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s 6A

Records that are not part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth

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Part IIEstablishment, functions and powers of the National Archives of Australia

6A Records that are not part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth

(1)

Nothing in this Act requires the Archives to accept the care of a Commonwealth record that has not been determined to be part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth under section 3C.

(2)

If:

(a)

a Commonwealth institution has transferred a Commonwealth record to the care of the Archives; and

(b)

the record has not been determined to be part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth under section 3C;

the Archives may:

(c)

if another Commonwealth institution has succeeded to the relevant functions of the institution—cause the record to be transferred to the custody of that successor institution, but only in accordance with arrangements agreed to by that successor institution; or

(d)

otherwise—cause the record to be transferred to the custody of the institution, but only in accordance with arrangements agreed to by the institution.

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