State Records Act 2000

In this section —

A government organisation that is about to become a former organisation is to notify the Director accordingly.

Subject to Part 4, control of a government record kept by a former organisation is to be taken —

if there is only one successor to the former organisation — by that successor; or

if there are 2 or more successors to the former organisation — by the successor that takes over the function to which the record most closely relates; or

if a person that is not a government organisation takes over the function of the former organisation to which the record relates — by that person; or

if the functions of the former organisation are not taken over by any person — by a government organisation designated by the Minister.

A government organisation that takes control of a government record from a former organisation must keep that record in accordance with the former organisation’s record keeping plan until the organisation’s own record keeping plan is amended.

If a person that is not a government organisation takes control of a government record from a former organisation —

the person is to be taken to be a government organisation for the purposes of this Act; and

the former organisation’s record keeping plan is to be taken to be the person’s record keeping plan.

This section is subject to any express provision in a written law about the records of a former organisation.