ARCHIVES ACT 1983

This compilation was prepared on 16 October 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 102 of 2009

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

2A......... Objects of this Act ............................................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

3A......... A company no longer established for a public purpose ..................... 7

3B......... Commonwealth-controlled companies or associations that are not authorities of the Commonwealth 7

3C......... Director‑General may determine archival resources of the Commonwealth 8

4............ Extension to Territories ...................................................................... 8

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 9

Part II--Establishment, functions and powers of the National Archives of Australia 10

5............ Establishment and functions of National Archives of Australia ...... 10

6............ Powers of Archives .......................................................................... 11

6A......... Records that are not part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth 13

Part III--The Director-General and staff of the Archives 14

7............ Director-General ............................................................................... 14

8............ Delegation by Director-General ........................................................ 14

9............ Staff .................................................................................................. 14

Part IV--National Archives of Australia Advisory Council 15

10.......... National Archives of Australia Advisory Council ........................... 15

11.......... Functions of Council ........................................................................ 15

12.......... Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Council .................................... 16

13.......... Deputies of members ........................................................................ 16

14.......... Remuneration and allowances of members ....................................... 16

15.......... Termination of office of member ...................................................... 17

16.......... Resignation of member ..................................................................... 17

17.......... Meetings of the Council ................................................................... 17

Part V--Commonwealth records 19

Division 1--Preliminary 19

18.......... Records of the Parliament ................................................................. 19

19.......... Court records .................................................................................... 19

20.......... Regulations and arrangements relating to certain records ................. 19

21.......... Archives may be given custody of certain records ........................... 20

22.......... Records of Royal Commissions etc. ................................................. 20

22A....... Cabinet notebooks ............................................................................ 21

22B....... Census information ........................................................................... 22

23.......... Records of inter-governmental authorities ........................................ 22

Division 2--Dealings with Commonwealth records 23

24.......... Disposal, destruction etc. of Commonwealth records ...................... 23

25.......... Advice to Council on disposal practices .......................................... 24

26.......... Alteration of Commonwealth records .............................................. 25

27.......... Transfer of certain Commonwealth records to care of Archives ...... 25

28.......... Archives to have access to records ................................................... 26

28A....... Records of companies or associations that cease to be authorities of the Commonwealth 26

29.......... Exemption of certain records ............................................................ 26

30.......... Commonwealth records to be available to Commonwealth institutions 29

30A....... Non-disclosure of Census information ............................................. 29

Division 3--Access to Commonwealth records 31

31.......... Records in open access period to be publicly available .................... 31

32.......... Consultation with States .................................................................. 32

33.......... Exempt records ................................................................................. 32

35.......... Identification of exempt records ....................................................... 35

36.......... Forms of access ................................................................................ 36

37.......... Conditions in respect of proper care of records ............................... 37

38.......... Access to part of exempt record ....................................................... 37

39.......... Information as to existence of certain documents ............................. 37

40.......... Notification of decisions ................................................................... 38

Division 4--Review of decisions 41

42.......... Internal reconsideration of decisions ................................................ 41

43.......... Applications to Administrative Appeals Tribunal .......................... 41

44.......... Powers of Tribunal ........................................................................... 44

46.......... Constitution of Tribunal for proceedings about certain exempt records 44

48.......... Modification of section 42 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 46

50.......... Parties ............................................................................................... 46

50A....... Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security must be requested to give evidence in certain proceedings 46

51.......... Onus ................................................................................................. 49

52.......... Tribunal to ensure non-disclosure of certain matters ....................... 49

53.......... Production of exempt records ........................................................... 50

55.......... Complaints to Ombudsman .............................................................. 51

55A....... Automatic stay of certain decisions on appeal ................................. 52

Division 5--Miscellaneous 54

56.......... Arrangements for accelerated or special access ................................ 54

57.......... Protection against certain actions ..................................................... 55

58.......... Access to records apart from Act ..................................................... 55

59.......... Security classifications ..................................................................... 56

60.......... Transitional provisions relating to access ......................................... 56

