Information Access

Changes to the GIPA Act in 2018 - Guidance for agencies

Read the Fact Sheet below or view it in PDF here: Changes to the GIPA Act in 2018 - Guidance for agencies, updated August 2020

Media Release - NSW Information Commissioner welcomes proactive approach to compliance by Clarence Valley Council and its commitment to ongoing self-assessment and reporting

31 March 2022

The NSW Information Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) CEO and NSW Open Data Advocate, Elizabeth Tydd met with Clarence Valley Council...

2020/21 GIPA Act Report tabled in Parliament

23 March 2022

The Report provides a comprehensive assessment of the operation of the right to information legislation in New South Wales for 2020/21…

Report on the Operation of the GIPA Act 2020-21 Cover

Media Release - NSW Information Commissioner report reveals an unprecedented increase in applications for government information

24 March 2022

The NSW Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Tydd, today released the 2020/21 Report on the Operation of the GIPA Act…

Information Access Case Note: Walton v Eurobodalla Shire Council [2022] NSWCATAD 46

The manner in which an agency routinely saves records, such as emails, to its normal electronic record keeping system does not ordinarily enliven the discretion to extend the decision period under the GIPA Act by 10 days...

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Information and Privacy Advisory Committee (IPAC)

IPAC is an advisory body to support statutory and strategic information access and privacy priorities and obligations.

Information Access Case Note: Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2021] NSWCATAP 310

OGP metrics all jurisdictions September 2021

Access the OGP metrics all jurisdictions September 2021 here.

IPC launches citizen Facebook page

14 February 2022

The IPC launches its Facebook page for citizens in February 2022…

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Information Access Case Note: Walker v Northern Beaches Council [2022] NSWCATAD 8

The decision explains the power of the Tribunal to deal with an application by a person restrained from making an access application under s. 110(1) of the GIPA Act.