Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The State Archivist is responsible for –
(a) the care of the State archives; and
(b) taking all practicable steps for the preservation of the State archives; and
(c) making and authenticating copies of materials or parts of materials kept in the State archives required as evidence in legal proceedings or for other purposes; and
(d) performing such other duties as are prescribed by or under this Act; and
(e) making and issuing guidelines in respect of any matter relating to the making and the keeping of State records.
(2) The State Archivist has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or incidental to, the performance of his or her functions and, in particular, has power to do the following:
(a) provide facilities for access to the State archives;
(ab) provide systems, including indexes and guides, to enhance the accessibility of the State archives;
(b) prepare publications concerning the activities of, and facilities provided by, the Archives Office and the State Archivist;
(c) arrange for the publication, on such terms and conditions as the State Archivist or the Minister thinks fit, of any of the State archives or of any article prepared from records in the State archives;
(d) accept responsibility for the safe keeping of documents and objects which are not State records;
(e) make arrangements for the separate housing of films and other objects which have to be kept under special conditions;
(f) lend State archives for display at exhibitions and for other special purposes;
(g) acquire records by purchase, gift, or bequest or on loan.
(3) The State Archivist may include in State archives records held or acquired by him otherwise than under this Act or by the Tasmanian Library Board or any other person under the repealed Acts.
(4) Subject to any other law in force in Tasmania, where the State Archivist considers it appropriate to do so, he may make arrangements with another person for records in his custody to be kept in the custody of that person.
(5) Arrangements referred to in subsection (4) shall provide for the care of, and provision of access to, the records to which they relate and for the regular inspection of those records by the State Archivist or an officer or employee of the Archives Office.
(6) The State Archivist is responsible for providing for use in the Archives Office a seal bearing the armorial designs and supporters assigned for Tasmania surrounded by the words "Archives Office of Tasmania" .
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