reporting breaches. Compliance with own agency There were no breaches of the Code of Conduct Code of Conduct in 2012/13 Contacts for officers, such as the PID Officer or Grievance Officer, are posted in common areas within the agency. are trained to relevant degrees, depending on their Record Keeping Plans compliance requirements. Compulsory staff training activities include: Requirement section 19 State Records Act 2000 and Standard 2, Principle 6 of State Records Commission Standards Public Sector Introduction (for staff new to the sector) Records Management Framework Procurement Awareness, conducted by the With a high percentage of archival records, the Heritage Council is Department of Finance committed to continuously improving record keeping practices Diversity Training, as provided by the Office of consistent with the State Records Act 2000 and aims for best Multicultural Interests practice record keeping. Record keeping In accordance with section 28 of the Records Act 2000, the Specific staff receive higher level training in: Heritage Council must have a record keeping plan that has been Contact Officer Role and Grievance Officer role approved by the State Records Commission under section 23 of the Act. The Heritage Council Record Keeping Plan 2013/2018 and Employment Opportunity associated Retention and Disposal Schedule were submitted to the Public Information Disclosure Officer role State Records Office in late 2012 and the Record Keeping Plan was Complaints handling approved in early 2013. The Heritage Council will work with the State Records Office to finalise the new Retention and Disposal Schedule in late 2013, as it progresses on the path towards electronic document management, due to be implemented in 2013/14. Evidence of Compliance in 2012/13 Storage and Disposal Compliance issues that arose were no breach claims The Heritage Council ensures safe storage of all files, both within the during 2012/13 regarding lodged in 2012/13 agency and through an off-site storage facility, for the duration of public sector standards their retention. Compliance issues that arose There were no reports on Regular file audits indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the during 2012/13 regarding in 2012/13 record keeping training program and systems. Code of Ethics A regular disposal program is undertaken, in accordance with the
reporting breaches. Contacts for officers, such as the PID Officer or Grievance Officer, are posted in common areas within the agency. are trained to relevant degrees, depending on their compliance requirements. Compulsory staff training activities include: Public Sector Introduction (for staff new to the sector) Procurement Awareness, conducted by the Department of Finance Diversity Training, as provided by the Office of Multicultural Interests Record keeping Specific staff receive higher level training in: Contact Officer Role and Grievance Officer role Employment Opportunity Public Information Disclosure Officer role Complaints handling Evidence of Compliance in 2012/13 Compliance issues that arose during 2012/13 regarding public sector standards were no breach claims lodged in 2012/13 Compliance issues that arose during 2012/13 regarding Code of Ethics There were no reports on in 2012/13 Compliance with own agency Code of Conduct There were no breaches of the Code of Conduct in 2012/13 Record Keeping Plans Requirement section 19 State Records Act 2000 and Standard 2, Principle 6 of State Records Commission Standards Records Management Framework With a high percentage of archival records, the Heritage Council is committed to continuously improving record keeping practices consistent with the State Records Act 2000 and aims for best practice record keeping. In accordance with section 28 of the Records Act 2000, the Heritage Council must have a record keeping plan that has been approved by the State Records Commission under section 23 of the Act. The Heritage Council Record Keeping Plan 2013/2018 and associated Retention and Disposal Schedule were submitted to the State Records Office in late 2012 and the Record Keeping Plan was approved in early 2013. The Heritage Council will work with the State Records Office to finalise the new Retention and Disposal Schedule in late 2013, as it progresses on the path towards electronic document management, due to be implemented in 2013/14. Storage and Disposal The Heritage Council ensures safe storage of all files, both within the agency and through an off-site storage facility, for the duration of their retention. Regular file audits indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the record keeping training program and systems. A regular disposal program is undertaken, in accordance with the