Ministerial files for portfolios of lands, national parks and wildlife, social welfare and international year of the disabled.

Access can only be granted by the Minister (former Minister) who created the records. In the event that they cannot be contacted, permission may be sought from the current leader of the parliamentary party which formed the government in which the Minister served.

STD83/1 - letter dated 1/9/82 - access 30 years.

Items 1-83 deal with general ministerial matters (boxes 1-11); items 84-117 deal with national parks and wildlife services (boxes 12-13); items 118-139 deal with social welfare (box 14); items 140-223 deal matters related to the international year of the disabled (boxes 15-18 and 22-24); items 224-228 deal with the Public Offices Committee( boxes 19-21 and 25-26); items 229-233 deal with confidential files of Dick Adams (box 27); item 234 is about the Parliamentary Labor Party (box 28); items 235-246 are reports and reviews (boxes 29-30); item 247 relates to cabinet tours (box 31)