sec.27Retention of public records of permanent value

### sec.27 Retention of public records of permanent value This section applies to a public record— that has been identified by the archivist to be of permanent value; and that is in the custody of the archives. The public record may be removed from the archives only if the archivist is satisfied— that the record is reasonably needed by a public authority; or that there is another adequate reason for allowing the record to be removed. This section does not prevent the disposal of a public record under a disposal authorisation. (sec.27-ssec.1) This section applies to a public record— that has been identified by the archivist to be of permanent value; and that is in the custody of the archives. (sec.27-ssec.2) The public record may be removed from the archives only if the archivist is satisfied— that the record is reasonably needed by a public authority; or that there is another adequate reason for allowing the record to be removed. (sec.27-ssec.3) This section does not prevent the disposal of a public record under a disposal authorisation. - (a) that has been identified by the archivist to be of permanent value; and - (b) that is in the custody of the archives. - (a) that the record is reasonably needed by a public authority; or - (b) that there is another adequate reason for allowing the record to be removed.