PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 9
Ownership of public records
PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 9
Ownership of public records
(1) If a public record is a record of the State or a State instrumentality,
ownership of the record vests in the State.
(2) Ownership of public records
of another public authority vests in— (a) if the records are in the
authority’s possession—the authority; or
(b) in any other case—the
State.
(3) In this section—
"State instrumentality" means a public authority other than a local
government.