Mr Hyde questions the Minister for Culture and the Arts regarding the State Records Office's (SRO) assistance to the Town of Claremont and recordkeeping plans of local governments in WA. The Minister provides details on approval dates, compliance, and costs.

AnsweredQoN 4645Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 February 2011
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

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In relation to the Minister’s media statement on 19 November 2010 that staff from the State Records Office (SRO) were assisting the Town of Claremont and that the SRO holds records of the Town prior to 1980, I ask:
(a) when was the Town of Claremont’s Recordkeeping Plan approved by the SRO and when was it last reviewed;
(b) will the Minister list all other local governments in Western Australia which have a Recordkeeping Plan approved by the SRO and detail when it was approved and when was it last reviewed;
(c) what action has been taken against local governments which have not had a Recordkeeping Plan approved by the SRO; and
(d) what is the cost of SRO staff and services being provided to Claremont?

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Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
27 days
(a) The Town of Claremont's Recordkeeping Plan was approved by the SRO in October 2004, and reviewed in October 2009
(b) All 147 local government organisations in WA, in existence at the time of proclamation of the
State Records Act 2000
(the Act), produced Recordkeeping Plans which were approved by the State Records Commission. All of these Recordkeeping Plans had received approval by December 2004. All local government organisations which came into existence after that date were required to produce Recordkeeping Plans within six months of establishment.
(c) None.
(d) Two SC L2 staff for one day at a total cost of $925.80 for this particular incident.
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