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National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that is the official repository for all federal government documents. It collects, preserves and provides public access to these documents, as well as other archival material related to Australia that the Archives judge ought to be preserved.
Established under and governed by the Archives Act 1983, the body also has a role in promoting good information management by government agencies. The NAA also develops exhibitions, publishes books and guides to the collection, and delivers educational programs.
After World War I the Commonwealth National Library (later National Library of Australia) was responsible for collecting Australian Government records. The library appointed its first archives officer in 1944.
In March 1961, the Commonwealth Archives Office formally separated from the National Library of Australia and was renamed as the Australian Archives in 1975.
In 1966, Peter Scott of the Commonwealth Archives Office developed the Australian Series System (aka Commonwealth Records Series System). This system represented a change in traditional archival theories of provenance, and it caters for changes of name and provides a flexible framework to arrange records across the different agencies which share the same organisational content.
The Archives Act 1983 gave legislative protection to Commonwealth government records for the first time, with the Australian Archives responsible for their preservation.
The agency was renamed the National Archives of Australia in February 1998.
In January 2020, the "Report of the Functional and Efficiency Review of the National Archives of Australia" (the "Tune review") was submitted to the government. It was published by the Attorney-General's Department in March 2021. The review, headed by former senior public servant David Tune, had looked at the workings of the NAA, which had been criticised for taking a long time to deliver information. The NAA's lengthy delivery times had been due largely due to its having to wait for advice from other agencies, in particular in respect of sensitive records and those related to national security, before it was able to decide whether to declassify records and release them. Another issue was the deterioration of many records in storage, leading to potential breaches of Part 5 Section 24 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. Among other recommendations, the report suggested spending A$67.7 million on digitising material most at risk, over a seven-year period.
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National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that is the official repository for all federal government documents. It collects, preserves and provides public access to these documents, as well as other archival material related to Australia that the Archives judge ought to be preserved.
Established under and governed by the Archives Act 1983, the body also has a role in promoting good information management by government agencies. The NAA also develops exhibitions, publishes books and guides to the collection, and delivers educational programs.
After World War I the Commonwealth National Library (later National Library of Australia) was responsible for collecting Australian Government records. The library appointed its first archives officer in 1944.
In March 1961, the Commonwealth Archives Office formally separated from the National Library of Australia and was renamed as the Australian Archives in 1975.
In 1966, Peter Scott of the Commonwealth Archives Office developed the Australian Series System (aka Commonwealth Records Series System). This system represented a change in traditional archival theories of provenance, and it caters for changes of name and provides a flexible framework to arrange records across the different agencies which share the same organisational content.
The Archives Act 1983 gave legislative protection to Commonwealth government records for the first time, with the Australian Archives responsible for their preservation.
The agency was renamed the National Archives of Australia in February 1998.
In January 2020, the "Report of the Functional and Efficiency Review of the National Archives of Australia" (the "Tune review") was submitted to the government. It was published by the Attorney-General's Department in March 2021. The review, headed by former senior public servant David Tune, had looked at the workings of the NAA, which had been criticised for taking a long time to deliver information. The NAA's lengthy delivery times had been due largely due to its having to wait for advice from other agencies, in particular in respect of sensitive records and those related to national security, before it was able to decide whether to declassify records and release them. Another issue was the deterioration of many records in storage, leading to potential breaches of Part 5 Section 24 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. Among other recommendations, the report suggested spending A$67.7 million on digitising material most at risk, over a seven-year period.