sec.9What is a public record

### sec.9 What is a public record A public record — is a Ministerial record of a Minister or an Assistant Minister; or is information recorded on, in or by using any medium— that is made, received or kept in the course of another public authority carrying out activities for a purpose of the authority, including the exercise of its statutory, administrative or other public responsibilities; and that evidences the activities, affairs or business of the authority. Also, a public record is any of the following— any information connected to a public record to identify or contextualise the record; logs, metadata a copy of a public record; a part of a public record or a copy of a part of a public record. However, each of the following is a public record only if the Governor agrees to it being a public record— correspondence between the Governor and the Sovereign; correspondence between the Governor and the Governor-General; correspondence between the Governor and the Governor of another State. (sec.9-ssec.1) A public record — is a Ministerial record of a Minister or an Assistant Minister; or is information recorded on, in or by using any medium— that is made, received or kept in the course of another public authority carrying out activities for a purpose of the authority, including the exercise of its statutory, administrative or other public responsibilities; and that evidences the activities, affairs or business of the authority. (sec.9-ssec.2) Also, a public record is any of the following— any information connected to a public record to identify or contextualise the record; logs, metadata a copy of a public record; a part of a public record or a copy of a part of a public record. (sec.9-ssec.3) However, each of the following is a public record only if the Governor agrees to it being a public record— correspondence between the Governor and the Sovereign; correspondence between the Governor and the Governor-General; correspondence between the Governor and the Governor of another State. - (a) is a Ministerial record of a Minister or an Assistant Minister; or - (b) is information recorded on, in or by using any medium— (i) that is made, received or kept in the course of another public authority carrying out activities for a purpose of the authority, including the exercise of its statutory, administrative or other public responsibilities; and (ii) that evidences the activities, affairs or business of the authority. - (i) that is made, received or kept in the course of another public authority carrying out activities for a purpose of the authority, including the exercise of its statutory, administrative or other public responsibilities; and - (ii) that evidences the activities, affairs or business of the authority. - (i) that is made, received or kept in the course of another public authority carrying out activities for a purpose of the authority, including the exercise of its statutory, administrative or other public responsibilities; and - (ii) that evidences the activities, affairs or business of the authority. - (a) any information connected to a public record to identify or contextualise the record; Examples for paragraph (a) — logs, metadata - (b) a copy of a public record; - (c) a part of a public record or a copy of a part of a public record. - (a) correspondence between the Governor and the Sovereign; - (b) correspondence between the Governor and the Governor-General; - (c) correspondence between the Governor and the Governor of another State.