Part VI--Samples of material for the Archives 57

62.......... Samples of material for Archives ...................................................... 57

Part VII--Care of material of the Archives 58

63.......... Location of material of the Archives ................................................ 58

64.......... Custody of material of the Archives other than by Archives .......... 58

Part VIII--Registers and guide relating to Archives 60

65.......... Australian National Register of Records .......................................... 60

66.......... Australian National Guide to Archival Material .............................. 60

67.......... Australian National Register of Research Involving Archives .......... 61

Part IX--Miscellaneous 62

68.......... Annual Report .................................................................................. 62

69.......... Certified copies of records ................................................................ 62

69A....... Charges for discretionary service for Commonwealth institutions .. 63

70.......... Transitional ....................................................................................... 63

71.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 64

Notes 65

An Act relating to the preservation and use of archival resources, and for related purposes

Notes to the Archives Act 1983

Note 1

The Archives Act 1983 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 79, 1983 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 7 March 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Archives Act 1983 was modified by the Archives (Records of the Parliament) Regulations (1995 No. 91) see Table B.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Archives Act 1983	79, 1983	3 Nov 1983	6 June 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S206)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984	165, 1984	25 Oct 1984	S. 3: (a)	Ss. 2(32) and 6(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986	76, 1986	24 June 1986	S. 3: Royal Assent (b)	S. 9
Intelligence and Security (Consequential Amendments) Act 1986	102, 1986	17 Oct 1986	1 Feb 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1987, No. S13)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988	38, 1988	3 June 1988	S. 3: Royal Assent (c)	S. 5(1)
A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988	109, 1988	6 Dec 1988	S. 32 (in part): 11 May 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S164) (d)	--
Postal Services Amendment Act 1988	126, 1988	14 Dec 1988	Ss. 4, 5, 9-11, 21(2) and 22(1): 1 Jan 1989 (see Gazette 1988, No. S402) Ss. 12, 21(3) and 22(2): 30 June 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S216) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1990	75, 1990	22 Oct 1990	S. 5: Royal Assent (e)	--
Administrative Services Legislation Amendment Act 1990	80, 1990	23 Oct 1990	23 Oct 1990	--
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991	180, 1991	25 Nov 1991	S. 116: 23 Dec 1991 (f)	--
Qantas Sale Act 1992	196, 1992	21 Dec 1992	Schedule (Part 1): 10 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN17) (g) Schedule (Part 5): 30 Aug 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S324) (g)	S. 2(6) (am. by 60, 1993, s. 4; 168, 1994, s. 3)
as amended by
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1993	60, 1993	3 Nov 1993	10 Mar 1993	--
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994	168, 1994	16 Dec 1994	S. 3 (item 17): Royal Assent (h)	--
Prime Minister and Cabinet (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994	33, 1994	15 Mar 1994	Ss. 3-6: Royal Assent (i)	S. 6
Archives Amendment Act 1995	10, 1995	15 Mar 1995	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Ss. 3(c) and 6-8: (j) Remainder: 7 June 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S201)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (item 10) and Schedule 5 (items 16-18): Royal Assent (k)	--
Parliamentary Service (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	189, 1997	7 Dec 1997	(l)	S. 2 (am. by 145, 1999, Sch. 1 [item 2])
as amended by
Parliamentary Service Act 1999	145, 1999	11 Nov 1999	(m)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 100-103): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (n)	--
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999	161, 1999	10 Dec 1999	Schedule 3 (items 1, 17): (o)	--
Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	194, 1999	23 Dec 1999	Schedule 5: 23 Dec 1999 (p)	--
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000	9, 2000	7 Mar 2000	2 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S328)	Sch. 3 (items 20, 34, 35) [see Table A]
Census Information Legislation Amendment Act 2000	30, 2000	19 Apr 2000	19 Apr 2000	--
Communications and the Arts Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	5, 2001	20 Mar 2001	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 1-6): (q)	S. 4 [see Table A]
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002	125, 2002	10 Dec 2002	Schedule 2 (item 1): 1 Jan 2003	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2003	135, 2003	17 Dec 2003	Schedule 2 (items 9-11): 17 June 2004	--
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2005	38, 2005	1 Apr 2005	Schedule 1 (items 203-205): 16 May 2005	Sch. 1 (item 205) [see Table A]
Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005	128, 2005	4 Nov 2005	Schedules 1-8: 2 Dec 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Census Information Legislation Amendment Act 2006	10, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedules 1 and 2: 20 April 2006 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006	86, 2006	30 June 2006	Schedule 1 (item 2): 30 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1))	--
Quarantine Amendment (Commission of Inquiry) Act 2007	158, 2007	24 Sept 2007	24 Sept 2007	--
Archives Amendment Act 2008	113, 2008	31 Oct 2008	1 Nov 2008	Sch. 1 (items 6, 24) [see Table A]
Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Act 2009	99, 2009	6 Oct 2009	Schedule 2: 7 Oct 2009	Sch. 2 (items 19-22) [see Table A]
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Act 2009	102, 2009	8 Oct 2009	Schedule 1 (items 62E-62H): 9 Oct 2009	--

