Law about keeping paper records?

[sashatheman]

Hello guys
Not sure if anyone knows. I live and work in NSW in case my question is based on the state one lives.

Does anyone know any government requirements relating to paper vs electronic paperwork? I want to know this for work, as currently I have to scan a bunch of reports that are kept electronically, but i am also keeping the hard copies. My manager asked me to find out if its a requirement to keep the hard copies or not.
There is no personal information on any of these paper i.e credit card data etc.

I don't know where to start looking. Does anyone know anything about rules relating to that? any links would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Olly]

From the ATO site which would cover all states-
http://www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/BUS76494nat30290511.pdf

Admittedly this is for Vic but it's a good list that's easy to follow and would apply to NSW too I would imagine -
http://www.business.vic.gov.au/busv...usiness_records_and_how_long_to_keep_them.pdf

 

[Aaron_C]

From my understanding it is 7 years for most documents but there are exceptions to this rule where you may have to keep them forever.