has collected the official and private records (personal records) collections of significant individuals who served within, or were closely associated with the Commonwealth government since the early 1960s.

GRA40 - Transfer of custody of records under Australian Government outsourcing arrangements - 2017/00045834 - issued 2017

Learn more about how records authorities that govern keeping, destroying or transferring Australian Government records apply to your agency.

Information on security intelligence records held in Melbourne.

There is a widely held perception that information recorded digitally is secure forever. This idea has been reinforced by marketing messages for products like audio CDs, personal computers and digital cameras. This idea is appealing, but it is completely untrue.

Information on researching artistic and literary copyright records in the National Archives.

Find out about media access to Cabinet records about to be released.

Records disposal freeze: Records related to allegations of abuse in Defence - Details of the records disposal freeze issued on 22 October 2012

Information for agencies, researchers and individuals wanting to access archival records.

This fact sheet provides information on the colonial defence force personnel records held in Melbourne.

Information on passenger records held in Melbourne.

The National Archives holds a range of record relating to Australian citizenship, including naturalisation certificates and case files.

Reshaping Darwin's physical landscape.

Find out more about agency-specific records authorities and access general records authorities (GRAs) for keeping, destroying or transferring records of business common to many agencies.

General Records Authority 3 including summary of changes, guidance and superseded versions.

Records disposal freeze: Records related to the Vietnam War - Details of the records disposal freeze

Records disposal freeze: Records relating to atomic testing - Details of the records disposal freeze

Find out the questions we will ask when assessing and preparing documents for transfer.