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Information Act 2002
137BArchives standards
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137B Archives standards
(1) The archives service must prepare standards for managing
archives and permanent records (whether those records are in the
custody of the archives service or not) for approval by the Minister.
(2) The matters that must be dealt with in the standards include, but
are not limited to, the following:
(a) the transfer of permanent records from a public sector
organisation to the archives service;
(b) access to Territory Archives;
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(c) preservation formats for digital records (including archives).