Many of the principles in the Information Standards are mandated by legislative provisions, for example the Financial Management Standard 1997 and the Public Records Act 2002. Where this is the case, the legislative provisions must be complied with regardless of the status of the Information Standard.

When an Information Standard is "under review", unless otherwise noted, the mandatory principles of the currently endorsed Information Standard, as listed on this page, remain in force.

The Mandatory Principles of each Information Standard will be reviewed annually. Please refer to the Development and Management guide for further information regarding the review process for Information Standards.