Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Each
parliamentary department is to have a record keeping plan approved under this
section.
(2) Within
12 months after this section commences a parliamentary department must
submit a draft record keeping plan —
(a) in
the case of a department concerned with administration of the Legislative
Council — to the President of the Legislative Council;
(b) in
the case of a department concerned with the administration of the Legislative
Assembly — to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; and
(c) in
the case of any other department — to both the President and the
Speaker.
(3) A draft
record keeping plan must be prepared in consultation with the Commission and
taking notice of any relevant principles and standards established by the
Commission under section 61.
(4) The President or
the Speaker, as the case requires, may approve or refuse to approve a draft
record keeping plan submitted under subsection (2)(a) or (b).
(5) A draft
record keeping plan submitted under subsection (2)(c) may be refused approval
either by the President or by the Speaker or it may be approved by both of
them.
(6) If a
parliamentary department’s draft record keeping plan is refused approval
the department must submit another draft plan within one month or such time as
is directed by the President or the Speaker or both, as the case requires.