222Transfer of records

222 Transfer of records (1) After a Commission of Inquiry's report is tabled in each House of the Parliament by the Minister under section 221, all of the records of the Commission of Inquiry are to be transferred to the Department. (2) Despite section 8A of the **Public Records Act 1973**, the Department may cause the records to be transferred to the custody of the Public Record Office after their receipt. (3) Records transferred to the Department 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 Commission of Inquiry. (4) This section is subject to any arrangements made under section 2B(b) of the **Public Records Act 1973**.