Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
https://www.naa.gov.au/
$92M
2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)$80M
2024-25 Total Revenue450
Headcount (2024-25)Material downward shift in 2026-27 funding (-8.2%, $8M change). 2025-26 estimated actual $100M → 2026-27 budget $92M. Source: Budget Paper No. 4, Agency Resourcing tables.
New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Regulator and IT Build
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$79.2M
Digital Budget
$23.8M
July 2024 — January 2026
The establishment of a NVES for light vehicles will deliver more fuel-efficient cars for Australians and support the government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. This investment is for the development of an effective ICT environment in which to manage the regulatory obligations around the NVES, such as data capture from vehicle suppliers/importers, reporting, facilitation of compliance and audit functions, and the establishment and maintenance of a NVES credit trading scheme.
Reporting and Program Management (RPM) System
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$30.8M
Digital Budget
$14.2M
July 2023 — June 2026
The RPM project is improving the administration of grant payments to states and territories for land transport infrastructure projects. Following recommendations from the Australian National Audit Office, the department is developing a new system, which has been designed to address evolving business needs and transition the current legacy system to a more scalable and flexible system. The RPM Project Objectives are: (1) Develop a new system to automate, simplify and streamline business processes; (2) Provide a single source of data for all grant process stages that is validated and accurate, easy to access and analyse; (3) Ensure the new system is intuitive, easy to use and flexible, and can be extended to meet future needs; and (4) Migrate data from the existing data sources into a consolidated source of truth for infrastructure investment.
Digital First (DF) Program
National Archives of Australia
Total Budget
$25.1M
Digital Budget
$20.6M
July 2023 — June 2026
The National Archives of Australia has established the DF Program to uplift its ability to manage, preserve and provide meaningful access to an increasingly digital collection of records that hold national significance. In late 2025, the DF Program was rescoped to realign the work of the program to support implementation of the new Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives. The program will finish in June 2026, with additional scope relating to account and workload management to be addressed through strategy implementation.
Fighting SMS Scams
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$10.9M
Digital Budget
$3.2M
October 2024 — July 2026
This project is enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to develop, operate and maintain an SMS ID registry to help prevent scammers from impersonating brands and entities in texts, using message headers (such as myGov), and to create a trusted communications channel.
Spectrum Management
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$22.7M
Digital Budget
$20.9M
October 2022 — May 2027
The digital spectrum management system will include a range of new and enhanced digital and ICT capabilities to support improved spectrum management.
8 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
National Archives provides leadership in best practice management of the official record of the Commonwealth and ensures that Australian Government information of enduring significance is secured, preserved and available to government agencies, researchers and the community. Our work strengthens trust in democracy and improves government transparency and accountability by connecting Australians to government decisions and activities. National Archives embodies the 5 pillars of the National Cultural Policy, Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. [AR p.18]
PURPOSE
National Archives provides leadership in best practice management of the official record of the Commonwealth and ensures that Australian Government information of enduring significance is secured, preserved and available to government agencies, researchers and the community. Our work strengthens trust in democracy and improves government transparency and accountability by connecting Australians to government decisions and activities. National Archives embodies the 5 pillars of the National Cultural Policy, Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. [AR p.18]
Corporate Plan 2025-26Strategic priorities
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Outcomes
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Enable best practice information management by Australian Government entities
National Archives developed the Building trust in the public record policy to help Australian Government agencies improve how they create, collect, manage and use information assets. The policy outlines actions agencies can take to implement best practice information management and help reduce areas of information management inefficiency and risk. [CP p.19]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Secure and preserve nationally significant Australian Government information
National Archives is responsible for setting information management standards to guide Australian Government agencies’ best practice to secure, preserve and provide access to Commonwealth records. [CP p.21]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Connect Australians to the national archival collection
National Archives makes the national archival collection discoverable and accessible to the public, to enrich and inform Australians of who they are today and into the future. [CP p.24]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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Inclusion
Collaboration
Innovation
Performance measures
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| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E1.1 | Percentage of agencies that have implemented mandatory actions in the Building trust in the public record policy: Action 1: Assess information management capability annually by completing the National Archives annual Check-up survey | ≥ 99% of agencies Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.19 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
E1.2 | Annual Check-up survey national average index shows an improvement in Australian Government agencies’ information management maturity on the previous year | Same as 2024–25 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.19 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
S1.1 | Engagements with at least 60% of agencies that have not transferred archival records identified as RNA to National Archives in 10 years or more | Engagements with at least 60% of agencies that have not transferred archival records identified as RNA to National Archives in 10 years or more Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.21 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
S2.1 | Digitisation targets are delivered | As per 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.22 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
S2.2 | 20% or more of at-risk physical collection items are digitised | ≥ 20% of at-risk physical collection items are digitised Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.22 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
S2.3 | 95% or more of digital collection items confirmed to be in low-risk stable formats | ≥ 95% of digital collection items confirmed to be in low-risk stable formats Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.22 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
