Sir Rupert Hamer Awards Awards for Records Management in Victoria

The Public Records Advisory Council will be inviting nominations for the 2002 Records Management Awards in Victoria soon.

The Awards recognise excellence in records management practice in the public sector in Victoria. Awards will be made in four categories:

• inner budget agencies
• outer budget agencies
• local government authorities and regional / rural agencies

Nominations will need to demonstrate how the following objectives were achieved:

• preservation of records of permanent value, including adherence to Public Record Office Victoria records management standards and the provision of government accountability, and
• innovations in records management practices to meet today's work environment, including efficient delivery of service to clients and facilitation of access to current information in a cost effective manner.

The winning agency in each category will receive a commemorative plaque and one year's free corporate membership of the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA).