A Western Australian parliamentary Question on Notice requests data on access requests to State Archives records held by various departments and agencies within the portfolios of Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; and Science over the past five years. The responses vary, with some agencies reporting no requests, others providing specific numbers, and some referring to other QoNs.

AnsweredQoN 3343Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 June 2018
Portfolio
Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science

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For each department, agency, government trading enterprise or organisation within your portfolios, can you please advise, for each of the past five years: (a) how many requests have been made to access State Archives records held by the organisation; (b) how many requests to access State Archives records were met; and (c) how many requests to access State Archives records were declined and the basis on which each request was denied?

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Answered
15 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
Response time
2 days
Aqwest (a) Nil (b)-(c) Not applicable
Busselton Water (a) Nil (b)-(c) Not applicable
ChemCentre (a) Nil (b)-(c) Not applicable
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (a) Department of Fisheries 2013-14: 2 2014-15: 2 2015-16: 63 2016-17: 77 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 2017-18: Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3354
(b) Department of Fisheries 2013-14: 1 2014-15: 1 2015-16: 63 2016-17: 77 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 2017-18: Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3354
(c) Department of Fisheries 2013-14: 1 2014-15: 1 2015-16: Nil 2016-17: Nil Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 2017-18: Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3354
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (a) Nil (b)-(c) Not applicable
Forest Products Commission (a) FPC do not keep a record of requests to access to State Archives. (b) All requests for access to State Archives records were met. (c) No requests were declined.
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3359
Office of Digital Government (a) Nil (b)-(c) Not applicable
Water Corporation (a) 2013: 17 2014: 23 2015: 20 2016: 16 2017: 25 (b) 2013: 17 2014: 23 2015: 19 2016: 16 2017: 25 (c) 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 1. State Records Office advised that the file requested had not been received into their storage, and could not be made available to the Water Corporation. 2016: 0 2017: 0

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