(a) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsections 2(1) and (5) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(5) The amendment of subsection 44(3) of the Archives Act 1983 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 6 June 1984.

(b) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by section 32 only of the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

(3) The remaining provisions of this Act (including the amendments made by Schedule 5) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(e) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by section 5 only of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by section 116 only of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences 28 days after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(g) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by the Schedule (Parts 1 and 5) of the Qantas Sale Act 1992, subsections 2(2), (3)(a) and (c) of which provide as follows:

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) A Proclamation may fix a day that is earlier than the day on which the Proclamation is published in the Gazette but only if:

(a) in the case of sections 30, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43 and 50 and Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the substantial minority sale day; and

(c) in the case of sections 25, 36, 38, 44 and 51 and Parts 5, 6 and 7 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the 100% sale day.

(h) The Qantas Sale Act 1992 was amended by section 3 (item 17) only of the Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(i) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by sections 3-6 only of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Except for subsection 15(1), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(j) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by subsection 3(c) and sections 6-8 only of the Archives Amendment Act 1995, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

(2) Paragraph 3(c) and sections 6, 7 and 8 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Witness Protection Act 1994.

The Witness Protection Act 1994 came into operation on 18 April 1995.

(k) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 4 (item 10) and Schedule 5 (items 16-18) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(l) Section 2 of the Parliamentary Service (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 provides as follows:

2 This Act commences at the time when the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 commences.

The Parliamentary Service Act 1999 came into operation on the same day as the Public Service Act 1999, immediately after that Act commenced.

The Public Service Act 1999 came into operation on 5 December 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584).

(m) Section 2 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 provides as follows:

2 This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the same day as the Public Service Act 1999, immediately after the commencement of that Act.

The Public Service Act 1999 came into operation of 5 December 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584).

(n) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 100-103) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(o) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 1 and 17) only of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

Schedule 3

(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (6), Schedule 3 commences immediately after the commencement of the other Schedules to this Act.

The other Schedules to this Act commenced on Royal Assent.

(p) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 5 only of the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

(q) The Archives Act 1983 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 1-6) only of the Communications and the Arts Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the latest of the following times:

