sec.15Safe keeping and preservation of public records

### sec.15 Safe keeping and preservation of public records A public authority must ensure the safe keeping and preservation of a public record it controls. A public authority may arrange for another entity, other than the archives, to store a public record for the entity only if the arrangement provides— for the safe keeping and preservation of the record; and for access by the authority to the record. See section 25 in relation to giving custody of a public record to the archives. Subsections (1) and (2) do not prevent disposal of the public record under a disposal authorisation. (sec.15-ssec.1) A public authority must ensure the safe keeping and preservation of a public record it controls. (sec.15-ssec.2) A public authority may arrange for another entity, other than the archives, to store a public record for the entity only if the arrangement provides— for the safe keeping and preservation of the record; and for access by the authority to the record. See section 25 in relation to giving custody of a public record to the archives. (sec.15-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not prevent disposal of the public record under a disposal authorisation. - (a) for the safe keeping and preservation of the record; and - (b) for access by the authority to the record.