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State Records Act 1998
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50 Open access period for records
50 Open access period for records
For the purposes of this Act, a State record is in the open access period if the record is at least 20 years old. A record is taken to be 20 years old when 20 years have elapsed since it came into existence or since the original record of which it is a copy came into existence.
s 50: Am 2022 No 42, Sch 4[21].
s 50, note: Am 2005 No 8, Sch 1 [6]. Rep 2022 No 42, Sch 4[22].