C1.1 | 70% or more online visits/ sessions are engaged | Same as 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.23 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
C1.2 | Case studies of programs show that more than 80% of audience expectations were met | Same as 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.23 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
C2.1 | At least 85% of reference enquiries are actioned within service standards | As per 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.24 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
C2.2 | At least 90% of digitisation on demand requests are actioned within service standards | As per 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.24 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
C2.3 | At least 80% of access applications are examined within legislated timeframes | As per 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.24 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
C3.1 | Case study demonstrates improvement in culturally appropriate record descriptions for First Nations related collections | As per 2025–26 Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.25 | — Annual Report 2024-25 | |
E1 | Australian Government agencies actively apply best practice in the creation, collection and use of Australian Government information assets | — | Partially achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.19 | Partially achieved |
S1 | Nationally significant archival records (meaning those identified as ‘retain as national archives’ (RNA)) are appropriately transferred to National Archives | — | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21 | Achieved |
S2 | Managing an evolving national archival collection | — | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.22 | Achieved |
S3 | At-risk collections are preserved | — | Partially achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.23 | Partially achieved |
C1 | The way audiences engage with and use the collection meets their expectations within a digital-first approach | — | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.24 | Achieved |
C2 | National archival collection is discoverable and accessible | — | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.25 | Achieved |
C3 | Commitments and values of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Strategy are recognised, enabled and realised | — | Achieved Annual Report 2024-25 · p.26 | Achieved |
Source documents
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2024-25
Download the Annual report 2024-25 (PDF 15.7 MB)
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2023-24
Download the Annual report 2023-24 (PDF 5.07 MB)
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2022-23
Download the Annual report 2022-23 (PDF 2 MB)
Open
2021-22
Download the Annual report 2021–22 (PDF 9.9 MB)
Open
2020-21
Download the Annual report 2020–21 (PDF 4.3 MB)
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2025-26
Download Corporate Plan 2025–26 to 2028–29 (PDF 2.66 MB)
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2024-25
Download Corporate Plan 2024-25 to 2027-28 (PDF 1.94 MB)
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2023-24
Download Corporate Plan 2023-24 to 2026-27 (PDF 860 kB)
Open
2022-23
Corporate Plan 2022–23 (PDF 1.1 MB)
Open
2021-22
Download Corporate Plan 2021-22 to 2024-25 (PDF 1.3 MB)
Open
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Mandatory annual information management capability assessments
Implement mandatory annual information management capability assessments for all Australian Government agencies to ensure best practices.
NAA-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf [AR p.19]
Adopt Deloitte’s Government Transparency Framework
Adopt Deloitte’s Government Transparency Framework to enhance transparency and accountability in government information management.
government-public.html
Enhanced Best Practice Information Management Workshops
Conduct advanced workshops focusing on best practice information management tailored to specific agency needs.
NAA-Corporate-Plan-2025-26.pdf#page=19
Digitisation Progress Dashboard
Create a real-time dashboard to monitor digitisation progress and report on key metrics.
NAA-Corporate-Plan-2025-26.pdf#page=22
Enhanced At-Risk Collection Preservation Program
Implement a more rigorous preservation program for at-risk collections to ensure long-term viability.
NAA-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf#page=23
Interactive Online Archive Exploration Tool
Develop an interactive online tool to allow users to explore and engage with the national archival collection.
NAA-Corporate-Plan-2025-26.pdf#page=24
First Nations Cultural Advisory Group
Establish a cultural advisory group comprising First Nations representatives to guide engagement and preservation efforts.
NAA-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf#page=26
World Bank Governance Framework
Adopt the World Bank Governance Framework to enhance transparency, accountability, and performance in government information management.
governance
Mandatory annual information management capability assessments
Implement mandatory annual information management capability assessments for all Australian Government agencies to ensure best practices.
NAA-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf [AR p.19]
Adopt Deloitte’s Government Transparency Framework
Adopt Deloitte’s Government Transparency Framework to enhance transparency and accountability in government information management.
government-public.html
Enhanced Best Practice Information Management Workshops
Conduct advanced workshops focusing on best practice information management tailored to specific agency needs.
NAA-Corporate-Plan-2025-26.pdf#page=19
Digitisation Progress Dashboard
Create a real-time dashboard to monitor digitisation progress and report on key metrics.
NAA-Corporate-Plan-2025-26.pdf#page=22
Enhanced At-Risk Collection Preservation Program
Implement a more rigorous preservation program for at-risk collections to ensure long-term viability.
NAA-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf#page=23
Interactive Online Archive Exploration Tool
Develop an interactive online tool to allow users to explore and engage with the national archival collection.
NAA-Corporate-Plan-2025-26.pdf#page=24
First Nations Cultural Advisory Group
Establish a cultural advisory group comprising First Nations representatives to guide engagement and preservation efforts.
NAA-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf#page=26
World Bank Governance Framework
Adopt the World Bank Governance Framework to enhance transparency, accountability, and performance in government information management.
governance
Legislation administered
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1983
Archives Act 1983
National Archives of Australia is responsible for securing, preserving, and making accessible the archival resources of the Commonwealth.
2013
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
National Archives of Australia is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under this Act.
Source library
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2024-25.pdf
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2023-24.pdf
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2022-23.pdf
10.4MB
2021-22.pdf
4.5MB
2020-21.pdf
2.8MB
2025-26.pdf
2.0MB
2024-25.pdf
877KB
2023-24.pdf
1.2MB
2022-23.pdf
1.4MB
2021-22.pdf
149KB
school-visits-cancellation-policy-2019.pdf
201KB
School-visits-venue-risk-assessment-2019.pdf
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