❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on record management practices across various departments, agencies, and government trading enterprises, focusing on hard copy archives, State Records Act training, and digital archive management. The answers reveal varying levels of preparedness and resources allocated to these areas.
AnsweredQoN 3364Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 June 2018
Member
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
QuestionView source ↗
For each department, agency, government trading enterprise or organisation within your portfolios, can you please advise: (a) how many lineal meters of hard copy documents are held by the organisation, which would be transferred to the State Records Office as State Archives, if transfers were being accepted; (b) how many FTE have specific training in the State Records Act 2000 ; (c) how many FTE have specific training in, or knowledge of the long-term care and preservation of State Archives; and (d) how many FTE have specific training in, or knowledge of the management of digital archives?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
Response time
1 days
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety:
(a) 6000 linear metres of hard copy documents, which would be transferred to the State Records Office as State Archives, are held by the organisation.
(b) 51
(c) 6
(d) 10
Mineral Research Institute WA:
(a) All required documents are sent to State Records Office electronically as per relevant legislation. Hard copy files are minimal, and even more so as a small and specific purpose agency.
(b) – (d) Nil
WA Industrial Relations Commission:
(a) Nil
(b) – (d) 2
WorkCover WA:
(a) Nil
(b) 4
(c) – (d) 1
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (MyLeave):
(a) Nil
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 1
WA Electoral Commission:
(a) 27 linear metres
(b) – (d) 1
(a) 6000 linear metres of hard copy documents, which would be transferred to the State Records Office as State Archives, are held by the organisation.
(b) 51
(c) 6
(d) 10
Mineral Research Institute WA:
(a) All required documents are sent to State Records Office electronically as per relevant legislation. Hard copy files are minimal, and even more so as a small and specific purpose agency.
(b) – (d) Nil
WA Industrial Relations Commission:
(a) Nil
(b) – (d) 2
WorkCover WA:
(a) Nil
(b) 4
(c) – (d) 1
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (MyLeave):
(a) Nil
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 1
WA Electoral Commission:
(a) 27 linear metres
(b) – (d) 1
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