Australian Capital Territory
Public Sector Management Amendment Standard 2005 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2005—38
made under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 251 (Management Standards)

I amend the Management Standards as set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2.

Cheryl Anne Vardon
Commissioner for Public Administration
29        /  3    /2005

Approved under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 251 (Management Standards)

Jon Stanhope
Chief Minister
 19        /  3     /2005

SCHEDULE 1 TO DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT NO 2005-38

PROVISION OF MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
	
Part	Part/Rule Description	AMENDMENT	
Standard 6	Part 1: Managing ACTPS Records 	Omit Standard 6, Part 1 as set out in Schedule 2.	
Standard 1	Part 1, Rule 5: Managing ACTPS records	Insert new Standard 1, Part 1, Rule 5 as set out in Schedule 2.	

SCHEDULE 2 TO DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT NO 2005-38

Standard 6, Part 1 - Revoked

New Standard 1, Part 1, Rule 5

5. 	Managing Territory records 

An officer involved with the creation and/or management of records (as defined by the Territory Records Act 2002) has a duty of care to ensure that records are managed in accordance with agency’s obligations under the Territory Records Act 2002 and other related legislation.

In particular, an officer or employee responsible for a record must ensure the record:
•	is kept in a form that ensures that the information continues to be accessible in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and agency’s obligations under the Territory Records Act 2002;  and 
•	is kept safe and preserved properly, in accordance with agency’s obligations under the Territory Records Act 2002.

Note 	Agency’s obligations under the Territory Records Act 2002 includes the
 agency’s approved records management program.