Advocacy for the independence of the State Records Office of Western Australia |
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Authors: | Pauline Joseph Marita Keenan Mark Brogan |
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Institution: | 1. School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University, Perth, Australia;2. Australian Society of Archivists, Western Australia Branch, Perth, Australia;3. Australian Society of Archivists, Western Australia Branch, Perth, Australia |
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Abstract: | Shortly after the election of the new Western Australia (WA) Government in March 2017, the new Premier, Mark McGowan, announced the first round of Machinery of Government changes to the WA public sector. The structural changes were promoted as creating collaborative departments focused on whole-of-government objectives and for delivering services in a more efficient and effective way. Part of these changes was to move the State Records Office of Western Australia under the State Library of Western Australia. The Australian Society of Archivists Western Australia Branch Committee discusses this act and the implications for the independence of the State Records Office. |
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Keywords: | State Records Office Western Australia Machinery of Government advocacy |
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