10Notice in relation to dealings with Commonwealth records

10 Notice in relation to dealings with Commonwealth records

(1) This section applies if, for the purposes of section 24 or 26 of the Act, the Archives: (a) gives a permission to a person in relation to any dealings with Commonwealth records; or (b) approves a practice or procedure in relation to any dealings with Commonwealth records; or (c) notifies a Department or an authority of the Commonwealth that the Archives disapproves of a practice of the Department or the authority in relation to dealings with Commonwealth records. (2) The Archives must give the permission, approval or notification by written notice that: (a) is signed by the Director‑General or a person authorised by the Director‑General under subsection (3) for the purposes of this paragraph; and (b) specifies the date on which the notice is signed; and (c) specifies the matter to which permission, approval or notification, relates, as the case may be; and (d) specifies the name and address of the person, the Department or the authority, as the case may be, to whom the notice is to be given. (3) The Director‑General may authorise, in writing, a person for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a).