Victorian Archives Centre Conditions of Entry

For the convenience and safety of our visitors and staff, we require and appreciate your compliance with these conditions:

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

To ensure your safety and the safety of other visitors and staff, we require you provide your contact details so we can get in touch with you in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) related incident. This information will be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).

You must not enter or remain in the building if you have any of the following symptoms:

• fever
  
• cough
  
• shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  
• chills
  
• muscle pain
  
• headache
  
• sore throat
  
• new loss of taste or smell.
  

We reserve the right to ask you to leave the building if you do not comply with current DHHS coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines.

Further information on coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found at https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus.

Reading Room conditions:

Whilst undertaking research in the Reading Room please observe the following conditions:

• adhere to social distancing requirements, leaving 1.5 meters between yourself, other members of the public and staff
  
• read the researcher instructions provided at each desk before viewing records
  
• vacate the Victorian Archives Centre following the conclusion of your Reading Room booking
  
• use the hand sanitisers provided and ensure your hands are dry prior to handling records in the Reading Room and prior to departure
  
• limit your use of computers to 30 minutes
  
• use wipes provided to wipe down a public computer prior to and at the conclusion of use by you
  
• refrain from partaking in refreshments at the Archives Centre
  
• in accordance to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) guidelines, sessions in the Reading Room will be limited to two hours. Please plan your visit with this time allocation in mind

In order to support these activities the Reading Room is subject to strict attendance limits. Please make only one booking per person per time slot. Multiple bookings for the same slot will be cancelled.

Your personal information will be used to contact you in the case of an incident related to your visit to the Victorian Archives Centre and may be provided to the Department of Health and Human Services. It will be handled in accordance with the Public Record Office Victoria Privacy Policy available at https://prov.vic.gov.au/privacy.