Formal Access Application
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
ABOUT THIS FORM
Enquiries: 1300 581 299
www.bayside.nsw.gov.au
Please complete this form to apply for formal access to government information held by Bayside Council under the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act).
General information about the GIPA Act is available by calling the Information and Privacy Commission NSW on
Freecall 1800 ipc nsw (1800 472 679) or at its website www.ipc.nsw.gov.au or email
xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
PART A – Applicant Details
Ms Mr Mrs
Family Name
Given Name
Other
ACN (if corporate entity)
Corporation Name
Email:
Address: No.
Street
Suburb
Postcode
Phone
Alt.
Mobile
Fax
Are you seeking personal information? Yes No
PART B – Information Requested
Please describe the information you would like to access
Address of Property you like to gain information about
Address: No.
Street
Suburb
Postcode
DP/SP and Lot No.
Are you the Owner?
DA No.
Yes No
Other
For what reason do you need these files?
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PART C – Forms of Information
How do you wish to access the information?
Inspect the documents
Be provided with a hard copy of the documents
Be provided with an email providing electronic copy
Access in another way
PART D – Disclosure Log
If the information sought is released to you and would be of interest to other members of the public, details of your
application may be recorded in the Council’s “disclosure log”. This is published on the Council’s website.
Do you object to this? Yes No
PART E – Discount in Processing Charges
You may be asked to pay a charge for processing the application. If you wish to apply for a discount, please indicate
the reason;
Financial Hardship - Please provide supporting documentation i.e. copy of a pension or Centrelink card
AND/OR
Special Benefit to the public - Please specify why below:
PART F – Declaration
I wil strictly observe any reasonable direction given by a Council officer in relation to accessing Council information.
I wil not write or otherwise deface, damage or remove any records. I understand that copies are provided for
information purposes only under the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. I wil not use the information in
any way that may infringe on the copyright of third parties
Applicant’s Signature
Date
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Privacy Statement
Completion of this document is voluntary – partial y completed applications may result in refusal of the application. The personal
information provided on this form (including your name and other details) wil be handled in accordance with the
Privacy and
Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and may be available to the public under various legislation.
Fees & Charges
Formal Government Information Public Access Act requests must be accompanied by a
$30 payment. Further processing charges
are applicable if the request does not concern your personal affairs and you wil be supplied with a statement of charges if
appropriate. A 50% reduction to fees may be granted in cases of financial hardship or demonstrated public interest. If you consider
you are entitled to a reduction, please submit copies of supporting documents with this form and indicate this on the previous
page.
Applications for information relating to an applicant’s personal information will receive the first 20 hours of processing the
application free of charge. Applications for non-personal information wil incur a processing fee of
$30 per hour.
Please complete the application form and submit;
a) by emailing to
xx.xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx. A customer service officer wil contact you to organise over the phone card
payment of the application fee.
b) by visiting one of Council's customer service centres and paying the application fee via cash or card.
Advice to Applicant:
• Council will notify you in writing within five working days that your access application is valid or invalid
• Council may contact you and request payment of an advanced deposit for large requests. This is typical y 50% of the estimated
total processing charge for dealing with the application
• Copies of documents are provided by Bayside Council in order to comply with relevant legislation. Copyright laws may still
apply to each document and the copyright owner’s consent must be sought by the applicant if the documents or information is
to be used for any purpose
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