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National Archives of Australia

The National Archives of Australia is an agency of the Commonwealth government, established under the Archives Act 1983. It is a non-statutory body in the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
The National Archives of Australia cares for valuable Commonwealth government records and makes them available for present and future generations to use. The National Archives' recordkeeping standards assist the government to account to the public, ensuring that evidence is available to support people's rights and entitlements and that future generations will have a meaningful record of the past.

Conservation Resources highly recommends the following Archive Advices as useful reading and appreciates the assistance of the National Archives of Australia.

http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/preservation/advices/preservation.html

Archive Advices - Preservation

1. Protecting and handling paper files
2. Protecting and handling archival volumes
3. Protecting and handling maps and plans
4. Protecting and handling gramophone discs
5. Protecting and handling magnetic media
6. Protecting and handling optical disks
7. Protecting and handling photographs
8. Protecting and handling microforms
9. Protecting and handling objects
10. Caring for your family archive
11. Archival quality packaging
12. Displaying archival material
13. Salvaging flood-damaged records
14. Which paper?
15. Archival quality trademark
16. Protecting documents and artworks on paper
17. Integrated pest management
18. Photocopies and laser prints
19. Thermal papers
20. Time capsules
21. Standard and guidelines for the physical storage of Commonwealth records
22. Digital recordkeeping guidelines and checklist
23. Salvaging fire-damaged records