Archives Act 1983 (TAS)

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Archives Act 1983

An Act to provide for the custody of State and other records and to repeal the provisions of the Archives Act 1965

[Royal Assent 11 January 1984]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: :

PART IPreliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Archives Act 1983. 2Commencement (1)  This section and section 1 shall commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2)  Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be fixed by proclamation. 3Interpretation [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 1991, s. 4 and Sched. 2 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ] (1)  [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ] In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires – Archives Office means the Archives Office of Tasmania and any branch of that office and includes any premises at which State archives are deposited or stored; commencement day means the day fixed under section 2(2); Court means the Supreme Court and includes a judge of that Court; Crown record means a record – (a) made for the use, or any purpose, of the Crown; or (b) in the case of a record not so made, kept by an officer or employee of the Crown for any public purpose in accordance with a duty or responsibility imposed, or a power or authority conferred, by or under an Act; Government department means – (a) [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] a department of the State Service established under the State Service Act 2000; or (b) a department or service of the State that does not form part of the State Service – and includes any department which would be a department referred to in paragraph (a), or would be a department or service referred to in paragraph (b), but for the fact that it has ceased to exist, or has been merged with or superseded by some other body; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:06 May 2005] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:06 May 2005] local authority means any – (a) council; or (b) body corporate established by or under an Act or in the exercise of prerogative rights of the Crown and having jurisdiction limited to a district, locality or part of the State; public State record means a register or other State record kept in accordance with a duty or responsibility imposed, or a power or authority conferred, by or under an Act, for the information of the public and available…

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