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Public Records Act 2005

Purpose, other preliminary provisions, and key administrative provisions - Key administrative provisions - Archives Council

16: Administrative matters

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"How the Archives Council runs its meetings and makes decisions"

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The Archives Council can decide how it wants to run its meetings and discussions. You can think of the Council like a team that makes decisions about important records. The department must help the Council with tasks like organisation and planning. The Council members get paid for their work from money that Parliament has set aside for this purpose. You can get paid in two ways: by receiving a fee, which is like an allowance, or by getting reimbursed for expenses, like travel costs. The Minister decides how much the fee will be, based on government rules. The department that helps the Council is also mentioned in the Public Records Amendment Act (No 2) 2010, which changed some rules about the Council on 1 February 2011. This change was made to help the Council work better. The Council's job is to make sure important records are kept safe and organised.

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Part 1Purpose, other preliminary provisions, and key administrative provisions
Key administrative provisions: Archives Council

16Administrative matters

  1. The Archives Council may regulate its own procedure.

  2. The department must provide administrative services for the Council.

  3. The members of the Council are entitled to be paid, out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose,—

  4. fees determined by the Minister in accordance with government policy; and
    1. reimbursing allowances or actual and reasonable expenses incurred in undertaking the functions of the Council.

      Notes
      • Section 16(2): amended, on , by section 10 of the Public Records Amendment Act (No 2) 2010 (2010 No 133).