Territory Records Act 2002

If a person is entitled to access under this Act to a record of an agency, the person is entitled to be given access to the record by being given—

a reasonable opportunity to inspect the record; or

a copy of the record; or

if the record is a record from which information may be produced or made available by electronic or other means—access to the information by use of that means; or

if the record is a record of words in a sound recording, or in shorthand or other encoded material—a written transcript of the words.

The person is entitled to choose how the person is to be given access, but the agency may decide to give access in another way if satisfied that access in the way chosen by the person—

is not practicable because the agency does not have, and cannot readily obtain, equipment necessary to give access that way; or

would be unreasonable because of the cost to the agency in giving access that way; or

would interfere unreasonably with the agency’s operations; or

would not be appropriate having regard to the physical nature of the record; or

would be detrimental to the proper preservation of the record; or

would be an infringement of copyright, other than copyright owned by the Territory or an agency.

The agency may give access subject to conditions to ensure the safe custody and proper preservation of the record.