Information access

2022/23 GIPA Act Report tabled in Parliament

24 May 2024

The Report provides a comprehensive assessment of the operation of the right to information legislation in NSW for 2022/23…

The IPC supports Global Accessibility Awareness Day, 16 May 2024

15 May 2024

The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024 is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion…

Read the March 2024 IPC Bulletin

20 March 2024

Read the March edition of the IPC Bulletin...

The IPC celebrates Information Awareness Week 2024

15 March 2024

This month, the IPC celebrates Information Awareness Week 2024, uniting industry practitioners to work towards promoting public awareness of information.

Checklist for reporting a public interest disclosure (PID) alleging a government information contravention

The checklist ensures that sufficient information is submitted for the Information Commissioner to decide on action to take.

New information access audits examine NSW agencies’ high and low level compliance with their open access obligations under the GIPA Act

12 January 2024

The NSW Information Commissioner has issued two information access audits which examine the open access requirements under the GIPA Act...

Information Commissioner statement relating to the publication of development applications containing the location of refuges by local councils

13 November 2023

The Information Commissioner is aware of recent media relating to the publication of development applications for domestic violence refuges by local councils including Wollongong Council.

Informal release of information

What is informal release of information?

NSW Information Commissioner refers six councils to the Office of Local Government for non-compliance

25 September 2023

The Information Commissioner has referred six Councils to the OLG for non-compliance with their mandatory open access requirements under the GIPA Act...