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Public Records Act 2023
sec.15Safe keeping and preservation of public records
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### 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.