Access To Council Information

The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (the GIPA Act) replaced the Freedom of Information Act 1989 from 1 July 2010.

The purpose of the GIPA Act is to facilitate public access to government information contained in a record held by an agency. Waverley Council is an agency for the purpose of the GIPA Act.

The GIPA Act requires certain information, defined as "open access information", to be made publicly available by an agency. Other information may be obtained by making an access application. Access applications should be made using the Access Application Form. All such applications will be determined in accordance with Part 4 of the GIPA Act.

Open access information includes policy documents, Council's publication guide, the disclosure log containing information about successful access applications if they raise
matters of general public interest, the register of contracts worth more than $150,000 that councils have with private sector bodies and the record of information not made public due to an overriding public interest.

Further information in relation to making an access application to Waverley Council or accessing information held by Waverley Council can be obtained by contacting the Council's Divisional Manager - Governance, Administration and Executive Support on 9369 8000 or email us. 

Further information in relation to the operation of the GIPA Act can be obtained from the Office of the Information Commissioner at www.oic.nsw.gov.au, by email at oicinfo@oic.nsw.gov.au, by visiting Level 11, 1 Castlereagh Street, Sydney or by calling Call 1800 INFOCOM (1800 463 626) between 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).