Arthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I want to add to an answer to a question from Senator Whish-Wilson about the CSIRO. As an independent agency, the board and the management are responsible for internal operational matters. In relation to CSIRO's record-keeping obligations, the Archives Act and the Freedom of Information Act apply to emails where personal email addresses are used. The CSIRO are ensuring that any emails falling within this scope are collected and incorporated appropriately into the CSIRO's record-keeping system so that they can be accessed by CSIRO. An initial assessment by CSIRO's legal function indicates use of personal emails would not breach the Crimes Act as no information was disclosed to any third parties.