❓ A WA parliamentary question sought data on public access requests to State Archives records across various agencies within the Local Government, Heritage, Culture and the Arts portfolios. Most agencies reported no requests, except for the former State Heritage Office, which processed thousands annually.
AnsweredQoN 3352Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts
Response time
2 days
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
(a) 2017-18 - 12
(b) 2017-18 - 12
(c) 2017-18 - Nil
Former Department of Local Government and Communities
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable.
Former Department of Culture and the Arts
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable.
Western Australian Museum
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
State Records Office
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
State Library of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
National Trust of Western Australia
(a) Nil (All records are held internally)
(b-c) Not applicable
Former State Heritage Office
The figures below represent all requests received to view State Archives held by the organisation (internal and external requests). Due to a lack of reporting functionality in some historical systems, the figures below may not be exact but reflect the number of requests to the best of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage’s knowledge.
(a) 2013-14 – 3,240;
2014-15 – 1,606;
2015-16 – 1,979;
2016-17 – 2,845;
2017-18 – Not applicable
(b) 2013-14 – 3,240;
2014-15 – 1,606;
2015-16 – 1,979;
2016-17 – 2,845;
2017-18 – Not applicable
(c) 2013-14 to 2016-17 – Nil;
2017-18 – Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a-c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on Notice 3346
(a) 2017-18 - 12
(b) 2017-18 - 12
(c) 2017-18 - Nil
Former Department of Local Government and Communities
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable.
Former Department of Culture and the Arts
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable.
Western Australian Museum
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
State Records Office
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
State Library of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
(a) Nil
(b-c) Not applicable
National Trust of Western Australia
(a) Nil (All records are held internally)
(b-c) Not applicable
Former State Heritage Office
The figures below represent all requests received to view State Archives held by the organisation (internal and external requests). Due to a lack of reporting functionality in some historical systems, the figures below may not be exact but reflect the number of requests to the best of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage’s knowledge.
(a) 2013-14 – 3,240;
2014-15 – 1,606;
2015-16 – 1,979;
2016-17 – 2,845;
2017-18 – Not applicable
(b) 2013-14 – 3,240;
2014-15 – 1,606;
2015-16 – 1,979;
2016-17 – 2,845;
2017-18 – Not applicable
(c) 2013-14 to 2016-17 – Nil;
2017-18 – Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a-c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on Notice 3346
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