Records work to establish or verify facts
Because records document actual decisions, actions and events, they are essential to establishing the facts of any matter under investigation.
For example:
Major enquiries such as Royal Commissions and judicial proceedings must
have reliable records to ensure a just outcome.
This Report on the Royal Commission on Child Endowment or Family Allowances was published in 1928 by the Commonwealth of Australia.
John Curtin, Australia's World War II Prime Minister, was a member of this Royal Commission and along with the only woman member, presented a minority report view in support of child endowment.
Document citation:
John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Prime Minister's Department. Report, Royal Commission on Child Endowment or Family Allowances, 1928. JCPML00321/1. (Original held in National Archives of Australia: CA12, A1203, 362/7/AUS/1)
