Western Australian Consolidated Acts

STATE RECORDS ACT 2000 - SECT 66

66 .         Minister to have access to information

        (1)         In this section — 

        “information” means information specified, or of a description specified, by the Minister that relates to the functions of the Commission.

        (2)         The Minister is entitled — 

            (a)         to have information in the possession of the Commission; and

            (b)         where the information is in or on a record, to have, and make and retain copies of, that record.

        (3)         For the purposes of subsection (2) the Minister may — 

            (a)         request the Commission to furnish information to the Minister;

            (b)         request the Commission to give the Minister access to information; and

            (c)         for the purposes of paragraph (b) make use of the staff of the Commission to obtain the information and furnish it to the Minister.

        (4)         The Commission shall comply with a request made under subsection (3) and make its facilities and services available to the Minister for the purposes of paragraph (c) of that subsection.