STATE RECORDS ACT 1997
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
PART 2--Objects of Act
- 5 Objects of Act
PART 3--Office and Manager of State Records
- 6 Office and Manager of State Records
- 7 Functions
- 8 Delegation
PART 4--State Records Council
PART 5--Care and management of official records
- 13 Maintenance of official records
- 14 Standards relating to record management practices
- 15 Surveys of official records and record management
- 16 Inadequate record management practices to be reported
- 17 Damaging etc of official records
PART 6--Custody of official records
- 18 Voluntary transfer to State Records' custody
- 19 Mandatory transfer to State Records' custody
- 20 Restriction under other Acts on disclosure of information
- 21 Recovery of official records in private hands
- 22 Keeping of official records in premises other than State Records' premises
PART 7--Disposal of official records
- 23 Disposal of official records by agency
- 24 Disposal of official records by Manager
PART 8--Access to records in custody of State Records
- 25 Agency's access to records in custody of State Records
- 26 Public access to records in custody of State Records
PART 9--Miscellaneous
- 27 Records other than official records
- 28 Act applies despite secrecy provisions
- 29 Protection in respect of civil actions or criminal proceedings
- 30 Evidentiary provisions
- 31 Certificate as to disposal of official record
- 32 Annual report
- 33 Regulations