Planning Site Retirement

Many sites have a definitive lifespan linked to a policy or program initiative or a trend that is no longer relevant. It is important to regularly assess the sites under management and ascertain whether any of the sites are ready for retirement. The retirement process requires the conscientious archiving of site content as some content may need to remain available to users.

Tell Me About?

• Decommissioning
• Archiving

Why Must I?

Site content will need to be available for recordkeeping and freedom of information requirements. See:

• Archives Act 1983 No. 79, 1983
• Freedom of Information Act 1982
• Electronic Transactions Act 1999
• Evidence Act 1995
• Privacy Act 1988
• Information Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Office of the Privacy Commissioner)

Who Can Help?

For queries and assistance contact:

Better Practice
Australian Government Information Management Office
Department of Finance and Deregulation
better.practice@finance.gov.au

What's Related?

• Planning a Website
• Developing a Business Case
• ICT Investment Framework
• Freedom of Information
• Archiving
• Decommissioning
• Consolidation and Closure