Recovery of official records in private hands
21 Recovery of official records in private hands
If the Manager believes that a person has custody or possession of an official record otherwise than in an official capacity (and whether or not ownership of the record has passed to that person), he or she may, by notice in writing, require the person to deliver the record into the custody of State Records within a period specified in the notice.
If a person fails to comply with a notice given under subsection (1), the Magistrates Court may, on the application of the Manager, order the person to deliver the record into the custody of State Records on or before a day specified in the order.
The Minister may, at the Minister's discretion, on application in writing by a person who has delivered a record into the custody of State Records as a result of a requirement or order under this section, make a payment to the person in compensation for deprivation of the record.
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