State Records undertakes a range of functions concerned with records in all formats and all aspects of recordkeeping.

The move followed a review of State Records by the Council on the Cost and Quality of Government. The aim is to help State Records undertake its whole-of-government role.

The department's Government Chief Information Office will work with State Records on plans for digital records and information management as part of the new state information and communication technology direction unveiled by NSW CIO Paul Edgecumbe last year.