Question on Notice regarding the cost of records archiving and management services for government agencies within the Corrective Services portfolio, and the process for accessing records held offsite. The response provides cost breakdowns for the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services and refers to another question for the Department of Justice.

AnsweredQoN 1362Legislative Council
Asked
12 June 2018
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

I
refer to records management and archiving, and I ask: (a) for
each of the last five financial years finishing 2016-17, for each Government
agency within the Minister’s portfolio, could the Minister please provide the
cost of records archiving services including: (i) collection; (ii) storage; (iii) retrieval; and (iv) destruction; (b) for each of the last five financial years,
finishing 2016-17, for each Government agency within the Minister’s portfolio,
could the Minister please provide the cost of records management consultancy
services provided by: (i) the
State Records Office; and (ii) private consultants and/or consultancy
businesses; and (c) for
each Government agency reporting to the Minister, could the Minister please
explain the process by which records held offsite by third-party private
companies can be searched and accessed by: (i) members of the agency; (ii) members of other Government agencies; (iii) members of academia; and (iv) members of the public?

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Answered
16 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services advises:
2012/13
(a) (i) Collection       $148
(ii)  Storage         $2,743
(iii) Retrieval        $74
(iv) Destruction    $nil
(b) (i)   nil
(ii)  nil
(c) (i) Members of the agency can request archived boxes to be returned for searching.
(ii)  n/a
(iii) n/a
(iv) n/a
2013/14
a) (i)    Collection      $123
(ii)   Storage         $2,273
(iii)  Retrieval        $61
(iv)  Destruction    $nil
b) (i) nil
(ii) nil
c) (i) Members of the agency can request archived boxes to be returned for searching.
(ii) n/a
(iii) n/a
(iv) n/a
2014/15
a) (i) Collection       $149
(ii) Storage         $2,746
(iii) Retrieval       $75
(iv) Destruction   $nil
b) (i) nil
(ii) nil
c) (i) Members of the agency can request archived boxes to be returned for searching.
(ii) n/a
(iii) n/a
(iv) n/a
2015/16
a) (i) Collection     $148
(ii) Storage       $2,736
(iii) Retrieval     $74
(iv)  Destruction $nil
b) (i) nil
(ii) nil
c) (i) Members of the agency can request archived boxes to be returned for searching.
(ii) n/a
(iii) n/a
(iv) n/a
2016/17
a) (i) Collection        $119
(ii) Storage          $2,195
(iii) Retrieval        $60
(iv) Destruction   $nil
b) (i) nil
(ii) nil
c) (i) Members of the agency can request archived boxes to be returned for searching.
(ii) n/a
(iii) n/a
(iv) n/a
The Department of Justice advises:
Please see Legislative Assembly Question on Noice number 1358

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