(a) immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 2A...................................	ad. No. 113, 2008
S. 3......................................	am. No. 109, 1988; No. 80, 1990; No. 196, 1992; No. 33, 1994; No. 10, 1995; No. 189, 1997 (as am. by No. 145, 1999); No. 146, 1999; No. 30, 2000; No. 5, 2001; No. 135, 2003; No. 10, 2006; No. 158, 2007; No. 113, 2008; No. 102, 2009
Note to s. 3(7).....................	ad. No. 10, 2006
Ss. 3A, 3B...........................	ad. No. 10, 1995
S. 3C...................................	ad. No. 113, 2008
S. 4A...................................	ad. No. 5, 2001
Part II
Heading to Part II.................	rs. No. 30, 2000
Heading to s. 5....................	am. No. 30, 2000
S. 5......................................	am. No. 30, 2000; No. 113, 2008
S. 6......................................	am. No. 109, 1988; No. 113, 2008
S. 6A...................................	ad. No. 113, 2008
Part III
S. 7......................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999; No. 30, 2000
S. 8......................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 9......................................	am. No. 146, 1999
Part IV
Heading to Part IV...............	rs. No. 30, 2000
Heading to s. 10..................	rs. No. 30, 2000
S. 10....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 30, 2000
Ss. 13-17............................	am. No. 43, 1996
Part V
Division 1
Heading to s. 22..................	am. No. 158, 2007
S. 22....................................	am. No. 158, 2007; No. 113, 2008; No. 102, 2009
S. 22A.................................	ad. No. 33, 1994
S. 22B.................................	ad. No. 30, 2000
	rs. No. 10, 2006
S. 23....................................	am. No. 109, 1988
Division 2
S. 24....................................	am. No. 30, 2000; No. 5, 2001; No. 113, 2008
S. 26....................................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 5, 2001
S. 27....................................	rs. No. 113, 2008
Note to s. 28........................	ad. No. 113, 2008
S. 28A.................................	ad. No. 10, 1995
S. 29....................................	am. No. 102, 1986; No. 75, 1990; No. 10, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 161, 1999; No. 128, 2005; No. 113, 2008; No. 99, 2009
Note to s. 29(3)...................	ad. No. 113, 2008
S. 30....................................	rs. No. 113, 2008
Heading to s. 30A...............	am. No. 10, 2006
S. 30A.................................	ad. No. 30, 2000
	am. No. 10, 2006
Division 3
S. 31....................................	am. No. 113, 2008
S. 32....................................	am. No. 109, 1988
S. 33....................................	am. No. 109, 1988; No. 10, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 125, 2002; No. 86, 2006
S. 34....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999
	rep. No. 99, 2009
S. 35....................................	am. No. 113, 2008
S. 36....................................	am. No. 109, 1988; No. 180, 1991; No. 43, 1996
S. 40....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
Division 4
S. 41....................................	rep. No. 99, 2009
Ss. 42, 43............................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 44....................................	am. No. 165, 1984; No. 99, 2009
S. 45....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
	rep. No. 99, 2009
Heading to s. 46..................	rs. No. 99, 2009
S. 46....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 99, 2009
S. 47....................................	am. No. 10, 1995; No. 43, 1996; No. 9, 2000
	rep. No. 99, 2009
S. 48....................................	am. No. 38, 2005
S. 49....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
	rep. No. 99, 2009
S. 50....................................	rs. No. 99, 2009
S. 50A.................................	ad. No. 99, 2009
S. 52....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 99, 2009
S. 53....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 194, 1999; No. 99, 2009
S. 54....................................	rep. No. 99, 2009
S. 55A.................................	ad. No. 99, 2009
Division 5
S. 56....................................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 43, 1996; No. 5, 2001
S. 57....................................	am. No. 38, 1988
S. 58....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
Part VI
Heading to Part VI...............	rs. No. 113, 2008
S. 61....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 5, 2001
	rep. No. 113, 2008
S. 62....................................	am. No. 126, 1988; No. 113, 2008
Part VII
S. 64....................................	am. No. 113, 2008
Part VIII
S. 66....................................	am. No. 38, 1988; No. 99, 2009
Part IX
S. 68....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 69....................................	am. No. 113, 2008
S. 69A.................................	ad. No. 80, 1990
S. 71....................................	am. No. 165, 1984; No. 80, 1990

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (No. 9, 2000)

Schedule 3

20 Definition

In this Part:

commencing time means the time when this Part commences.

34 Warrants or writs etc. may continue to be executed

If, immediately before the commencing time, any warrant, writ, order, permission or other instrument (the authority) issued under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory could be executed by a person who was at that time a member, staff member or special member of the Australian Federal Police, the authority continues to be able to be executed at and after the commencing time by the person in his or her capacity as:

(a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

(b) a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

(d) a special member of the Australian Federal Police;

(all within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 as in force at and after the commencing time).

