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Government Information Public Access (GIPA) Act

The following list of general documents held by Council has been divided into four sections as outlined by Schedule 5 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act:-

  1. Information about Council;
  2. Plans and Policies;
  3. Information about Development Applications;
  4. Approvals, Orders and other Documents.

Schedule 5 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act requires that these documents held by Council, are to be made publicly available for inspection, free of charge.  The public is entitled to inspect these documents either on Council's website (unless there is an unreasonable additional cost to Council to publish these documents on the website) or at the offices of the Council during ordinary office hours or at any other place as determined by the Council. Any current and previous documents of this type may be inspected by the public free of charge. Copies can be supplied for reasonable copying charges.

Additional Information regarding GIPA

Frequently asked Questions

Draft Policy

Draft Publication Guide

Access Application Form
(must be accompanied by a $30.00 fee)

Informal Access Request Form

Disclosure Log of GIPA Applications

Disclosure Log of Contracts over $150,000

 

Information about Council

The model code prescribed under section 440 (1) of the LGA

Councils adopted Code of Conduct (as above)

Code of Meeting Practice

Annual Report 08/09

Annual Financial Statements and Auditors Report 08/09

Management Plan 10/11

Equal Employment Opportunities Management Plan

Policy 9.9  Payment Of Expenses And Provision Of Facilities To Councillors

Annual Reports of Bodies Exercising Functions Delegated by Council - Please contact Council's Customer Service Department

Any Codes referred to in the LGA - Please contact Council's Customer Service Department

Returns of the Interests of Councillors, Designated Persons and Delegates - Please contact Council's Customer Service Department

Agendas and Business Papers for any meeting of Council or any Committee of Council

Minutes of any meeting of Council or any Committee of Council

Departmental Representative Reports presented at a meeting of Council

Land Register - Please contact Council's Land Use and Property Officer

Register of Investments - Please contact Council's Internal Services Department

Register of Delegations - Please contact Council's Organisational Development Department

Register of Graffiti removal works - Please contact Council's Operations Department

Register of current Declarations of Disclosures of Political donations - Please contact Council's Customer Service Department

Register of Voting on Planning Matters - Please contact Council's Executive Department

 

Plans and Policies

Local Policies adopted by Council concerning approvals and orders

Plans of Management for Community Land

 

Information about Development Applications

Download disclosure log of development applications (please note this file is supplied as an excel spreadsheet)

For more information regarding the documents listed below please contact Council's Building and Development Department

 Development Applications and any associated documents received in relations to a proposed development: -

  • Home Warranty Insurance documents
  • Construction Certificates
  • Occupation Certificates
  • Structural Certification Documents
  • Town Planner Reports
  • Submissions received on Development Applications
  • Heritage Consultant Reports
  • Tree Inspections Consultant Reports
  • Acoustic Consultant Reports
  • Land Contamination Consultant Reports
  • Records of decisions on Development Applications including decisions on appeals
  • Records describing general nature of documents that Council decides to exclude from public view including internal specifications and configurations, and commercially sensitive information

 

Approvals, Orders and Other Documents

For the below listed documents please contact Council's Customer Service Department

Applications for approvals under part 7 of the LGA

Applications for approvals under any other Act and any associated documents received

Records of approvals granted or refused, any variation from Council Policies with reasons for the variation, and decisions made on appeals concerning approvals

Orders given under Part 2 of Chapter 7 of the LGA, and any reasons given under section 136 of the LGA

Orders given under the Authority of any other Act

Records of Building Certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Plans of land proposed to be compulsorily acquired by Council

Compulsory Acquisition Notices

Leases and Licenses for use of Public Land classified as Community land

 

 

 

 
Lithgow City Council
PO Box 19
180 Mort Street, Lithgow NSW 2790
General Enquiries
Telephone: (02) 6354 9999
Facsimile:(02) 6351 4259
Email:
council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au

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