Retention and disposal schedules

Advice and tools about the preservation and eventual destruction or retention of State and local government records.

Disposal Schedules ensure that records of continuing value to the public and the government are accessible for appropriate lengths of time. 

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General Disposal Schedules for State and Local Government 

• Common Administrative Functions (2003: DA 2157)
• Records of local government Councils (2010: DA 2200)
• Records of Ministers of the Crown (2009: DA 2339)
• Short term value records (2003: DA 2158)
• Source records (2007: DA 2159)
  
• Training and assessment records of government Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) (2002: DA 2135)
  

Specific Disposal Schedules for State Government agencies

Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts

• Arts Tasmania programs (1998: DS 37)
• Department of Economic Development - records relating to employment programs (1998: DS33)
  

Department of Education

• Department of Education (2003: DA 2281)
• Office of Post-Compulsory Education and Training (Training planning) (1995: DS 13)
• Schools and Colleges (2003: DA 2280)
• State Library and Archives Trust (2002: DA 2125)
• TAFE Tasmania - vocational education and training records (2004: DA 2183)
• Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (2003: DA 2299)

Department of Health and Human Services

• Dental health programs (1998: DS 36)
• Family and child health programs (1996: DS 25)
• Pharmaceutical services (1993: DS 15)
• Public hospital patient and medical records (2004: DS 20)
• Public housing program (2001: DS 22)
• Sexual health programs - including HIV/AIDS Unit (1995: DS 23)
• Spectacles and intra-ocular assistance scheme (2002: DS 35)
• Tasmanian Ambulance Service (1996: DS 27)
  

Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

• Mineral Resources of Tasmania (2003: DA 2186)
• Racing Tasmania (2003: DA 2165)
• Transport, Infrastructure and Services (1999: DS 43)
  

Department of Justice

• Business Affairs Office (2000: DS 18)
• Commissioner for Review - public service (1992: DS 5)
• Community Corrections client records (2003: DS 6)
• Crown Solicitor - Conveyancing records (2010: DS 14)
• Magistrates Courts (2003: DS 40)
• Office of Consumer Affairs (1992: DS 4)
• Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Civil and criminal litigation) (2000: DS 16)
  
• Parole Board (2007: DA 2270)
• Records of central administration and policy development (2001: DA 2103)
• Records of the collection and enforcement of monetary penalties (2010: DA 2122)
• Resource Planning and Development Commission - records of hearings for planning approvals (1999: DS 42)
• Resources Management and Planning Appeals Tribunal - records of appeal hearings (2003: DS 41)
• Supreme Court of Tasmania - civil and criminal jurisdictions (2003: DA 2185)
• Tasmanian Corrective Service (2008: DA 2230)
• Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal - records of hearings and disputes (2003: DA 2222)
• Workplace Health and Safety Regulation (2010: DA 2094) 
  

Department of Police and Emergency Management

• Department of Police and Emergency Management  (2009: DA 2351)
• Department of Police and Emergency Management - Police Review Board (2010: DA 2366)

Department of Premier and Cabinet

• Aged support services (2002: DA 2130)
• Department of Premier and Cabinet (2003: DA 2248)
• Office of the State Service Commissioner (2011: DA 2367)
  
• Service Tasmania Unit (2003: DA 2283)
• Tasmanian Womens Council (2003: DA 2348)
  

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

• Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (2003: DA 2297)
  

Department of Treasury and Finance

• Department of Treasury and Finance (2003: DS 44)
• Records of the Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator (2011: DA 2384)

Government Business Enterprises

• Hydro Electric Corporation (2010: DA 2341)
• Motor Accidents Insurance Board (2001: DA 2096)
• Port of Launceston Authority (1994: DS 21) 
• Public Trust Office (2003: DA 2368)
• Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation (1993: DS 12)
• Transend Networks (2001: DA 2092)
  

Local Government

• Local Government Board (2003: DA 2247) 

Statutory Authorities

• Navigation and Survey Authority of Tasmania (1993: DS 9)
  

Other

• Electricity Supply Industry Expert Panel (2003: DA 2370)
• Ombudsman's Office (1996: DS 28)
• Tasmanian Building and Construction Industry Training Board (2003: DS 8)
• Tasmanian Development Authority - records of assistance provided under the Act (2003: DS 19)
• Tasmanian Electricity Distribution Network - System Controller (2001: DA 2093) 
• Tasmanian Electoral Office - records relating to electoral matters (2001: DA 2101)
• University of Tasmania (2012: DA 2398)