❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on public access requests to State Archives records held by various government departments and agencies over the past five years. The response reveals varying levels of record-keeping and access across different entities.
AnsweredQoN 3356Legislative Assembly
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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
15 August 2018
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment; Disability Services
Response time
2 days
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
2017-2018
(a)
17
(b)
17
(c)
0
For the former Department of Parks and Wildlife
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
(a)
9
13
48
21
(b)
9
13
48
21
(c)
0
0
0
0
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a)-(c) Nil
Zoological Parks Authority
The Zoological Parks Authority does not record the number of requests to access State Archives records as they are internal (staff) requests only.
The former Department of Environment Regulation and Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) There is no record of any requests made to access State Archive records held by the former Department of Environment Regulation and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority over the past five years.
An inquiry has been sent to the State Records Office to identify any unrecorded requests. However, the timeframe for responding is at least 30 days.
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
The former Disability Services Commission
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
2017-2018
(a)
17
(b)
17
(c)
0
For the former Department of Parks and Wildlife
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
(a)
9
13
48
21
(b)
9
13
48
21
(c)
0
0
0
0
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a)-(c) Nil
Zoological Parks Authority
The Zoological Parks Authority does not record the number of requests to access State Archives records as they are internal (staff) requests only.
The former Department of Environment Regulation and Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) There is no record of any requests made to access State Archive records held by the former Department of Environment Regulation and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority over the past five years.
An inquiry has been sent to the State Records Office to identify any unrecorded requests. However, the timeframe for responding is at least 30 days.
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
The former Disability Services Commission
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
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