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Last Updated: September 2, 2025

Retention and Disposal Schedules

Please note that disposal freezes override authorised Disposal Schedules.

How to develop a disposal schedule

Please contact us (see link below) for information on how to develop a disposal schedule.

About Retention and Disposal Schedules

Retention and Disposal Schedules ensure that records of continuing value to the public and the government are accessible for appropriate lengths of time. Authorised Disposal Schedules are one way of managing routine disposal of short term or temporary value records, without the need to repeatedly seek authorisation from the State Archivist.

Schedules may be developed specifically to meet the unique requirements of an organisation (functional), to meet the needs of a particular industry (sector), or ‘general’ in their application (approved for use by all organisations).

Organisations who do not have a current Disposal Schedule should contact us (see link below).

Contact us for more information.

Current authorised Disposal Schedules

Disposal Schedules Recent Releases

The Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner (DA2486)

Functional Records of Tasmanian Irrigation (DA2498)

Public Health Services (DA2523)

Teachers Registration Board (DA2567)

Liquor and Gaming (DA2543)

Office of the Superannuation Commission (DA2566)

Legacy Client Health Records (DA2583)

Client Health Records (DA2426)

Sector Owner RDS No. Name Status Issue Date Last Update wdt_ID
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2135 Registered Training organisations Requires Review 07/11/2002 08/07/2015 1
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2158 Short Term Value Records Current 29/08/2003 01/07/2015 2
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2339 Ministers of the Crown Current 29/12/2009 29/12/2009 3
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2157 Common Administrative Functions Under Review 29/08/2003 26/05/2014 4
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DS2101 Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) Current 13/11/2001 31/01/2013 5
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2437 Inter-Governmental Agencies Current 17/04/2014 04/03/2015 6
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2520 Child Abuse Current 12/12/2019 12/12/2019 8
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2532 COVID-19 Disease Emergency Current 23/07/2020 18/05/2021 9
All Office of the State Archivist (OSA) DA2508 Statutory Governing Bodies Current 12/02/2021 22/02/2021 10
Government Business Enterprise | State Government Public Trustee DA2368 Public Trust Office (Public Trustee) Current 31/12/1998 04/04/2011 11
Sector Owner RDS No. Name Status Issue Date Last Update
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Office of the State Archivist recognises the deep histories and cultures of the Aboriginal people of Lutruwita/Tasmania. We acknowledge Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional and continuing custodians of the land, waters and sky. We pay respect to the Elders, past and present who hold the memories, traditions, culture and knowledge of Country. We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whose Countries were never ceded.