Article G1.1
How long to keep interview records
Too short is a compliance fail. Too long is a different one.
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Records, Retention and Challenge
What records a process must produce, how long they must be kept, and what happens when a candidate exercises their review rights. Covers FOI, NDB, and the MPC access framework.
8 articles in this series
Article G1.2
What “destruction” actually means under the Archives Act
Deleting the file isn’t destroying the record.
Article G1.3
State and territory record retention: seven different frameworks
Commonwealth-ready is not state-ready. Different Acts, different rules.
Article G2.1
The four ways a Government hiring decision can be challenged
MPC, FOI, AAT, or internal review. Every path demands evidence.
Article G2.2
The 30-day FOI clock starts the moment the request lands
Thirty days to produce every interview record. Can you?
Article G2.3
The documents you need to defend a challenged hire
Seven document types. All of them matter.
Article G3.1
Candidates can ask for their interview notes
Australian Privacy Principle 12 isn’t optional.
Article G3.2
What you must say to candidates before collecting notes
No notification, no valid collection. APP 5 is the rule.