❓ Question regarding access requests to State Archives records held by departments within the Child Protection, Women's Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, and Community Services portfolios. The Department of Communities received three requests over five years, all of which were denied due to the restricted nature of the records.
AnsweredQoN 3344Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 June 2018
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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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
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
1 days
(a) There have been three requests for access to State Archives records, held by the Department of Communities. One request in 2013-14, in 2016-17 and in 2017-18;
(b) Nil; and
(c) Three requests were denied due to:
i) The restricted nature of adoption records;
ii) The request containing third party personal information; and
iii) State Solicitor’s Office advising that access should not be provided.
(b) Nil; and
(c) Three requests were denied due to:
i) The restricted nature of adoption records;
ii) The request containing third party personal information; and
iii) State Solicitor’s Office advising that access should not be provided.
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