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Public Records Act 2023
sec.77Power of entry and inspection
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### sec.77 Power of entry and inspection
To perform a function under this Act, an authorised officer may do any of the following—
enter premises, at a reasonable time, used by a public authority to store a public record;
inspect any public record in the custody of a public authority;
examine a public authority’s procedures for making and managing public records, including under any arrangements made with another entity.
The authorised officer must give the public authority reasonable notice of the officer’s intention to access the premises or public records.
Without limiting subsection (1) , an authorised officer may inspect a public record by—
accessing a public record stored physically at premises used for that purpose by a public authority, including under any arrangements made with another entity; or
using electronic means provided by a public authority to access a public record stored remotely.
(sec.77-ssec.1) To perform a function under this Act, an authorised officer may do any of the following— enter premises, at a reasonable time, used by a public authority to store a public record; inspect any public record in the custody of a public authority; examine a public authority’s procedures for making and managing public records, including under any arrangements made with another entity.
(sec.77-ssec.2) The authorised officer must give the public authority reasonable notice of the officer’s intention to access the premises or public records.
(sec.77-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (1) , an authorised officer may inspect a public record by— accessing a public record stored physically at premises used for that purpose by a public authority, including under any arrangements made with another entity; or using electronic means provided by a public authority to access a public record stored remotely.
- (a) enter premises, at a reasonable time, used by a public authority to store a public record;
- (b) inspect any public record in the custody of a public authority;
- (c) examine a public authority’s procedures for making and managing public records, including under any arrangements made with another entity.
- (a) accessing a public record stored physically at premises used for that purpose by a public authority, including under any arrangements made with another entity; or
- (b) using electronic means provided by a public authority to access a public record stored remotely.