Access to Information

The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), establishes a comprehensive system for public access to government information.

The GIPA Act aims to:

  • Make government information more accessible to the public by requiring government agencies to make certain information freely available
  • Encourage government agencies to release as much information as possible
  • Give the public an enforceable right to access government information
  • Restrict access to information only when there is an overriding public interest against disclosure.

Under the GIPA Act and the GIPA Regulation 2018, our Council makes information available to the public, provided there is no overriding public interest against doing so. 

Copyright

Section 6(6) of the GIPA Act provides that compliance with mandatory release requirements under the GIPA Act and the GIPA Regulation, does not require or permit an agency to make information available in any way that infringes copyright. This means that if providing access to open access information by, for example, providing a copy of a record would breach copyright, then access in this form cannot be provided.

Copyright may be infringed by using copyright material without permission of the copyright owner. Using copyright material can include:

  • reproducing the work (including by photocopying, copying by hand, filming, recording and scanning);
  • making the work public for the first time;
  • communicating the work to the public (for example, via email, broadcasting or the internet).

The above uses are exclusive rights of the copyright owner and anyone who wants to use someone else’s material in any of these ways generally needs permission of the owner. The Australian Copyright Council provides advice about this.

There are some practical ways to achieve release even if the information contains some information subject to copyright. For example, the GIPA Act enables information to be deleted from a record. Also, providing a reasonable opportunity to inspect a record containing the information is also a practical step to ensure access to information that is subject to copyright. Providing access in these ways does not infringe copyright because access by inspection does not involve reproduction of a copyrighted work.

Disclosure Log

The disclosure log is a record containing details of government information already released under the GIPA Act, that Council considers may be of interest to other members of the public. The disclosure log is a requirement under Section 25 of the GIPA Act.

Requests for personal information are not included in the disclosure log. Some information that has been released under the GIPA Act is provided in summary format only in this disclosure log.

Please note that this disclosure log lists the information requested at the time and may not be the most up-to-date version of the information.

Application Reference No. Date of Application

Notice of Decision

Description of information provided

Types of release (full release or release with deletions)

Information available to the public and how to access
034969  4 July 2023 15 August 2023 Information regarding heritage wall on Nemba Street Hunters Hill Partial access granted All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
034781 26 June 2023 4 August 2023 Information regarding tender for construction of sporting and community facility at Boronia Park Partial access granted All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
034663 19 June 2023 22 June 2023 Information regarding removal of tree in front of 32 Woolwich Road Hunters Hill Partial access granted  All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
034252 29 May 2023 11 July 2023 Records regarding Montefiore Planning Proposal Partial access granted  All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
034224 25 May 2023 21 July 2023 Information regarding development at 1 Passy Avenue Hunters Hill Partial access granted  All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
031762 9 February 2023 14 April 2023 Information of Development Application and complaints since 2012 on 64-66 Gladesville Road Hunters Hill Partial access granted All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
007949 4 March 2020 7 May 2020 Documentation of all Boundary Fences approved by Hunters Hill Council that exceed 1800mm Documents released - redacted All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service
006555 21 January 2020 5 March 2020, however, applicant didn't indicate whether to continue with formal GIPA Information regarding Commonwealth and State Government Funding for Boronia Park proposed infrastructure Partial access granted All released information available. For access, please email Customer Service

 

The Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) oversees the public access to government information.

To find out more about your right to information, you can access the IPC website at www.ipc.nsw.gov.au.