The Storage Standard describes the recommended conditions under which Australian Government records should be stored, whether they are held in agency-owned or leased facilities or with alternative storage providers. The standard covers all types of storage media including paper, audiovisual material, microforms and machine-readable formats. It represents a code of best practice for the storage of government records and provides a tool to support and improve the management of those records. The standard is supported by implementation guidelines, Storing to the Standard.

These guidelines complement the Standard for the Physical Storage of Commonwealth Records and are arranged according to the seven principles outlined in the Standard. They can be used as a checklist to assess whether storage facilities and services satisfy the standard. Together the standard and guidelines provide agencies with a voluntary code of best practice for the storage of Commonwealth records.