18. The apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising: a destruction information transmission section that transmits to a transmission target destruction information indicating that the document has been destructed.
18. The apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising: a destruction information transmission section that transmits to a transmission target destruction information indicating that the document has been destructed. 19. The apparatus according to claim 18 , further comprising: a destruction operator authentication section that identifies a destruction operator who is to destruct the document, wherein the destruction information contains destruction operator information indicating the destruction operator identified by the destruction operator authentication section.