National Archives of Australia

The functions of the National Archives of Australia are defined in the Archives Act 1983. These are broadly grouped into the following areas: - leading Australian Government agencies in creating and managing authentic, reliable and usable Commonwealth records by providing guidance and setting standards for the management of Australian Government information and records - authorising retention and disposal of Commonwealth records, including the identification of those records of national archival value - transferring records of national archival value from agencies and securing, describing and preserving them - making publicly available the archival resources of the Commonwealth in accordance with the Archives Act.