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State Records Act 1998
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#### 51 Access directions for records in open access period
51 Access directions for records in open access period
> > (1) A State record is deemed to be the subject of an OPA direction on the commencement of the record’s open access period, unless the record is already the subject of a CPA direction.
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> > (2) A public office may give a CPA direction for a State record that it is responsible for, whether before or after the commencement of the record’s open access period.
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> > (3) A CPA direction—
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> > > (a) does not affect other entitlements to access that arise independently of this Act, and
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> > > (b) does not prevent access to the record from being given voluntarily.
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> > (4) Any person is entitled to be given access to a record that is open to public access as provided by this Part.
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> > (5) This Part does not prevent the giving of access to a State record independently of this Act, whether or not the record is in the open access period.
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> **s 51:** Am 2005 No 8, Sch 1 \[7\]. Subst 2022 No 42, Sch 4\[23\].