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Queensland Productivity Commission Act 2025
sec.49Transfer of particular records to commission
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### sec.49 Transfer of particular records to commission
On the commencement, the chief executive must give each relevant public record to the commission.
For subsection (1), a relevant public record is a public record that—
was held by the department immediately before the commencement; and
is any of the following—
a public record related to a transferring employee;
a public record that was, on the abolition of the Queensland Productivity Commission under the repealed Queensland Productivity Commission Act 2015 , transferred to the department;
a public record related to the administration of regulatory best practice policies;
a public record related to any other activity that was, immediately before the commencement, carried out by the administrative unit within the department known as the Office of Productivity and Red Tape Reduction and that relates to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement;
any other public record related to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement.
This section does not limit the application of the Public Records Act 2023 in relation to a relevant public record.
In this section—
public record see the Public Records Act 2023 , section 9.
(sec.49-ssec.1) On the commencement, the chief executive must give each relevant public record to the commission.
(sec.49-ssec.2) For subsection (1), a relevant public record is a public record that— was held by the department immediately before the commencement; and is any of the following— a public record related to a transferring employee; a public record that was, on the abolition of the Queensland Productivity Commission under the repealed Queensland Productivity Commission Act 2015 , transferred to the department; a public record related to the administration of regulatory best practice policies; a public record related to any other activity that was, immediately before the commencement, carried out by the administrative unit within the department known as the Office of Productivity and Red Tape Reduction and that relates to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement; any other public record related to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement.
(sec.49-ssec.3) This section does not limit the application of the Public Records Act 2023 in relation to a relevant public record.
(sec.49-ssec.4) In this section— public record see the Public Records Act 2023 , section 9.
- (a) was held by the department immediately before the commencement; and
- (b) is any of the following— (i) a public record related to a transferring employee; (ii) a public record that was, on the abolition of the Queensland Productivity Commission under the repealed Queensland Productivity Commission Act 2015 , transferred to the department; (iii) a public record related to the administration of regulatory best practice policies; (iv) a public record related to any other activity that was, immediately before the commencement, carried out by the administrative unit within the department known as the Office of Productivity and Red Tape Reduction and that relates to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement; (v) any other public record related to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement.
- (i) a public record related to a transferring employee;
- (ii) a public record that was, on the abolition of the Queensland Productivity Commission under the repealed Queensland Productivity Commission Act 2015 , transferred to the department;
- (iii) a public record related to the administration of regulatory best practice policies;
- (iv) a public record related to any other activity that was, immediately before the commencement, carried out by the administrative unit within the department known as the Office of Productivity and Red Tape Reduction and that relates to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement;
- (v) any other public record related to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement.
- (i) a public record related to a transferring employee;
- (ii) a public record that was, on the abolition of the Queensland Productivity Commission under the repealed Queensland Productivity Commission Act 2015 , transferred to the department;
- (iii) a public record related to the administration of regulatory best practice policies;
- (iv) a public record related to any other activity that was, immediately before the commencement, carried out by the administrative unit within the department known as the Office of Productivity and Red Tape Reduction and that relates to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement;
- (v) any other public record related to a function to be performed by the commission after the commencement.