4. Legislative responsibilities
This Policy supports the role and function of the State Library Service and associated collecting responsibilities determined by the Libraries Act 1984 (Tas) and the Archives Act 1983 (Tas) as follows.
Libraries Act 1984 (Tas)
Section 4. State Library Service
For the purpose of providing, promoting, and advancing, a library service in Tasmania there is established a State Library Service.
Section 6. Functions of Secretary
(1) The functions of the Secretary under this Act are as follows:
(c) subject to the Archives Act 1983, to collect and make available for use by the public books relating to the history and development of the State…
(d) to undertake the care and control of –
(ii) the books and other personal property in the ownership or possession of the State Library Service
Section 22. Certain books to be delivered to Secretary
(1) The publisher of every book published in the State shall, within one month after the publication of that book, deliver at his own expense a copy of that book to the Secretary.
Archives Act 1983 (Tas)
Section 8. Responsibilities and powers of State Archivist
An Act to provide for the custody of State and other records including the following responsibilities of the State Archivist under Division 2:
(1) The State Archivist is responsible for –
(a) the care of the State archive
(2) The State Archivist has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or incidental to, the performance of his or her functions and, in particular, has power to do the following:
(d) accept responsibility for the safe keeping of documents and objects which are not State records
(g) acquiring records by purchase, gift, or bequest or on loan.