Western Australian Consolidated Acts

STATE RECORDS ACT 2000 - SECT 12

12 .         Parliamentary departments to have plans

        (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.