Freedom of Information

Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, you have the right to seek access to documents held by Council.

Before lodging an FOI request, you should first determine if the documents you seek are already available in another way. If you apply for a document that is otherwise available, we will not be able to release it to you under FOI, but we will advise you on how you obtain it. In these circumstances, your application fee will not be refunded.

Documents which are freely available

Many documents can be freely accessed on our website including:

• annual reports and budgets
• Council meeting agendas and minutes
• policies
• public registers

Documents which are available on application

Many documents can be accessed after lodgement of an application, and in some cases, the payment of a fee, including:

• advertised planning applications (inspect in person and online at no charge)
• planning permits and plans (inspect at no charge, copies available with fee)
• building permits and plans (by owner upon payment of fee)
• building certificates and property information (upon payment of fee)

For an extensive list of documents that are available, see our Freedom of Information Part II Statement.