Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ARCHIVES ACT 1983 - SECT 6A

             (1)  Nothing in this Act requires the Archives to accept the care of a Commonwealth record that has not been determined to be part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth under section 3C.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a Commonwealth institution has transferred a Commonwealth record to the care of the Archives; and

                     (b)  the record has not been determined to be part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth under section 3C;

the Archives may:

                     (c)  if another Commonwealth institution has succeeded to the relevant functions of the institution--cause the record to be transferred to the custody of that successor institution, but only in accordance with arrangements agreed to by that successor institution; or

                     (d)  otherwise--cause the record to be transferred to the custody of the institution, but only in accordance with arrangements agreed to by the institution.