Archives

Archives fees and charges 2010/11

Council reserves the right to vary fees and charges for goods and services or amenities provided by Council under Section 12 of the Local Government Act 2002 (other fees may be prescribed by by-law).

All fees and charges include Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 12.5% from 1 July 2010 and at 15% from 1 October 2010.

There is no charge for inspecting items at the public reading room.

Search Fees

	From 1 July  2010	From 1 Oct 2010
1 hour	Free	Free
An initial charge for the first chargeable half hour	$30.00	$31.00
For each subsequent half hour	$38.00	$39.00

Research Questions – Fees apply*

	From 1 July 2010	From 1 Oct 2010
An initial charge for the first half hour	$30.00	$31.00
For each subsequent half hour	$38.00	$39.00

Note:

•  *For Public Records Act access
•  The full half-hour fee will be charged for each part-period used
•  Fees are chargeable in advance

Photocopy Fees

• Copying is subject to the physical condition and type of the item - in the interest of preserving the archive, and Copyright legislation
• All copying of archives will be carried out by Archives staff

	From 1 July 2010	From 1 Oct 2010
A4 up to 20 pages	Free	Free
A4 pages in excess of 20	20 cents per page *	20 cents per page *
A3	$2.00 per page *	$2.00 per page *

* Fees to recover the cost of staff time may apply. After the first 10 minutes of copying, staff time will be added to search/research time.