Question on Notice regarding the cost and accessibility of records management and archiving services within the Forestry portfolio in Western Australia, specifically concerning the Forest Products Commission.

AnsweredQoN 1339Legislative Council
Asked
12 June 2018
Portfolio
Forestry

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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
21 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
9 days
Forest Products Commission (a)(i)-(iv) [See tabled paper no.].
(b)(i)-(ii) [See tabled paper no.].
(c)(i) Individual staff members can search the Electronic Document Records Management System and request records to be retrieved from offsite storage. (ii) Members of another agency can contact the Forest Products Commission and request the required record. An off-site storage retrieval request can be made on their behalf.  It will be determined if the information can be made available. (iii) Members of academia can contact the Forest Products Commission and request the required record. An off-site storage retrieval request can be made on their behalf. It will be determined if the information can be made available within or outside the Freedom of Information Act 1992. (iv) Members of the public can contact the Forest Products Commission and request the required record. An off-site storage retrieval request can be made on their behalf. It will be determined if the information can be made available within or outside the Freedom of Information Act 1992.

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