Access to Information

Council is required by law to publicly release certain information on its website, unless there is an overriding public interest against doing so.

This information about Council has been compiled and made available on the Open Access Information page.

If it is in the public interest, Council is authorised to release as much other information as possible, free of charge or at the lowest possible cost.

Council routinely identifies and proactively releases information on its website; this can include information of current and/or historical interest.

Council is authorised to release information without the need for a formal access application, subject to any reasonable conditions. Information not available on our website may be requested informally by contacting Council's Right to Information Officer.

Please note that the GIPA Act provides no statutory timeframe by which informal requests must be decided within. Council is not required to disclose government information pursuant to an informal request and is also not required to consider an informal request for government information.

If the information you seek cannot be accessed through any of the above means, a formal access application can be submitted to Council.

Upon receipt of a valid access application, Council must give the applicant notice of its decision within twenty (20) working days, although this timeframe can be extended under s57 of the GIPA Act. Processing charges at a rate of $30 per hour may also apply as part of deciding the application.