Public Records Act 2005
040
Commenced: 21 APRIL 2005
ANALYSIS
Analysis
Title
1 Title
2 Commencement
1: Purpose, other preliminary provisions, and key administrative provisions
3 Purposes of Act
4 Interpretation
5 Variations to application of Act
6 Exclusions from application of Act
7 Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi)
8 Act binds the Crown
9 Continuation of Archives New Zealand
10 Chief Archivist
11 Functions and duties of Chief Archivist
12 Chief Archivist to act independently
13 Delegations by Chief Archivist
14 Archives Council established
15 Function of Archives Council
16 Administrative matters
2: Recordkeeping requirements
17 Requirement to create and maintain records
18 Authority required to dispose of public records and protected records
19 Registers
20 Authority to dispose of public records
21 Mandatory transfer of public records
22 Deferred transfer of public records
23 Transfer of public records
24 Temporary return of public archives to controlling public office
25 Discharge of public records
26 Approval of repositories
27 Standards
28 Application and content of standards
29 Inspection powers
30 Exemptions
31 Direction to report to Chief Archivist
32 Annual report on recordkeeping
33 Independent audits of public offices
34 Audit of Archives New Zealand
35 Audit reports
36 Inspection of estray records
37 Other requirements for estray records
38 Prescribed records
39 Acquisition of prescribed records
40 Protected records of local authorities
41 Transitional provision
42 Chief Archivist may accept parliamentary records, Ministers' papers, and private and other records
3: Public access
43 Requirement to classify access status
44 Basis for determining access status
45 Requirement to classify access status of local authority records
46 Basis for determining access status of local authority records
47 Public inspection of open access records
48 Publication or copying of public archives
49 Prohibition on public access or copying
50 Period for which restricted access may apply
4: Appeal process and miscellaneous provisions
51 Appeal to Minister by public office or by local authority
52 Commencement of appeal
53 Effect of appeal
54 Process of appeal
55 Recommendation of Archives Council
56 Decision of Minister
57 Application of Copyright Act 1994
58 Application of Official Information Act 1982
59 Charges for services
60 Protection of names
61 Offences
62 Penalties
63 Regulations
64 Savings
65 Transitional provisions
66 Repeals
67 Amendments to enactments
Schedule(s)
1 FIRST: Enactments amended