Rules of Procedure

Schedule 2

Policy on Access to the Legislature's Documents and Records

Schedule 2

[Rules 6 & 74A]

Policy on Access to the Legislature's Documents and Records

The documents and records of the Legislature (and its committees) in the custody of the Legislative Council Secretariat may be made available for access subject to the following –

(a)

if the Legislature (or its committee) considers that any of its documents or records should not be made available for access or prescribes a period for which it should not be made so available, access to the document or record may not be made available until the prescribed period has expired or it has been in existence for 50 years, whichever is shorter;
(b)

any such document or record may be made available for access before expiry of the closure period specified in paragraph (a) consequent to a review;
(c)

any other document or record of the Legislature (or its committee) may be made available for access at any time but must be made so available when it has been in existence for 20 years; and
(d)

access to any document or record or any part of it shall not be made available if such access is prohibited by law.

(L.N. 42 of 2014)