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Public Records Act 2005

Recordkeeping requirements - Standards, inspection, reporting, and audit

32: Annual report on recordkeeping

You could also call this:

"Yearly report on how well government offices keep records"

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The Chief Archivist must write a report every year to the Minister about how public offices are keeping records. You will find information in this report about any plans public offices must make to improve their recordkeeping, as required by section 35A, and any notices given to public offices about their recordkeeping performance, as required by section 35B. The Minister must then give this report to the House of Representatives.

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Part 2Recordkeeping requirements
Standards, inspection, reporting, and audit

32Annual report on recordkeeping

  1. The Chief Archivist must make an annual report to the Minister on the state of recordkeeping within public offices, including (without limitation) a report on—

  2. any action plan required to be prepared by a public office under section 35A; and
    1. any performance notice issued to a public office under section 35B.

      1. Repealed

      2. The Minister must present the report of the Chief Archivist to the House of Representatives.

      Notes
      • Section 32(1): replaced, on , by section 34 of the Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 57).
      • Section 32(2): repealed, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).