(a) a direction that
records are open to public access under this Act (referred to in this Act as
an
"OPA direction" ), or
(b) a direction that records are closed to public
access under this Act (referred to in this Act as a
"CPA direction" ).
(3) A State record that is the subject of an OPA direction
is open to public access under this Act. A State record that is the subject of
a CPA direction is not open to public access under this Act. When a record is
open to public access under this Act, any person is entitled to be given
access to the record as provided by this Part.
(4) This Part does not prevent
the giving of access independently of this Act to a State record (whether or
not the record is in the open access period).
Note : A CPA direction operates
solely for the purposes of this Act. Its effect is that the entitlements to
access conferred by this Act do not apply to the record, and it has no other
effect. In particular, a CPA direction does not affect any other entitlement
to access that arises outside this Act and does not prevent the giving of
access voluntarily.