Queensland Government Recordkeeping
Frustrated by not having your business classification scheme (BCS) and the General Retention and Disposal Schedule (GRDS) aligning? We receive numerous queries every year about mapping your agency’s BCS to the schedules you use and we want to dispel some myths about why a BCS and RDS need to align. What is a BCS? A... Continue Reading →
When thinking about committees, you might imagine a group of men in suits like our dapper gents above. However, committees are not always how we imagine. Broadly speaking, committees are established to consider specific matters, advise on issues and make decisions on behalf of the wider group or agency. When you look at it this... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away (well, Gayndah to be exact), the Records Unit from North Burnett Regional Council were blessed with mountains of records to classify and archive, and throughout the department everyone was happy. Still, they sought the help of a fairy godmother. So Elly and Karen took the... Continue Reading →
The source records disposal authorisation has been out for almost a month now! Wow how time flies (not records, records shouldn’t fly). In the old digitisation disposal policy (DDP), one of the requirements was that you had to have your own DDP too. We’ve taken that bit out, but it’s been replaced by a requirement... Continue Reading →
Queensland State Archives has opened formal consultation on the draft Recordkeeping Policy. The Recordkeeping Policy will replace Information Standard 31: Retention and disposal of public records and Information Standard 40: Recordkeeping. What do you need to know about the policy? It states the minimum recordkeeping requirements that agencies will need to meet. Its purpose is... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has been through a MOG or administrative change will be able to tell you sometimes it feels like a saga with 55 episodes, with a couple of prequels thrown in. Well now we have a 56th season in the works, so time to learn your lines (find out what’s happening), and figure out... Continue Reading →
You used to have to tell us about all your pre-1950s records. Well, not anymore. Recently we made a policy change about how these records are managed. It used to be that any agency with (temporary) records from before 1950 had to refer said records to QSA before they could be destroyed. This used to... Continue Reading →
So back in March (March 2016 that is), Queensland got a new Industrial Relations Act. It’s been a while since the last one (1999 to be precise) so there have been lots and lots of changes. Now the problem is the GRDS Industrial Relations section was based on the old act... The good news is... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time (not that long ago actually) in a State near here (well actually this one), a policy arrived for the digitisation and disposal of public records. And it was amazing (…the boss says awesome). And all the agencies said wow! As time passed, the Digitisation Disposal Policy and Toolkit was used time... Continue Reading →
