Withdrawn disposal freezes

The Archives Service and the Records Service have issued a records disposal freeze for records relevant to the scope of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (Bushfire Royal Commission).

The issue of this disposal freeze means that any records within the scope of the Bushfire Royal Commission must not be destroyed even if the records are due for destruction under the terms of a current and authorised records disposal schedule.

The notification provides an outline of the types of records that may be relevant and identifies some of the disposal schedules that are likely to contain relevant classes of records.

The disposal freeze is effective from 30 March 2020. A review of the requirement for the continuation of the disposal freeze will be undertaken by the archives service and records service prior to 31 August 2020.

For more information, read the notice of records disposal freeze for records relating to the Royal Commission into national natural disaster arrangements PDF (292.9 KB).

The NT Archives Service and the Records Service have issued a records disposal freeze for records relevant to the scope of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission).

The issue of this disposal freeze means that any records within the scope of the Disability Royal Commission must not be destroyed even if the records are due for destruction under the terms of a current and authorised records disposal schedule.

The notification provides an outline of the types of records that may be relevant and identifies some of the disposal schedules that are likely to contain relevant classes of records.

The disposal freeze is effective from 12 September 2019. A review of the requirement for the continuation of the disposal freeze was undertaken by the Archives Service and the Records Service on receipt of advice from the Department of Attorney General and Justice that the Commonwealth Letters Patent were further amended on 24 June 2021.

This disposal freeze will remain in force until 31 December 2025 to allow agencies time to respond to the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission.

For more information, read the notice of records disposal freeze for records relating to the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability PDF (638.8 KB).

The Archives Service and the Records Service have issued a records disposal freeze for records relevant to the scope of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

The issue of this disposal freeze means that any records within the scope of the Royal Commission must not be destroyed even if the records are due for destruction under the terms of a current and authorised records disposal schedule.

The notification provides an outline of the types of records that may be relevant and identifies some of the disposal schedules that are likely to contain relevant classes of records.

The Royal Commission must provide an interim report by 11 August 2022 and a final report by 15 June 2023.

This disposal freeze is effective from 1 March 2022 and will remain in place until 31 December 2023 to allow for agencies to respond to the recommendations from that report.

For more information, read the notice of records disposal freeze for records relating to the Royal Commission into defence and veteran suicide PDF (5.9 MB).