FOI training courses conducted by State Records, in conjunction with the Australian Government Solicitor, during June and July 2008.FOI Training Courses - June/July 2008
The Indigenous Issues Special Interest Group of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) recently launched an initiative to provide two Loris Williams Scholarships.Loris Williams Scholarship awarded
Details the Australian Society of Archivists publication Keeping Archives, a practical guide addressing the real-life challenges of working with archival records.Keeping Archives 3 released
Notifying agencies that May 2007 version of the guideline for agencies making public access determinations for official records which they control is now available.Public Access Determination Guideline for Agencies
State Records of South Australia is the government archives of South Australia and holds a large part of our state's official documentary heritage.
We hold records covering almost every facet of state and local government administration within South Australia. As a result, our records provide valuable insight and knowledge about the lives of South Australians.
The State Records collection holds many maps, plans, registers, films and photographs, in addition to thousands of documents dating from the earliest days of European settlement to recent times.
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State Records is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the principal government agency in South Australia. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet delivers specialist policy advice to the Premier and Ministers, supports the Cabinet process and provides direction and leadership to the South Australian Public Service.
The department leads the implementation of South Australia's Strategic Plan, has overarching responsibility for federal-state relations and drives key government initiatives across a range of services benefiting other government agencies and the community.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet works closely with these groups to develop policies and deliver programs in the areas of:
The purpose of this document is to assist members of the public to identify agencies subject to the Act, their functions, their decision making processes and the type of information in an agency's possession.
An information statement must include a description of the:
structure and functions of the agency
ways in which the functions of the agency affect the public
various kinds of documents held by the agency which are available for access, including policy documents
arrangements that exist to enable the public to obtain access to documents or to amend their personal records held by the agency; and
agency's procedures on how the public can obtain access or seek amendment to documents, including the designation of the officer and address to which inquiries can be made.
As of 1 October 2006, State Records became a business unit of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Accordingly State Records is covered by the Freedom of Information Statement of this agency.
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