Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ARCHIVES ACT 1983 - SECT 2A

                   The objects of this Act are:

                     (a)  to provide for a National Archives of Australia, whose functions include:

                              (i)  identifying the archival resources of the Commonwealth; and

                             (ii)  preserving and making publicly available the archival resources of the Commonwealth; and

                            (iii)  overseeing Commonwealth record‑keeping, by determining standards and providing advice to Commonwealth institutions; and

                     (b)  to impose record‑keeping obligations in respect of Commonwealth records.