Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The chief officer
of an eligible authority is to cause a restricted record (whether made before
or after the commencement of section 35 of the Commonwealth Act) that is
in the possession of the authority to be kept, except when it is being
otherwise dealt with in accordance with the Commonwealth Act and this Act, in
a secure place where it is not accessible to persons other than persons who
are entitled so to deal with it.
(2) The chief officer
of an eligible authority is to cause a restricted record of a kind referred to
in subsection (1) to be destroyed forthwith if the chief officer is
satisfied that the restricted record is not likely to be required for a
permitted purpose in relation to the authority, other than a purpose connected
with an inspection of the kind referred to in section 10 or with a report
on such an inspection.
[Section 8 amended by No. 1 of 2000
s. 9(1).]