This is the starting point from which all other policies are announced. It is essential that this is made available to all members of staff and that it becomes part of the backbone of the document management system. This statement will refer to a senior manager or team leader who will take command of document management policies in the organization (Standards Australia, 2002b). Other policies relating to records management and instant messaging systems will also be referred to in the statement (Standards Australia, 2002b). With this statement in place, all other policies should begin to work together and function functionally. Without a master plan such as a statement there is no direction for the organization to follow and ultimately no real system for recording