State Records Act 1997

The State Records Council is established.

The Council is to consist of nine persons appointed by the Minister, of whom—

one will be a historian nominated by the Minister to whom the administration of the History Trust of South Australia Act 1981 is committed after consultation with academic historians from South Australian tertiary education institutions; and

one will be a person eligible for professional membership of the Australian Society of Archivists; and

one will be a person eligible for membership of the Records Management Association of Australia; and

one will be the chief executive of an agency nominated by the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, or a delegate of the chief executive; and

one will be a person with experience in local government (who may, but need not, be a member or officer of a council) nominated by the Local Government Association of South Australia; and

one will be a person with practical business experience; and

one will be a person nominated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; and

one will be an Aboriginal person engaged in historical research involving the use of official records nominated by the Chief Executive of the administrative unit of the Public Service that is, under a Minister, responsible for the administration of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988; and

one will be a person who, as a member of the public, makes use of official records in the custody of State Records for research purposes.

One member of the Council will be appointed by the Minister to chair the Council.

At least two members of the Council must be women and at least two must be men.