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Council releases information to members of the public in line with the Government Information (Public Access) Act which is widely known as the GIPA Act.
Under the GIPA Act, Council must acknowledge the right of members of the public to have access to our information providing there is no overriding public interest against disclosure. At all times, the presumption is in favour of disclosure.
The GIPA Act also:
Find out how you can access Council information under the GIPA Act, including open access, informal and formal request options.
Council publishes extra information under GIPA Regulation to support transparency and community access.
Council registers available for public inspection, including contributions, interests, and development-related data.
Council’s Disclosure Log lists information released under GIPA that may be of interest to the wider public.
View information about GIPA request costs, including application fees, processing charges and available concessions.
If you are unhappy with the outcome of your Formal Access application, you have the statutory rights to seek an internal review of the decision.
Search Council’s index cards for historic building and development applications from the 1940s to 1990s.
How to serve a subpoena to Council, including address requirements, fees, and document production timeframes.
Council’s plan for protecting personal and health information under NSW privacy laws PPIPA and HRIPA.
The Mandatory Notification of Data Breach (MNDB) Scheme was created as part of the changes to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act).