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ARCHIVES ACT 1983

Table of Provisions

PART I--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 2A Objects of this Act  
  • 3 Interpretation  
  • 3A A company no longer established for a public purpose  
  • 3B Commonwealth-controlled companies or associations that are not authorities of the Commonwealth  
  • 3C Director-General may determine archival resources of the Commonwealth  
  • 4 Extension to Territories  
  • 4A Application of the  

PART II--ESTABLISHMENT--, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA

  • 5 Establishment and functions of National Archives of Australia  
  • 6 Powers of Archives  
  • 6A Records that are not part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth  

PART III--THE--DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND STAFF OF THE ARCHIVES

  • 7 Director-General  
  • 8 Delegation by Director-General  
  • 9 Staff  

PART IV--NATIONAL--ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • 10 National Archives of Australia Advisory Council  
  • 11 Functions of Council  
  • 12 Chair and Deputy Chair of Council  
  • 13 Deputies of members  
  • 14 Remuneration and allowances of members  
  • 15 Termination of office of member  
  • 16 Resignation of member  
  • 17 Meetings of the Council  

PART V--COMMONWEALTH--RECORDS

DIVISION 1--Preliminary
  • 18 Records of the Parliament  
  • 19 Court records  
  • 20 Regulations and arrangements relating to certain records  
  • 21 Archives may be given custody of certain records  
  • 22 Records of Royal Commissions etc.  
  • 22A Cabinet notebooks  
  • 22B Census information  
  • 22C Independent Review documents and PWSS documents  
  • 23 Records of inter-governmental authorities  
  • DIVISION 2--Dealings with Commonwealth records
  • 24 Disposal, destruction etc. of Commonwealth records  
  • 25 Advice to Council on disposal practices  
  • 26 Alteration of Commonwealth records  
  • 27 Transfer of certain Commonwealth records to care of Archives  
  • 28 Archives to have access to records  
  • 28A Records of companies or associations that cease to be authorities of the Commonwealth  
  • 29 Exemption of certain records  
  • 30 Commonwealth records to be available to Commonwealth institutions  
  • 30A Non-disclosure of Census information  
  • DIVISION 3--Access to Commonwealth records
  • 31 Records in open access period to be publicly available  
  • 32 Consultation with States  
  • 33 Exempt records  
  • 35 Identification of exempt records  
  • 36 Forms of access  
  • 37 Conditions in respect of proper care of records  
  • 38 Access to part of exempt record  
  • 39 Information as to existence of certain documents  
  • 40 Applications for access to records  
  • 40A Consideration period for applications for access to records  
  • 40B Applications for access to records made by persons acting in concert etc.  
  • DIVISION 4--Review of decisions
  • 42 Internal reconsideration of decisions  
  • 43 Applications to Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
  • 44 Powers of Tribunal  
  • 50 Parties  
  • 50A Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security must be requested to give evidence in certain proceedings  
  • 51 Onus  
  • 52 Tribunal to ensure non-disclosure of certain matters  
  • 53 Production of exempt records  
  • 55 Complaints to Ombudsman  
  • 55A Automatic stay of certain decisions on appeal  
  • DIVISION 5--Miscellaneous
  • 56 Arrangements for accelerated or special access  
  • 57 Protection against certain actions  
  • 58 Access to records apart from Act  
  • 59 Security classifications  
  • 60 Transitional provisions relating to access  

PART VI--SAMPLES--OF MATERIAL FOR THE ARCHIVES

  • 62 Samples of material for Archives  

PART VII--CARE--OF MATERIAL OF THE ARCHIVES

  • 63 Location of material of the Archives  
  • 64 Custody of material of the Archives other than by Archives  

PART IX--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 68 Annual Report by the Council  
  • 69 Certified copies of records  
  • 69A Charges for discretionary service for Commonwealth institutions  
  • 70 Transitional  
  • 71 Regulations  

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