Access to information

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

The objective of the Act is to:

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

Accessing Council Information

Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) and the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2018 (GIPA Regulation) Council is required to make a range of open access information publicly available, unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure of the information.

What information is held by Council?

For details of the Council's structure and functions, the various kinds of information it holds and how it may be accessed, please refer to the Council's Publication Guide and Disclosure Log below.

What information is publicly available?

• Council Policies
• Information about the City of Canada Bay
• Information about Development Applications (DAs)
• Strategies and Action Plans
• Agendas and Minutes of Council Meetings (excluding confidential items as prescribed under Section 10A of the Local Government Act 1993.
• General Manager's Delegations
• Executive Team's Delegations

If the information you are searching for is not currently on Council's website, it can be obtained by completing an Access to Information form

The following information is available to the public, and can be obtained by completing an Access to Information Form

• All Applications for approval under Part 1 of Chapter 7 in the Local Government Act
• Applications for approvals under any other Act and any associated documents received
• Compulsory Acquisition Notices
• Land Register of Investments
• Leases and Licenses for use of Public Land classified as Community Land.
• Orders given under Part 2 of Chapter 7 of the LGA, and any reasons given under section 136 of the LGA
• Orders given under the Authority of any other Act
• Plans of land proposed to be compulsorily acquired by Council
• Records of approvals granted or refused, any variation from Council Policies with reasons for the variation, and decisions made on appeals concerning approvals
• Records of Building Certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
• Register of Delegations
• Register of Graffiti Removal works
• Returns of Interests of Councillors and Designated Persons.