A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the volume of hard copy documents potentially transferable to the State Records Office and the level of staff training in records management across various departments and agencies. The response provides data on document volume and staff training related to the State Records Act, long-term archive preservation, and digital archive management.

AnsweredQoN 3363Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 June 2018
Portfolio
Transport; Planning; Lands

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For each department, agency, government trading enterprise or organisation within your portfolios, can you please advise: (a) how many lineal meters of hard copy documents are held by the organisation, which would be transferred to the State Records Office as State Archives, if transfers were being accepted; (b) how many FTE have specific training in the State Records Act 2000 ; (c) how many FTE have specific training in, or knowledge of the long-term care and preservation of State Archives; and (d) how many FTE have specific training in, or knowledge of the management of digital archives?

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Answered
22 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
5 days
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a) 1087
(b) 23
(c) 7
(d) 7
Department of Transport
(a) 82
(b) 1,340
(c) 12
(d) 12
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) 691
(b) 1,009
(c) 13.4
(d) 13.4
Public Transport Authority
(a) 300
(b) 1,647
(c) 5
(d) 4
Fremantle Ports Authority
(a) 250
(b) 226
(c) 4
(d) 4
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) 50
(b) 24
(c) 1
(d) Nil
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) 60
(b) 1
(c) 1
(d) 5
Southern Ports Authority
(a) 36.8
(b) A number of staff have completed general records training/qualifications
(c) A number of staff have completed general records training/qualifications.
(d) 3
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) 219
(b) PPA has Mandatory Recordkeeping Awareness Training for all staff
(c) 2
(d) 2
Landcorp
(a) 563.7
(b) 1
(c) 1
(d) 1
Landgate
(a) 702
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) 1,135
(b) 3
(c) 3
(d) 3

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