Statewide Treaty Act 2025
295New section 10AAA inserted
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295 New section 10AAA inserted
After section 10 of the Public Records Act 1973 insert—
"10AAA Records transferred from Gellung Warl may be withheld for 30 years
(1) The First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson may declare that any specified records required by this Act to be transferred from Gellung Warl to the Public Record Office shall not be available for public inspection for a period specified in the declaration, being a period of not more than 30 years, after the date of their transfer to the Public Record Office.
(2) Before making a declaration under this section, the First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson must consult in accordance with the internal rules made under the Statewide Treaty Act 2025.
(3) The First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson must give to the Keeper of Public Records a copy of any declaration made under subsection (1).
(4) A declaration under subsection (1) may not be varied or revoked.".