Australia
In Australia, the 30 year rule applied to Commonwealth (federal) government records, except for Cabinet handbooks (closed for 50 years) and raw census records (closed for 99 years). These periods were set out in the Archives Act 1983.
In 2009 the Archives Act was amended to reduce closed period from 30 to 20 years, with Cabinet notebooks reduced from 50 to 30 years. Census records remain closed for 99 years to protect the privacy of individuals.
Cabinet papers for a full year are released on 1 January each year.
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