A WA parliamentary question sought data on public access requests to State Archives records held by various agencies within the Transport, Planning, and Lands portfolios over the past five years. The response details the number of requests, approvals, and denials for each agency.

AnsweredQoN 3346Legislative 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, 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
11 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
7 days
Former Department of Planning
(a) 2013-14 – 60; 2014-15 – 246; 2015-16 – 331; 2016-17 – 312; 2017-18 – Not applicable
(b) All requests were met
(c) Not applicable
Former Department of Lands
(a) 2013-14 – 2,072; 2014-15 – 1,661; 2015-16 – 1,650; 2016-17 – 1,018; 2017-18 – Not applicable
(b) All requests were met
(c) Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a) 2013-14 to 2016-17 – Not applicable; 2017-18 – 2,801
(b) All requests were met
(c) Not applicable
Department of Transport
(a) 2017-18 – 25; 2016-17 – 20; 2015-16 – 15; 2014-15 – 16; 2013-14 – 33
(b) All requests were met
(c) Nil
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) 2017-18 – 82; 2016-17 – 66; 2015-16 – 23; 2014-15 – 42; 2013-14 – 74
(b) No requests were declined, however 3 requests were unresolved as the requested documents could not be located by the State Records Office.
(c) Not applicable
Public Transport Authority
(a) 2017-18 – 6; 2016-17 – 5; 2015-16 – 3; 2014-15 – 7; 2013-14 – 12
(b) All requests were met
(c) Not applicable
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) 2017-18 – 7; 2016-17 – 21; 2015-16 – 15; 2014-15 – 28; 2013-14 – unknown
(b) All requests were met
(c) Not applicable
Fremantle Ports Authority
(a) 2017-18 – 27; 2016-17 – 26; 2015-16 – 35; 2014-16 – 12; 2013-14 – 4
(b) All requests were met
(c) Not applicable
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable
Southern Ports Authority
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable
Landcorp
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable
Landgate
(a) 2013-14 – 140; 2014-15 – 145; 2015-16 – 80; 2016-17 – 82; 2017-18 – 87
(b) 2013-14 – 137; 2014-15 – 142; 2015-16 – 79; 2016-17 – 82; 2017-18 – 87
(c) 2013-14 – 3; 2014-15 – 3; 2015-16 – 1
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable

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