beaa25fc-0e22-4c17-afe1-8b3cb5cbcfcc urn:uuid English UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2013-05-12T11:26:21 creation ISO 19115 2016 Commonwealth Agencies beaa25fc-0e22-4c17-afe1-8b3cb5cbcfcc Descriptions of Commonwealth Agencies responsible for creating archival records series held by the National Archives of Australia. Agencies are distinct and recognisable bodies that have responsibility for carrying out administrative functions. Agencies can be head, state or local offices of Commonwealth government departments, statutory authorities, courts, or tribunals. Each agency is identified by a control number e.g. – CA 12 Prime Minister’s Department CA 3167 Overseas Internees Investigation Board The Agency note provides information about the administrative history of the agency and provides context for creation of its records. This data set consists of: Agency.xml = the administrative history of the Commonwealth Government - It contains information about Agencies. An Agency creates a series of records based on its functions as agency functions change over time, other agencies may perform these functions. Australia, Canberra 149.1333313 149.1333313 -35.28333283 -35.28333283 agencies agency commonwealth function government governmentarchives publicadministration Agencies documentDigital XML Agency Schema documentDigital xsd