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ARCHIVES ACT 1983 !!!The following amendments (No. 10, 2006 and No. 86, 2006) have not been incorporated. - List of Sections

Section

Compilation Information

Long Title

ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part I—Preliminary

1. Short title [ see Note 1]
2. Commencement [ see Note 1]
3. Interpretation
3A. A company no longer established for a public purpose
3B. Commonwealth-controlled companies or associations that are not authorities of the Commonwealth
4. Extension to Territories
4A. Application of the Criminal Code
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part II—Establishment, functions and powers of the National
Archives of Australia

5. Establishment and functions of National Archives of Australia
6. Powers of Archives
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part III—The Director-General and staff of the
Archives

7. Director-General
8. Delegation by Director-General
9. Staff
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part IV—National Archives of Australia Advisory
Council

10. National Archives of Australia Advisory Council
11. Functions of Council
12. Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Council
13. Deputies of members
14. Remuneration and allowances of members
15. Termination of office of member
16. Resignation of member
17. Meetings of the Council
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part V—Commonwealth records

ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Division 1—Preliminary


18. Records of the Parliament
19. Court records
20. Regulations and arrangements relating to certain records
21. Archives may be given custody of certain records
22. Records of Royal Commissions
22A. Cabinet notebooks
22B. 2001 Census information
23. Records of inter-governmental authorities
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Division 2—Dealings with Commonwealth records


24. Disposal, destruction etc. of Commonwealth records
25. Advice to Council on disposal practices
26. Alteration of Commonwealth records
27. Transfer of Commonwealth records to Archives
28. Archives to have access to records
28A. Records of companies or associations that cease to be authorities of the Commonwealth
29. Exemption of certain records
30. Commonwealth records to be available to Commonwealth institutions
30A. Non-disclosure of 2001 Census information
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Division 3—Access to Commonwealth records


31. Records in open access period to be publicly available
32. Consultation with States
33. Exempt records
34. Certificates by Ministers as to certain exempt records
35. Identification of exempt records
36. Forms of access
37. Conditions in respect of proper care of records
38. Access to part of exempt record
39. Information as to existence of certain documents
40. Notification of decisions
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Division 4—Review of decisions


41. Interpretation
42. Internal reconsideration of decisions
43. Applications to Administrative Appeals Tribunal
44. Powers of Tribunal
45. Proceedings upon exercise of powers under subsection 44(5) or (6)
46. Constitution of Tribunal for purposes of proceedings under subsection 44(5) or (6)
47. Hearing of certain proceedings before the Tribunal
48. Modification of section 42 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
49. Production to the Tribunal of records in relation to which a certificate has been issued
50. Parties
51. Onus
52. Tribunal to ensure non-disclosure of certain matters
53. Production of exempt records
54. Evidence of certificates
55. Complaints to Ombudsman
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Division 5—Miscellaneous


56. Arrangements for accelerated or special access
57. Protection against certain actions
58. Access to records apart from Act
59. Security classifications
60. Transitional provisions relating to access
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part VI—Objects of archival significance

61. Declaration of objects of archival significance
62. Samples of material for Archives
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part VII—Care of material of the Archives

63. Location of material of the Archives
64. Custody of material of the Archives other than by Archives
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part VIII—Registers and guide relating to Archives

65. Australian National Register of Records
66. Australian National Guide to Archival Material
67. Australian National Register of Research Involving Archives
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Part IX—Miscellaneous

68. Annual Report
69. Certified copies of records
69A. Charges for discretionary service for Commonwealth institutions
70. Transitional
71. Regulations
ARCHIVES ACT 1983
Notes to the Archives Act 1983

Table A

Table B

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