現行機關檔案銷毀機制芻議

Some Preliminary Proposals on Strategy for Government Agency Records Destruction

有謂「徒法不足以自行」，檔案管理制度邁入法制化已三年有餘，除專業人力及典藏場所非能一蹴便成外，檔案管理作業，實務上仍存有許多待解決問題，檔案銷毀審核作業即是其中之一。本文主要以檔案保存價值在提供使用為目的之前提下，就政府遷臺以來的機關檔案管理制度之變革，有關檔案存廢部分，試以不同法令位階規範下之作業程序，比較分析是否有產生不同結果，並試擬改進策略與做法，以供未來檢修相關法令之參考。

An old Chinese saying is,“Laws can not prevail by themselves alone''. It has been more than three years since the promulgation of the Archives Act; however, in practice there are still many obstacles to overcome. In addition to professional personnel and storage space which can not be developed quickly, one obstacle is implementing the process which verifies record destruction. The basic assumption of this article is that decisions about the value of preserving an archive hinge on its ability to be reused. This article reviews laws and procedures, regarding record retention and destruction, adopted since 1949. Then, based on the hierarchical level of the laws or procedures, it comparatively analyzes the impact of the changes in the file management system. Finally, the article makes some suggestions for future amendments.