Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ARCHIVES ACT 1983 - SECT 65

             (1)  The Archives shall maintain a register to be known as the Australian National Register of Records.

             (2)  The Register shall contain such particulars of the material of the Archives as the Director-General considers appropriate.

             (3)  The Register may also contain such particulars as the Director-General considers appropriate of:

                     (a)  current Commonwealth records;

                     (b)  material in State archives;

                     (c)  material in other archives, including private archives; and

                     (d)  other archival resources relating to Australia.

             (4)  For the purposes of this section, the Archives shall seek the co-operation of the owners and custodians of material in State archives and other archives.