ArchivesACT

Identity area

Identifier

daa/581

Authorized form of name

ArchivesACT

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Territory Records Office

Type

  • State

Contact area

 

Senior Adviser Information Access

Type

Address

Street address

Level 1, Woden Library, Corner Furzer and Corinna Streets, Woden

Locality

Canberra

Region

Australian Capital Territory

Country name

Postal code

2606

Telephone

02 6205 3510

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Self-government was introduced into the ACT in 1989. Until this time, records on the administration of the territory were the responsibility of the Commonwealth. In 1994 the National Archives of Australia transferred ownership of these early records to the ACT Government.

ArchivesACT was established in 2008 to provide public access to both these historic records and the subsequent records of the ACT Government. ArchivesACT allow the community the opportunity to engage in the history of governance in the Territory including key decisions, social policy and political debate.

Geographical and cultural context

Public records are created by:

  • government agencies, Territory Owned Corporations and authorities
  • the courts and tribunals
  • government schools, secondary colleges and tertiary institutions
  • public hospitals and health centres, and
  • other public offices.

They have value for historical, genealogical, social or other research and document the status, rights and entitlements of the people of the Australian Capital Territory.

Mandates/Sources of authority

Territory Records Act 2002 (ACT)

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

ArchivesACT provides access to publicly available ACT Government records older than 20 years. We are not a collecting agency and do not accept donations.

The records that are available have been appraised against the approved Records Disposal Schedule for the relevant function and activity of government. The approved Records Disposal Schedules are notifiable instruments and are publicly available on the ACT Legislation Register.

Buildings

ArchivesACT does not store records onsite. Records are ordered and delivered to our Reading Room for public access.

Holdings

ACT Government records older than 20 years.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Information resources are available on our website www.archives.act.gov.au and include finding aids, indexes and research guides.

ArchivesACT publishes a monthly article ‘Find of the Month’ based on records of interest to the Canberra community.

Access area

Opening times

Reading Room: Open to the public by appointment only, Monday to Friday 10am–4pm.
Closed public holidays.

Access conditions and requirements

Advance bookings are required as records are not held onsite. Please contact us to make a booking:
Phone: 02 6205 3510
Email: archives@act.gov.au

Accessibility

ArchivesACT is located on the first floor of the Woden Library, access is via stairs or a lift from inside the Woden Library. There are four disabled parking space adjacent to the library as well as some short-term parking.

Services area

Research services

Reference enquiries can be made via our ‘Request a Record’ service at: https://www.archives.act.gov.au/Request_a_record.

Archives staff do not undertake research on your behalf, however, as many of the record management tools are not public, they will identify and suggest files that may support your research. A new record search tool is currently under development (as at 2018).

Reproduction services

Researchers are able to make photographic copies of the records with their own cameras.

Researchers who are unable to attend the Reading Room may be provided with digital copies of records at the discretion of archives staff.

Public areas

Free wifi is available.

There is a coffee shop in the Woden Library building and many others in the Woden Plaza shopping precinct.

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Entered 20 April 2018

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
  • Built Environment (Thematic area)
  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Environment (Thematic area)
  • Geography (Thematic area)
  • Law and Justice (Thematic area)
  • Medicine and Health (Thematic area)
  • Natural Resources (Thematic area)
  • Politics and Government (Thematic area)
  • Recreation / Leisure / Sports (Thematic area)
  • Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
  • Transportation (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Level 1, Woden Library, Corner Furzer and Corinna Streets, Woden
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2606