12Records management obligations

#### 12 Records management obligations 12 Records management obligations > > (1) Each public office must make and keep full and accurate records of the activities of the office. > > > (2) Each public office must establish and maintain a records management program for the public office in conformity with standards and codes of best practice from time to time approved under section 13. > > > (3) The Authority may permit such departures from the requirements of the standards and codes as it considers necessary or desirable to accommodate the particular needs of a public office or class of public offices. > > > (4) Each public office must make arrangements with the Authority for the monitoring by the Authority of the public office’s records management program and must report to the Authority, in accordance with arrangements made with the Authority, on the implementation of the public office’s records management program. > > > (5) The Authority may issue a notice to a public office requiring the public office to, as directed by the notice— > > > > > (a) conduct an assessment of its record-keeping processes and records management program, and > > > > > (b) provide the Authority with a report on the findings arising from the assessment. > > > (6) If the Authority is not satisfied with a report, or the findings of a report, referred to in subsection (5), the Authority may include information about this in the Authority’s annual reporting information prepared under the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055). > > **s 12:** Am 2022 No 42, Sch 4\[10\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 3.7.