Section 1 — Short title — Public Records Act 1973 (Victoria) — Barrister AI

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Section 1 — Short title — Public Records Act 1973 (Victoria) — Barrister AI

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s 1Short title s 2Definitions and limit of application of the Act s 2APerson or body no longer a public office s 2BRecords of a body that ceases to be a public office s 3Public Record Office s 4Public Records Advisory Council s 4AMembership of Council not office of profit s 5Functions of Public Records Advisory Council s 6Employment of Keeper of Public Records and other employees s 7Responsibilities of Keeper of Public Records s 7ACultural safety guidelines and procedures s 8Publications s 8ATransfer of public records to Public Record Office s 9Personal or private records may be withheld s 9APersonal or private records transferred from Gellung Warl s 10Records may be withheld for 30 years s 10AAARecords transferred from Gellung Warl may be withheld for 30 years s 10AACertain records may be withheld from public inspection s 10AABYoorrook Justice Commission record order s 10AAccess to records apart from Act s 11Inspection and copying of public records s 12Standards for management of public records s 13Duties of officer in charge of a public office s 13AInspection of public office or other place s 14Power to appoint place outside Public Record Office for deposit of public records s 15Power to purchase or to transfer records for safe-keeping s 15ACompulsory acquisition of public records s 16Prescribed records—owner to lodge notice of possession s 17Sale or other disposal of prescribed records s 18Prescribed records to become property of State upon death of owner s 19Offence to remove etc. public record without authority s 20Destruction or transfer of records in Public Record Office s 20AProtection against actions for defamation or breach of confidence s 21Keeper of Public Records to report to Minister s 22Admissibility etc. of records and copies of records in Public Record Office s 22ATransitional provision—Statewide Treaty Act 2025 s 23Regulations

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This Act may be cited as the Public Records Act 1973.

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