New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STATE RECORDS ACT 1998 - SECT 14

14 Obligation to maintain accessibility to equipment/technology dependent records

(1) If a record is in such a form that information can only be produced or made available from it by means of the use of particular equipment or information technology (such as computer software), the public office responsible for the record must take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the information remains able to be produced or made available.

(2) This section applies only while the public office has control of the record or has the record in its custody or possession under an agreement with the Authority.

Note: A public office can comply with this section in a number of ways, such as by “migration” of existing records into new technology, creating records or copies of records using technology that outlasts technological change, or by retaining existing technology. The Authority can provide guidance on how to comply with this section.