2009

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE 
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

TERRITORY RECORDS ACT 2002

TERRITORY RECORDS REGULATION 2009

SUBORDINATE LAW SL2009-46

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Mr Jon Stanhope MLA
Minister for Transport

OVERVIEW

This regulation is made under section 57 of the Territory Records Act 2002 in relation to section 8(i).

The attached Regulation sets out each agency within the Department of Justice and Community Safety and the Principal Officer responsible for records management within that agency in order to clarify responsibilities for records management under the Territory Records Act 2002 for the various agencies within JACS.  

CLAUSE NOTES

Clause 1	Name of Regulation

This clause is a formal provision to set out the name of the regulation.

Clause 2	Commencement

This clause is a formal provision that sets the commencement of the regulation, which will be on a date fixed by the Minister by written notice.  

Clause 3	Dictionary

This clause defines certain terms used in the regulation.

Clause 4	Notes

This clause explains that a note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.  

Clause 5	Meaning of principal officer – Act, s 8(i)

This clause establishes that the person occupying the position in schedule 1, column 3 is declared to be the Principal Officer who is responsible for records management in each of the entities in column 2.  The Principal Officer is responsible for the approval of the records management program for that agency.