A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the volume of hard copy documents potentially transferable to the State Records Office, and the level of staff training in records management across the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and various Development Commissions.

AnsweredQoN 3371Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 June 2018
Portfolio
Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

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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?

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Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
1 days
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
(a) 2090 lineal metres (Development Commissions not included)
(b) 1471
(c) 2
(d) 4
Goldfields Esperance Development Commission
(a) 5 lineal metres
(b) 1
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
Great Southern Development Commission
(a) Unknown. The development commission records have not been subjected to the Retention and Disposal requirements.
(b) 1
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
Kimberley Development Commission
(a) 50 lineal metres
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
Pilbara Development Commission
(a) 5 lineal metres
(b) 1
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
Wheatbelt Development Commission
(a) Unknown. The development commission records have not been subjected to the Retention and Disposal requirements.
(b) 1
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
Gascoyne Development Commission
(a) 5 lineal meters
(b) 1
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
South West Development Commission
(a)     Unknown. The development commission records have not been subjected to the Retention and Disposal requirements.
(b)     1
(c)     Nil
(d)     Nil
Peel Development Commission
(a)     Nil
(b)     1
(c)     Nil
(d)     Nil
Mid West Development Commission
(a) Unknown. The development commission records have not been subjected to the Retention and Disposal requirements.
(b) 1
(c)  Nil
(d) Nil

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