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In 2004 through the direction of Her Excellency Ministry of State Dra. Ana Pessoa Perreia da Silva Pinto, the National Archive propose to the Ministry of Justice to utilize office of ex-Depnaker in Caicoli as the office of National Archive of Timor Leste.

In 2006 National Archive present its proposal to the government to provide budget on the rehabilitation of the office which cost USD$ 215,700.00. It is now the National Archive office and is being utilize to perform its duty.

According to the decree No. 233/DNAT/MAEOT/IX/08, 9 September 2008, subject to: Information of Appointment of 2 Chiefs of department of National Archive on 12 September 2008 at 10:00 OTL:

    1. Chief Department of Administration and Finance, Mrs. Maria Odete Florindo Barros who was appointed by Her Excellency Minister of State Administration and Order of the Territory will exercise her duty as follows: exercise, planning, supervise, evaluation and control activities related to: a) Human resources management; b) Budgeting and Financial Management resources; c) Logistics, Administration of Assets, security services, installation and maintenance; d) Information Technology services, Archiving Information Management and Bibliography of National Archive. The duty also includes the guarantee of articulation services of National Archive and related services to the ministry of State Administration and Order of the Territory (MAEOT). Coordinate with other entities when elaborate Annual Activity plan for National Archive. To prepare and present monthly and annual report to the Director of National Archive. Divisions that are attached to department are: Human Resources, Budget and Finance, Logistics and Assets, Information Technology, and Archiving Bibliography.
    2. Chief Department of Permanent Archival, Mr. Amelio Nunes who was appointed by Her Excellency Minister of State Administration and Order of the Territory will exercise his duty as follows: Establish policy to manage the historic archival, establish policy to monitor activities concerning the reproduction and transmit of support, planning, supervise, evaluate and perform the process which involve treatment, organization, preservation and conservation, provide access and reproduce documents that are submitted to assets of archiving documents; superintendent in management and services on the collection of permanent archival to the national archive; Registration of archives exist in Timor Leste; Register permanent archival handed to National Archive; provide support to the consultation and distribution activities; supervise activities that are related to the certification, authentication,  production of certification and reproduction existing archival documents; contribute to the census and diagnostic of all documents in Timor Leste to guarantee effective recognition; develop fundamental of archiving system; Provide solution to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the restricted documents; elaborate norms, procedures and pattern of their function. Submit monthly and annual report to the director. Divisions attached to this department are as follows: Collection of Archives Fund Division and Conservation, Preservation and Reproduction of Archival division.