Archives (Discretionary Service Charges) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Archives (Discretionary Service Charges) Determination 2023 I, Simon Froude, Director‑General of the National Archives of Australia, make the following determination.

Dated: 20 July 2023

Simon Froude Director‑General of the National Archives of Australia

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules 6 Charges for discretionary services Schedule 1—Repeals Archives (Discretionary Service Charges) Determination 2021 Archives (Discretionary Service Charges – Agency Digitisation) Determination 2021

1 Name This is the Archives (Discretionary Service Charges) Determination 2023.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 11 September 2023.

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 69A of the Archives Act 1983.

4 Definitions In this instrument: Act means the Archives Act 1983. AQP is Archival Quality Testing. audio-visual format means any item in audio, video, motion picture film or motion picture film sound format. audio-visual title means a core descriptive record that represents, in part or whole, the contents of an individual production, program or recording in either its original form or a variation of its original form. corporate Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in paragraph 11(a) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. GST has the same meaning as in section 195-1 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. item is the smallest discrete unit used by the Archives to describe a record in a series for purposes related to the care, management, transfer or retrieval of the record; for audio-visual records, multiple items may be required to make up a complete audio-visual title. Example: For paper files: (a) if the file is divided into parts—each of the parts is a separate item; and (b) if the file is not divided into parts—the file is a single item. For photographic formats: (c) if the photographic format is a negative film strip – the individual frame is a separate item For all audio-visual formats: (d) if the audio-visual title is comprised of different parts with separate image and sound – each of the parts is a separate item; and (e) if the audio-visual title is comprised of different parts due to length – each of the parts is a separate item. large file means a paper file of 101 to 400 pages. motion picture film means acetate, nitrate or polyester photographic film base where image only is recorded for the purpose of continuous playback. motion picture film sound means magnetic film base or acetate, nitrate or polyester photographic film base with recorded sound only. mute means that synchronised recorded sound is not available for the image. National Archives means National Archives of Australia non-corporate Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in paragraph 11(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. PAT is the Photographic Activity Test. set means the combination of motion picture film and separate motion picture film sound for the purpose of synchronised playback of image and sound. silent means that synchronised recorded sound was never produced for the image. small file means a paper file of 10 pages or less. small-medium file means a paper file of 11 to 50 pages. soundtrack means an optical or magnetic stripe of audio printed on the same piece of film as the image. standard file means a paper file of 51 to 100 pages. standard motion picture film means a motion picture film with soundtrack, or is mute or silent. very large file means a paper file of over 400 pages. video means any open reel, cassette or cartridge where the content is moving image and / or sound recorded on magnetic tape.