Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
A record that is not a Crown record shall become the property of the Crown in right of Tasmania –
(a) if the record is a State record – at the expiration of 25 years from and including the date on which the record came into existence or the time at which it is deposited in the Archives Office, whichever is the later; or
(b) if the record is not a State record –
(i) except as provided by subparagraph (ii) – at the time at which the record is deposited in the Archives Office; or
(ii) where the record is deposited in the Archives Office and is subject to a stipulation or agreement imposed or made at or before the time of deposit whereby the record is required to be returned to the person who delivered the record for deposit or to some other person or it is otherwise stipulated or agreed at or before that time, whether expressly or by necessary implication, that the property in the record is not to pass to the Crown – at the time at which the stipulation or agreement ceases to have effect (but only if the record is at that time still deposited in the Archives Office).