33Functions

33 Functions (1) The director has the following functions: (a) to develop and approve standards and codes for records management by agencies; (b) to assist in the development of an agency’s records management program and amendments of the program; (c) to encourage consistency in records management programs between agencies; (d) on behalf of the Territory or an agency, to recover possession or control of records that, for whatever reason, are not under the control of an agency; (e) to give advice to agencies about the preparation of, and to approve or suspend, schedules for the disposal of records under records management programs; (f) to monitor the disposal of records by agencies; (g) to examine the operation of the records management program of an agency and the agency’s compliance with this Act and the program and report on the operation and compliance; (h) to advise the Minister on any matter relevant to records management or the operation of this Act; (i) to give assistance, advice and training to agencies in records management;

Director of Territory Records Part 4 Section 33 R25 09/03/26 Territory Records Act 2002 Effective: 09/03/26 page 35 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (j) to develop measures for the preservation of records about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage; (k) to encourage consistency between agencies in the preparation of indexes and other guides to assist in the awareness of, and access to, records; (l) to encourage the development of appropriate records management training for agency staff; (m) on behalf of the Territory or an agency, to enter into and manage arrangements with the National Archives of Australia or any other entity about records management; (n) to assist in the development of facilities for access by the public to records; (o) to exercise any other function given to the director under this Act or any other Territory law; (p) to do anything else— (i) incidental, complementary or helpful to the director’s other functions; or (ii) likely to improve the effective and efficient exercise of the director’s other functions. Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity the powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 (1) and dict, pt 1, defs entity and function).

Part 4 Director of Territory Records Section 34 page 36 Territory Records Act 2002 Effective: 09/03/26 R25 09/03/26 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (2) In subsection (1) (g): report means— (a) for an agency mentioned in section 7 (Meaning of agency) other than a board of inquiry or royal commission—report to the Minister; and (b) for a board of inquiry or royal commission—report to the Legislative Assembly.