Note: A person who is a member or staff member of the Australian Federal Police immediately before the commencing time is taken to be engaged as an AFP employee. Similarly, a person who is a special member of the Australian Federal Police immediately before the commencing time is taken to be appointed as a special member. See item 2 of this Schedule.

35 Regulations dealing with matters of a transitional or saving nature

(1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with any other provision of this Schedule, prescribing matters of a transitional or saving nature in relation to the amendments made by Schedule 1 or 2.

(2) Regulations made under this item within one year after the commencement of this item may commence on a day earlier than the day on which they are made, but not earlier than the commencement of this item.

Communications and the Arts Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 5, 2001)

4 Application of amendments

(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2005 (No. 38, 2005)

Schedule 1

205 Application of amendments--section 48 of the Archives Act 1983

The amendments made by items 203 and 204 do not apply to a proceeding if, immediately before the commencement of this item, the Tribunal was constituted for the purposes of the proceeding by one or more members.

Archives Amendment Act 2008 (No. 113, 2008)

Schedule 1

6 Transitional--section 3C of the Archives Act 1983

(1) This item applies to a Commonwealth record if:

(a) an arrangement by the Director‑General relating to the disposal or custody of Commonwealth records is in operation immediately before the commencement of this item; and

(b) the arrangement classified the record as "Retain as National Archives"; and

(2) The record is, at the commencement of this item, taken to be determined to be part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth under section 3C of the Archives Act 1983.

(3) The Director‑General may, by writing, determine that this item does not apply to a record.

(4) A determination made under subitem (3) is not a legislative instrument.

24 Application--subsection 6A(2) of the Archives Act 1983

Subsection 6A(2) of the Archives Act 1983, as inserted by this Schedule, applies to Commonwealth records transferred to the care of the Archives before or after the commencement of this item.

Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Act 2009 (No. 99, 2009)

Schedule 2

19 Application provision--item 1

The amendments made by item 1 of this Schedule do not apply to a Commonwealth record if:

(a) the record is in the open access period; and

(b) a determination has been made in respect of the record under subsection 29(1) or (2) of the Archives Act 1983; and

(c) a certificate under section 34 of the Archives Act 1983 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule) is in force in respect of the record.

Note: A certificate ceases to be in force if it is revoked by force of subitem 20(2).

20 Application provision--items 2 to 16

(1) The amendments made by items 2 to 16 of this Schedule apply for the purposes of determining whether access, or an extension of partial access, to a record referred to in section 31 of the Archives Act 1983 will be given in accordance with an application made under section 40 of that Act and received by the Archives on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

(2) A certificate issued in relation to a Commonwealth record under section 34 of the Archives Act 1983 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule) is, by force of this subitem, revoked in relation to the record on and from the time at which the first application for access to the record under the Archives Act 1983 is made, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

(3) To avoid doubt:

(a) subitem (2) does not affect anything done in relation to, or in reliance on, a certificate mentioned in subitem (2) before the commencement of this Schedule; and

(b) nothing prevents a person from applying, on and after the commencement of this Schedule, for access to a Commonwealth record under the Archives Act 1983 if:

(i) before the commencement of this Schedule, the person applied for access to the same record; and

(ii) the application was refused in reliance on a certificate mentioned in subitem (2).

21 Application provision--item 17

The amendment made by item 17 of this Schedule applies to a decision of the Tribunal made on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

22 Application provision--item 18

The amendment made by item 18 of this Schedule does not apply to a record, or a part of a record, if:

(a) the record is in the open access period; and

(b) one of the following applies:

(i) in relation to the record--a certificate issued under section 34 of the Archives Act 1983 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule) is in force in respect of the record;

(ii) in relation to the part of the record--the part of the record is identified in accordance with subsection 34(2) of that Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule) in a certificate issued under section 34 of that Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule).

Note: A certificate ceases to be in force if it is revoked by force of subitem 20(2).

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

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