Sources used in the creation of this authority

State Records has drawn extensively on the retention and disposal authorities from other States and the Commonwealth. The National Archives of Australia's Administrative Functions Disposal Authority (AFDA), February 2000 was a particularly valuable source.

Legislation

• Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985
• Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984
• Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2000
• Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulation 2000
• Anti Discrimination Act 1977
• Civil Liability Act 2002
• Copyright Act 1879
• Dangerous Goods Act 1975
• Disability Services Act 1993
• Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
• Freedom of Information Act 1989
• Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
• Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
• Heritage Act 1977
• Industrial Arbitration (Special Provisions) Act 1984
• Industrial Relations Act 1996
• Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2001
• Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996
• Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991
• Library Act 1939
• Library Regulation 2000
• Limitation Act 1969
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001
• Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
• Protected Disclosures Act 1994
• Public Sector Management (Goods and Services) Regulation 2000
• Public Sector Management (General) Regulation 1996
• Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002
• Public Sector Employment Legislation Amendment Act 2006
• State Records Act 1998
• State Records Regulation 1995
• Workers Compensation Act 1987
• Workers Compensation Regulation 2003
• Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
• Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Regulation 2002

Commonwealth acts and regulations

• Copyright Act 1968
• Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969
• Copyright Regulations 1969
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
• Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988
• Workplace Relations Act 1996
• Workplace Relations Regulations 1996
• Workplace Relations (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Regulations 2003

Premiers' Memoranda/Circulars

Recent Premiers' Memoranda and Circulars were reviewed to determine any requirements for retention periods. These are available from the Department of Premier and Cabinet website.

The following list is a selection that had publications attached, which were also reviewed:

• C2004-17 Guidelines for the Engagement and Use of Consultants
• C2000-26 Employment Health Assessment Policy and Guidelines
• C2000-11 Managing and Supporting Attendance at Work Policy Framework
• M2003-2 High Environment Performance Guide for Buildings
• M2001-17 Conduct Guidelines for Members of NSW Government Boards and Committees, Premier's Department, November 2001
• M2000-15 Access to Published Information - Laws, policy and guidelines [Library deposit]
• M1999-3 Government Boards and Committees
• M1998-35 Government Energy Management Policy: Reducing greenhouse emissions from Government operations
• M1998-1 Revised Health, Safety, Medical Assessment and Medical Retirement Procedures
• M1997-20 Government Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy

Publications

• Audit Office of NSW, On Board, Guide to Better Practice for Public Sector Governing and Advisory Boards, 1998
• Australian Library and Information Association, Guidelines for Australian Special Libraries, amended 1999
• Department of Commerce, Government Chief Information Office (GCIO), Information security guideline v1.1, February 2007
• Department of Commerce, Government Chief Information Office, Providing information and services using the Internet, 2003
• Department of Commerce, NSW Government Tendering Guidelines, Version 2.1, Dec 2006, part of Procurement Policy Framework 
• Department of Commerce, NSW Government Procurement Publications
• Department of Energy, Government Energy Management Policy: Reducing greenhouse emissions from Government operations (GEMP), 1998
• Department of Public Works and Services, Environment Management Systems Guidelines, 1998
• Independent Commission Against Corruption, Gifts, benefits, or just plain bribes? Guidelines for Public Sector Agencies and Officials, June 1999
• Information Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd, Australian Records Retention Manual, 7th Edition, 30 December 2006
• NSW Treasury, Office of Financial Management, NSW Government Code of Practice for Procurement and Implementation Guidelines, Jan 2005
• NSW Treasury, Office of Financial Management, , July 2004 (endorsed by Treasury Circular TC04/07)(endorsed by Treasury Circular TC04/07)
• NSW Treasury, NSW Government Code of Practice for Procurement, 18 Jan 2005NSW Government Procurement Policy: Policy and Guidelines Paper
• Premier's Department, FOI Procedures Manual, 3rd edition, 1994
• Premier's Department, Guidelines for NSW Boards and Committee Members: Appointments and Remuneration, 15 October 2004,
• Premier's Department, Intellectual Property Management Framework for the NSW Public Sector,
• Premier's Department, Motor Vehicle Policy for NSW Government Agencies, Updated April 2006
• Premier's Department, NSW Government Personnel Handbook, August 1999 (Updated Mar 2003)
• Premier's Department, Occupational Health and Safety Improvement Standard, Oct 2002
• Premier's Department, Strategic Management Framework, Updated Feb 2006
• Premier's Department, Taking Safety Seriously: A systematic approach to managing risks in the NSW public sector: Policy and guidelines, 2002
• State Records Authority of NSW, Recordkeeping in brief Managing records of websites and web based transactions (RIB43), 2005