124Transfer of records

124 Transfer of records (1) When a Royal Commission, Board of Inquiry or Formal Review ceases to exist, all its records are to be transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, unless the Premier, by instrument, determines that they are to be transferred to another public office. S 124(1A) inserted by No. 4/2025 s. 5(1). (1A) If the Premier makes a determination under subsection (1), the Premier must also specify in the determination a person in relation to the public office who is to be responsible for causing the records to be transferred under subsection (2). S 124(2) amended by No. 4/2025 s. 5(2). (2) Subject to the **Public Records Act 1973**, including any arrangements made under section 2B(b), standards established under section 12 and authorisations given under section 20 of that Act, the Secretary or responsible person must cause the records to be transferred to the custody of the Public Record Office as soon as practicable after their receipt. (3) Records transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, another public office or the Public Record Office under this section are to be held and dealt with on the same basis, and in the same manner, as the basis on which they were held, and the manner in which they could be dealt with, by the Royal Commission, Board of Inquiry or Formal Review. S 124(4) substituted by No. 4/2025 s. 5(3). (4) Section 8A of the **Public Records Act 1973** does not apply to a record to which this section applies. (5) In this section— S 124(5) def. of *public office* amended by No. 4/2025 s. 5(4)(b). ***public office*** has the same meaning as in the **Public Records Act 1973**; S 124(5) def. of *responsible person* inserted by No. 4/2025 s. 5(4)(a). ***responsible person*** means a person who is specified in relation to a public office in a determination under this section. S 125 (Heading) amended by No. 4/2025 s. 6(1).