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PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 47

47 Public authority to comply with request

(1) An officer or employee of a public authority who is responsible for the management of the authority's records must, if asked by an authorised officer--

(a) produce the authority's records, or a particular type or sample of records, for the officer's inspection; and
(b) give the officer access to the authority's records, or a particular type or sample of records in the reasonable way requested by the officer; and
(c) allow the officer to examine the authority's systems for making, keeping and preserving records.

(2) However, an authorised officer may exercise powers under this part in relation to--

(a) the Governor's official residence or a court only by agreement with the Governor's secretary or the registrar or proper officer of the court; or
(b) a Ministerial office only after giving the Minister reasonable notice of the intended exercise of the powers.

(3) A person mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b) must not unreasonably withhold agreement.

(4) In this section--

Ministerial office means an office, other than an office that is part of the Minister's residence, normally used by the Minister in administering the Minister's portfolio.



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