Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsClass A records and Class C records
(1) The Presiding Officer may make a written agreement with the Director-General to allow Class A records and Class C records to be transferred to the care of the Archives.
Note: The Presiding Officer and the Director-General may agree under section 29 on the conditions on which the records are to be held after they are transferred.
(2) Subject to this Part, if a Class A record or Class C record is not required to be readily available for the purposes of the parliamentary body that has custody of the record, the body may transfer the record to the care of the Archives in accordance with the agreement.
Class B records
(3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply to a Class B record that:
(a) is in the custody of a parliamentary body; and
(b) has been determined to be part of the archival resources of the Commonwealth under section 3C.
(4) The person responsible for the custody of the record must cause the record to be transferred to the care of the Archives in accordance with arrangements approved by the Archives.
(5) The record must be transferred:
(a) if the record ceases to be required to be readily available for the purposes of a parliamentary body--as soon as practicable after that cessation; and
(b) in any event--within 15 years of the record coming into existence.
Note: The record need not be transferred if the Presiding Officer determines, with the concurrence of the Director-General, that the record is not to be transferred: see subsection 29(1).