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State Records Act 1998
6Meaning of “control” of a record
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6 Meaning of “control” of a record
> > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to have control of a record if the person has possession or custody of the record or has the record in the possession or custody of some other person.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this Act, an entitlement to control of a record is an entitlement to possession and custody of the record (including by having it in the possession or custody of some other person).
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> For example, a public office is taken to have control of records that are held by the public office in storage with a commercial storage provider.