Councils and public sector agencies are reminded that a review (Review) of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) is currently being undertaken. Any council or agency wishing to make submissions to the Review must do so by 29 August 2014.
Is an Opinion on a DA ‘personal information’?
In Donnellan v Ku-ring-gai Council [2013] NSWADT 115, the Administrative Decisions Tribunal considered a claim that access to submissions on a development application (DA) should not be granted to the proponent of the DA under the Government Information (Public Access) Act…
Copyright v EPA Act – have things changed?
In April 2012, LTL wrote about some of the difficulties faced by local councils in fulfilling their obligations to make certain information, such as development applications (DAs) and accompanying documents, publicly available, whilst at the same time avoiding a breach of copyright…
Copyright vs the GIPA Act
In March 2012, the Office of the Information Commissioner (‘OIC’) issued a ‘knowledge update’ on ‘Copyright and compliance with the GIPA Act’ (‘the Update‘). The Update discusses advice received by the OIC on the relationship between the obligations upon local…
On 22 December 2011, Judicial Member Molony delivered his decision in the case of Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307 concerning review of a decision of the Wagga Wagga City Council under the Government Information (Public Access)…
The Office of the Information Commissioner, which oversees the implementation of the GIPA Act, has published guidelines regarding when processing charges for access applications should be discounted.
Review of GIPAA Decisions Made by Councils – Planning meetings in the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPAA), a person who is aggrieved by a reviewable decision of a Council, such as a decision not to provide access to information, may apply to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) for a review…
The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), has made it easier for a person to access local councils’ agendas, business papers and minutes of closed parts of council meetings. This is because the GIPA Act states that there is…