Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act Transitional Rule 2016 (No 1)
6Transfer of records to the Commonwealth — records relating to the Administration and the Advisory Council
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6 Transfer of records to the Commonwealth – records relating to the Administration and the Advisory Council
(1) This section is made for the purposes of subitem 366(3) of Schedule 2 to the NILA Act. (2) This section applies to any records or documents that: (a) were in the possession of the Administration or the Advisory Council immediately before the final transition time; and (b) meet either or both of the following conditions: (i) the records or documents are of a kind described in subsection (5); or (ii) the records or documents were transferred to the Administration under item 192 of Schedule 1 to the NILA Act. Note: Item 192 required the transfer, to the Administration, of records or documents that were, immediately before the interim transition time (that is, 18 June 2015), in possession of certain persons (such as Ministers, members of the Legislative Assembly or Executive Council) or in possession of the Legislative Assembly or Executive Council. (3) Subitem 366(2) of Schedule 2 to the NILA Act does not apply to a record or document to which this section applies. (4) Records and documents to which this section applies are to be transferred to the Commonwealth after the final transition time. (5) The kinds of records and documents covered by subparagraph (2)(b)(i) are the following: (a) records or documents documenting the core business of the Advisory Council in any of the following forms: (i) advice provided to the Administrator in accordance with the Advisory Council’s terms of reference (ii) addresses made by the Chair of the Advisory Council (iii) consultation issues papers and reports documenting outcomes of consultations (iv) media releases (v) minutes and supporting records of meetings (vi) membership records (vii) policies supporting its administration and operations (viii) formal reports of the Advisory Council; and (b) records or documents documenting routine operational administrative tasks supporting the core business of the Advisory Council; and (c) records or documents documenting the core business of, or routine operational administrative tasks supporting the core business of, the Legislative Assembly.