The control established through the arrangement and description process over the informational content of records and archives, and the administrative and recordkeeping contexts in which they were created and used.

See: Inactive record

A record in hardcopy form, such as a folio, paper file, bound volume or photograph.

A formal document issued by the Federal Executive Council (and generally published in the Commonwealth Gazette), which assigns responsibility for legislation and functions to departments of State. They can cause administrative change when functions are moved from one department to another.

See: Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS)

An information package consisting of the content information and associated preservation description information (PDI), which is preserved within an open archival information system (OAIS).

See: Records authority

A recipient of a certificate who acts in reliance on that certificate and/or digital signatures verified using that certificate.

The definition of a particular term, or combination of terms, in a business classification scheme or a classification tool (such as a functions thesaurus or record classification scheme). It guides users on how such terms should be applied and facilitates consistency in usage by discouraging personal interpretations of the same term by different pe [..]

A record that has value for a finite period of time only to the Australian community, the individuals and organisations that do business with the Commonwealth and Australian Government agencies themselves. Temporary records are needed by agencies to meet specific accountability requirements. Previously referred to as 'short-term temporary reco [..]