Certain information must be disclosed by us unless it is not in the public interest to do so. This is referred to as open access information and includes the following:
- Agency Information Guide(PDF, 15MB)
- Information contained in any document tabled in Parliament by or on behalf of Council (other than any document tabled by order of either House of Parliament)
- Policy documents
- Disclosure log of access applications(PDF, 107KB)
- Register of contracts
- Register of notifiable Data Breach
Additional Open Access Information
Council is required to publish the following additional open access information under Schedule 1 to the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Regulation):
(1) Information contained in the current version and the most recent previous version of the following records is prescribed as open access information—
(a) the model code prescribed under section 440 (1) of the LGA and the code of conduct adopted under section 440 (3) of the LGA,
(b) code of meeting practice,
(c) annual report,
(d) annual financial reports,
(e) auditor’s report,
(f) management plan,
(g) EEO management plan,
(h) policy concerning the payment of expenses incurred by, and the provision of facilities to, councillors,
(i) annual reports of bodies exercising functions delegated by the local authority,
(j) any codes referred to in the LGA.
(k) information relating to grants administered, or proposed to be administered by Parkes Shire Council
(2) Information contained in the following records (whenever created) is prescribed as open access information—
(a) returns of the interests of councillors, designated persons and delegates(PDF, 20MB),
(b) agendas and business papers for any meeting of the local authority or any committee of the local authority (but not including business papers for matters considered when part of a meeting is closed to the public),
(c) minutes of any meeting of the local authority or any committee of the local authority, but restricted (in the case of any part of a meeting that is closed to the public) to the resolutions and recommendations of the meeting,
(d) reports by the Chief Executive of the Office of Local Government presented at a meeting of the local authority in accordance with section 433 of the LGA.
(3) Information contained in the current version of the following records is prescribed as open access information—
(a) land register,
(b) register of investments,
(c) register of delegations,
(d) register of graffiti removal work kept in accordance with section 13 of the Graffiti Control Act 2008,
(e) register of current declarations of disclosures of political donations kept in accordance with section 328A of the LGA,
(f) the register of voting on planning matters kept in accordance with section 375A of the LGA.