Up to five items will be retrieved at any one time from the Archives stack, or more at the discretion of the staff. Retrieval of Government archives from offsite storage occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. No retrievals occur on weekends or public holidays. Researchers are asked to respect the physical integrity of the records while handling them, e.g. Records are not to be marked or damaged. Loose papers in files should be left in their original order.
Pencils only are to be used for note taking.
Use of post-it notes is not allowed. Researchers agree to comply with any privacy conditions that may apply when they access the records. Some material may be photocopied if requested. Original items where a microfilm or other copy exists. When researchers have no further use for the records, the records should be handed to a staff member.