Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Archives Act 1983 No. 79 of 1983 - SECT 30

30. (1) The Archives shall ensure that all Commonwealth records received into
its custody from a Commonwealth institution are made available, as reasonably
required, for use by, or at the direction of, that institution or a
Commonwealth institution that has succeeded to the relevant functions of that
institution.

(2) Where a record that has been in existence for more than 25 years is made
available to a Commonwealth institution under sub-section (1), the record
shall not be made available in a manner that involves its leaving the custody
of the Archives except as necessary for the proper conduct of the business of
the Commonwealth institution.