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Electronic record retention

Reporting & records

The 7-year electronic-retention envelope that recurs across the AML/CTF Act 2006 (s.107 record-keeping), the Privacy Act 1988 (records of personal information), and NSW gaming-machine recordkeeping under the Gaming Machines Regulation. The retention obligation typically attaches to the latest of: the transaction date, the end of the customer relationship, or the closure of an investigation. Storage must remain accessible, tamper-evident, and exportable in a form the regulator can read.

This term sits in the reporting & records section of the working glossary — vocabulary for statutory reporting cadences, evidence retention, and inspection-ready record discipline.

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