Category Archives: Blog & News
Hospital records of people in immigration detention
Do you provide medical treatment to people in immigration detention? The Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the National Archives of Australia have provided advice clarifying ownership of the health records of people in immigration detention. In short, these medical records remain the property of the treating institution and should be managed in accordance [...]
Government Restructure
To assist agencies that are affected by the recent government restructure, the Guide on Transfer of Custodianship provides practical advice on the transfer of records, information and data from one agency to another. A plan for the transfer of records between agencies is required (see PROS 10/17 S1 Operations Management Specification). This will assist both [...]
Update on Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
The Royal Commission held its first day of hearings on 3 April 2012. The transcripts are available at http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/Hearings/Pages/Hearings-transcripts.aspx The Senior Counsel Assisting, Ms Gail Furness SC, described the types of institutions that the Commission will be investigating. These include (the text is taken verbatim from the draft transcript p13-14): residential care facilities such as orphanages, [...]
ORDA (Online Retention and Disposal Application)
A key activity being undertaken by PROV to support the development of Retention and Disposal Authorities is the implementation of an Online Retention and Disposal Application (ORDA). ORDA is a web based application developed by the State Records Office of Western Australia (SROWA) as a project of the Australasian Digital Records Initiative (ADRI). With ADRI [...]
vive la différence!
For many years PROV has been promoting the importance of records and recordkeeping. We have highlighted such things as: The redevelopment of records management standards The achievement of VERS Stage 1 measured by an EDRMS implementation The ubiquity of records across varying formats and systems I understand that often the related promotional messages have been [...]
Showcase Record – January 2013
The gift of a school to Villers Bretonneux by Melbourne school children. The Villers-Bretonneux School Photograph Collection features items of various formats documenting the role of the Victorian Department of Education and the school children of Victoria in the rebuilding of the school at Villers-Bretonneux, France after its destruction in 1918 during World War 1. [...]
Archives New Zealand Recordkeeping Audit Report
Archives New Zealand has released a report of audits of agencies for the financial year 2010-11. Please click here for a link to the report.
Royal Commission into Child Abuse
The Commonwealth Government is establishing a Royal Commission into Child Abuse which will have an impact on a number of Victorian government agencies. Documents which may be required for the Royal Commission must not be destroyed even if a disposal authorisation is in place. While the terms of reference have not been finalised, it is [...]
Stories found within the major shipping list project: 1852-1923
Public Record Office Victoria Volunteer, Liz Buckle, takes us on an historic journey capturing highlights from the enormous Shipping List project, which, after 24 years was finally completed in 2012. Inwards and Outwards shipping lists 1852–1923 When I was asked to present at this year’s end of year function, it was suggested that I should [...]
Indexing of overseas passenger lists – the end of an era
Earlier today, PROV held its annual Christmas function to recognise the magnificent achievements of our volunteers over the year. PROV volunteers are managed by the Collection Management Team and special thanks go to our Volunteers Team Leader Leigh Kinrade for another sterling year. This year’s function was significant because it marked the end of one [...]
