Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(a) of the Act, this section applies in relation to Royal Commission records of a Royal Commission for which the Final Report is presented to the Governor - General after the commencement of this section.
(2) The records are to be kept in the custody of the Secretary of the Attorney - General's Department during the 20 - year period beginning on the day the Final Report for the Royal Commission is presented to the Governor - General (the interim - access period for that Royal Commission).
(3) After the end of the interim - access period, the records are to be kept in the custody of the National Archives of Australia.
(4) However, this section does not apply in relation to a Royal Commission record if a direction under subsection 22(3) of the Archives Act 1983 is in force in relation to the record.
Note 1: Subject to subsection (4), the Secretary of the Attorney - General's Department or the National Archives of Australia is a custodian of these Royal Commission records for the purposes of section 9 of the Act (see the definition of custodian in subsection 9(1) of the Act).
Note 2: A person who, or a body that, has custody of a Royal Commission record under a direction under subsection 22(3) of the Archives Act 1983 is a custodian of the record for the purposes of section 9 of the Act (see the definition of custodian in subsection 9(1) of the Act).