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s 2A

Objects of this Act

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2A Objects of this Act

The objects of this Act are:

(a)

to provide for a National Archives of Australia, whose functions include:

(i)

identifying the archival resources of the Commonwealth; and

(ii)

preserving and making publicly available the archival resources of the Commonwealth; and

(iii)

overseeing Commonwealth record‑keeping, by determining standards and providing advice to Commonwealth institutions; and

(b)

to impose record‑keeping obligations in respect of Commonwealth records.

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