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Have you been in contact with a lobbyist?
Are you aware that in Queensland we have the Integrity Act 2009 (the Act), which governs the contact between lobbyists and the government including opposition representatives? This blog will let you...
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Pull that trigger… to sentence records
When you look at disposal actions in a schedule are you left wondering what they mean and how you can implement them? With the latest release of the General retention and disposal schedule (GRDS), we...
View ArticleWe’re back!
It’s been a while since our last blog post. Where have you been? …you may ask and what have you been doing? Well we haven’t been on a long holiday (although that would be nice!) but it’s been a bit...
View ArticleAnnual records round-up – disposal
Judging by the queries we’ve been getting, y’all are doing your end-of-year records round-up and destruction. Hopefully the records are a little easier to manage than a herd of cows, but if you have...
View ArticleAnnual records round-up – sentencing
When you’re mustering your records at the end of the year – there are a few things you need to know about sentencing. Finding and using a schedule Most of the current authorised retention and disposal...
View ArticleWebsite tips and tricks
Still struggling with the new website? Here are some tips and tricks to help you make the best of it. Login function The For Government website has a login function which has some pretty nifty...
View ArticleThe tale that was the digitisation disposal policy
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...
View Article(Industrial) Action in Industrial Relations
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...
View ArticleWhat’s in a date? Is a different date just as special?
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)...
View ArticleThe MOG Blog (The Sequel)
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...
View ArticleHave your say on government Recordkeeping Policy
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...
View ArticleDefending your defensible process
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...
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The yellow brick road to the archives
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...
View Article‘They’re all just committees right?’
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...
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The cartographic art of mapping a BCS to an RDS
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...
View ArticlePaper files to digital bytes
Technology is everywhere. It’s amazing to think back just a decade or two to see the changes to technology and how much we do now that is completely or mostly digital. You can renew your licence online...
View ArticleThe last hiccup to going digital – Signatures
Paper files to digital bytes continued… It seems that one of the last hiccups to going completely digital is that pesky signature. “A survey conducted by Adobe late last year found that while many...
View ArticleRecordkeeping…in the garden?
Recordkeeping is just a work thing. Or is it? It’s actually everywhere. Good recordkeeping – though a lot more valuable, is not as common. Sometimes in big business and large organisations it’s hard to...
View ArticleNews: Child protection is everyone’s responsibility – disposal freeze for...
As of 1 June 2018, Queensland State Archives has issued a disposal freeze on records that are relevant to, or may become relevant to, an allegation of child sexual abuse. Any records covered by this...
View ArticleThe who, what, when, where and why of the latest disposal freeze
You may be aware that on the 1 June 2018, the State Archivist issued a disposal freeze covering records that are relevant to, or may become relevant to, an allegation of child sexual abuse as a result...
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