Agency Information Guide

Under section 20 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (‘the GIPA Act”), Council is required to develop and adopt an agency information guide as part of their mandatory open access information. Council must review the Agency Information Guide and adopt a new Agency Information Guide at intervals of not more than 12 months.

The Agency Information Guide describes Council’s structure, functions and how the functions affect members of the public. It identifies the various kinds of government information held by the agency, the kinds of government information it holds that it makes publicly available and the kinds of publicly available information available for free or for a charge. The Agency Information Guide also specifies any arrangements that exist to enable the public to participate in forming the agency’s policies and how the agency makes government information publicly available.