The Australian Capital Territory Regional Office of Australian Archives was established on 15 June 1981 when the ACT Operations area, previously based at Central Office in Braddon, moved to new premises located at Mitchell in North Canberra.
 
The Australia Archives is a central service agency responsible for the broad management of the total stock of records of the Commonwealth Government and the role of the ACT Regional Office is to undertake all operational work for:
      . agencies located in Canberra;
      . overseas posts of Departments such as Foreign Affairs and
        Trade, and Immigration and Ethnic Affairs;
      . people associated with the Commonwealth who choose to
        deposit their personal records;
      . records of Royal Commissions; and
      . records of the Governor-General.
 
The region implemented policy guidelines and work plans approved by the Central Office.
 
The Australian Capital Territory Regional Office was abolished on 1 July 1994 following amalagmation with Central Office to form Australian Archives, National Office (CA 7970).
 
The National Office will continue to operate from the two locations at Braddon and Mitchell.
 
 
Sources
 
1. Australian Archives, Annual Report 1991-92
2. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 5, 9 February 1994  

Historical agency address
Cnr Flemington Road & Sandford Street, Mitchell ACT