State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review

Introduction

Terms of reference
The terms of reference were adopted by the committee on Wednesday 11 March 2020. 
Timeline
DateMilestone
Wed 11 March 2020Referred
Thu 30 April 2020Submissions closed
Mon 01 June 2020Hearing - Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, Sydney
Wed 01 July 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 20 August 2020Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 15 October 2020Final Report
Wed 14 April 2021Government Response to Final Report
Thu 15 April 2021Government Response to Final Report due
Wed 15 December 2021Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 30 Apr 2020.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Mon 01 June 2020Video Conference – check Parliament's webstream, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 01 July 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 20 August 2020Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Further government response - Report No 57 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review

Tabled date:
Wed 15 December 2021
PDF10.69 MB

Government response - Report No 57 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review

Tabled date:
Wed 14 April 2021
PDF1.04 MB

Report No 57 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - State Records Act 1998 and the Policy Paper on its review

Tabled date:
Thu 15 October 2020
Government response due:
Thu 15 April 2021
PDF993.42 KB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 03 February 2022Correspondence Adam Lindsay, Executive Director of Sydney Living Museums and the State Archives & Records Authority, to the Chair, State Records Act 1998 and Policy Paper on its review (pdf, 362.32 KB)
Thu 15 October 2020Media ReleaseReport tabled (pdf, 116.12 KB)
Fri 25 September 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Hon Don Harwin MLC, Special Minister of State, and Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs and the Arts (pdf, 388.93 KB)
Wed 09 September 2020Additional InformationMs Jenni Stapleton, Former Director, State Archives and Records Authority of NSW (pdf, 487.35 KB)
Mon 31 August 2020Correspondence Dr Peter Watts AM, to the Chair, regarding comments made by the Hon Don Harwin MLC, Minister for the Arts, at the hearing on 20 August 2020 (pdf, 349.83 KB)
Thu 20 August 2020Tendered DocumentPhotographs from Hambledon Cottage, Experiment Farm, Harris Park, February 2018, tendered by Mrs Lucinda Turnbull AO (pdf, 8.81 MB)
Tue 28 July 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Julia Mant, President, Australian Society of Archivists Inc. (pdf, 225.02 KB)
Mon 27 July 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Dr Lisa Murray, Chair, Professional Historians Association (NSW and ACT) (pdf, 149.22 KB)
Wed 15 July 2020Correspondence Letter from Mr Adam Lindsay, Executive Director, State Archives and Records Authority of NSW and Sydney Living Museums, to Chair, providing a response to the NSW Trustee and Guardian submission to the inquiry (pdf, 1.16 MB)
Tue 07 July 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsDr Brian Lindsay, Chair, State Archives and Records Authority of NSW (pdf, 100.22 KB)
Sat 04 July 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMr Adam Lindsay, Executive Director, State Archives and Records Authority of NSW and Sydney Living Museums (pdf, 245.64 KB)
Sat 04 July 2020Additional InformationMr Adam Lindsay, Executive Director, State Archives and Records Authority of NSW and Sydney Living Museums (pdf, 148.94 KB)
Fri 03 July 2020Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMs Naseema Sparks AM, Chair, Historic Houses Trust of NSW (Sydney Living Museums) (pdf, 49.92 KB)
Fri 19 June 2020Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Alan Ventress, Former Director, State Records NSW (pdf, 2.74 MB)
Thu 04 June 2020Correspondence Email from Mr Alan Ventress, former Director, State Records NSW, to Chair, regarding statements made in Mr Adam Lindsay's submission to the inquiry (pdf, 144.63 KB)
Tue 17 March 2020Media ReleaseMedia Release - Announcing State Records Act inquiry (pdf, 303.97 KB)
Fri 10 January 2020Tabled DocumentLetter from the Honourable Don Harwin MLC (pdf, 564.04 KB)
Wed 08 January 2020Tabled DocumentReview of the State Records Act 1998 Policy Paper (pdf, 192.73 KB)
Contact us
Email:
socialissues@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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Role:
Director - Procedure
Phone:
9230 3680
Email:
socialissues@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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Role:
Senior Council Officer
Phone:
9230 3672
Email:
socialissues@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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