 In 1995 the State Archives was renamed the Public Records Office and the responsibility for private archives was transferred to the Battye Library in 1996.In April 1999 the SRO moved to its current home on the ground floor of the Alexander Library Building and was officially christened with its current name.In November 2000 the State Records Act was passed, the State Records Commission was established and the State Records Office became independent of LISWA.