Section 9Part 3 — Care and Management of Records
Monitoring of public records management
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The National Archivist shall monitor the management of public records by public agencies and may from time to time conduct such inspections of the public records and records management practices of public agencies as may be reasonably required for the performance of the National Archivist's functions.
A public agency and any of its officers and staff shall afford the National Archivist reasonable co-operation and assistance in the conduct of such monitoring and inspections.
It shall be the duty of an officer exercising or performing any powers and functions on behalf of the Auditor General for the purposes of the Public Management and Finance Act (2026 Revision) in relation to a public agency to bring to the notice of the National Archivist any inadequacy or irregularity in the observance by the public agency of the provisions of a records management standard or disposal schedule.
Cross References
- Section of Public Management And Finance Act
Auditor General powers in relation to public agencies