Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 24

The archivist has the following functions--

(a) to develop and promote efficient and effective methods, procedures and systems for making, managing, keeping, storing, disposing of, preserving and using public records;

(b) to identify public records of enduring value and require that they be retained in a useable form, whether or not the records are in the custody of the archives;

(c) to make decisions about the disposal of public records;

(d) to manage, keep and preserve records for public authorities and other entities;

(e) to provide public access to public records;

(f) to conduct research and give advice about the making, managing, keeping and preserving of public records;

(g) to perform another function given to the archivist under this or another Act;

(h) to do anything else--

(i) incidental, complementary or helpful to the archivist's other functions; or

(ii) likely to enhance the effective and efficient performance of the archivist's other functions.