TERRITORY RECORDS ACT 2002

TERRITORY RECORDS ACT 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Main purposes of Act  
   4.      Dictionary  
   5.      Notes  
   5A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Application of Act  

   PART 2--MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF RECORDS

           Division 2.1--General

   7.      Meaning of agency  
   8.      Meaning of principal officer  
   9.      Meaning of record of an agency etc  
   10.     Meaning of records management  
   11.     Meaning of control and entitled to control of a  
   12.     Records to which Act applies  

           Division 2.2--Obligation of principal officers

   13.     Principal officers must ensure Act complied with  

           Division 2.3--Records management

   14.     Agencies to make and keep records  
   15.     Agencies to ensure accessibility of information  
   16.     Approved records management programs  
   17.     Procedure for approving records management programs  
   18.     Approved standards and codes for records management  
   19.     Approval of schedules for the disposal of records  
   19A.    Records disposal schedules—suspension  
   20.     Review of approved standards and codes  
   21.     Inspection of records management programs  

           Division 2.4--Protection of records

   22.     Protecting records  
   23.     Protection measures  
   23A.    Agencies with inter-government functions  
   23B.    Report about inter-government records agreements  
   24.     Normal administrative practice  

           Division 2.5--Miscellaneous

   25.     Records of agency that no longer exists etc  

   PART 3--AGENCY RECORDS--ACCESS

   26.     Access to records  
   27.     Requests for access  
   28.     Declaration applying provisions of FOI Act  
   29.     Giving access to records under this Act  
   30.     Register of records  
   31.     Protection from liability when access given  

   PART 3A--EXECUTIVE RECORDS--ACCESS AND RELEASE

   31A.    Application—pt 3A  
   31B.    Definitions—pt 3A  
   31C.    List of released executive records—publication  
   31D.    Requests for access  
   31E.    Giving access to accessible executive records—no release restraint  
   31F.    Giving access to accessible executive records—release restraint determination  
   31G.    Release delayed or denied  
   31H.    FOI Act access not prevented  
   31I.    Internal review notice—release restraint determination  
   31J.    Internal review of certain determinations  
   31K.    Internal review—application  
   31L.    Internal review  
   31M.    Review of determinations by ACAT  
   31N.    Protection from liability—executive records  

   PART 4--DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY RECORDS

   32.     Establishment of position  
   33.     Functions  
   34.     Appointment of the director  
   35.     Term of appointment of director  
   36.     Ending of appointment of director  
   37.     Conditions of appointment generally  
   38.     Delegation  
   39.     Ministerial directions to the director  
   40.     Arrangements for staff  

   PART 5--TERRITORY RECORDS ADVISORY COUNCIL

           Division 5.1--Establishment, functions and members of council

   41.     Territory Records Advisory Council  
   42.     Functions of council  
   43.     Membership of council  
   44.     Appointed members of council  
   45.     Chairperson and deputy chairperson  
   46.     Term of appointment of appointed members  
   47.     Ending of appointment of appointed members  
   48.     Conditions of appointment generally  

           Division 5.2--Proceedings of council

   49.     Time and place of meetings of council  
   50.     Procedures governing proceedings of council  
   51.     Disclosure of interests by members of council  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   52.     Secrecy  
   53.     Secrecy about information acquired under other Acts  
   54.     Protection from liability  
   55.     Determination of fees  
   57.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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