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Department of Defence Classified Archival Records Review (CARR)

Contact

Street address
Campbell Park Offices (CP3-7-AHS), Campbell 2601
Postal address
PO Box E33, Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra 2600
Phone
(02) 6266-4322
Fax
(02) 6266-3296
Website
http://www.defence.gov.au/
Enquiries to
Senior Executive Officer (Policy and Administration)

About

Officer in charge
Chief Executive Officer
Hours & facilities
Not open to the public.
Access
All requests for access to Defence archival records should be addressed to the nearest branch of the Australian Archives. Requests for records without a public access status will be on forwarded by Australian Archives for attention. Applications for special access should be sent to Defence.
Acquisition focus
Responsible for the administration, and policy formulation, of the access provisions of the Archives Act 1983 (Commonwealth) for the Department of Defence (including the Armed Services). Assess and determine the public access status of Defence security classified archival records (30 years old) before their transfer to Australian Archives or the Australian War Memorial. Coordinate processing of applications under section 56 of the Archives Act for official or special access to Defence records and clear (from a security viewpoint) the resulting manuscripts.
Quantity
5,000m (80% in-house)
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Last updated: 2010-10-11