Your Right to Information
Bundaberg Regional Council is making it easier for you to access information about Council. This includes information about our policies, financial reports, public registers and documents relating to our decisions. We also make appropriate protections for certain information, including personal information.
What is Right to Information?
New Queensland legislation replacing Freedom of Information (FOI) laws came into effect from 1 July 2009, namely:
The Right to Information Act (RTI) aims to make more government
information available to all sectors of the community. The RTI Act is
complemented by the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act), which establishes a right to access and to amend personal information.
What is Information Privacy?
The Information Privacy Act (IP) guides how you can;
Information Privacy legislation also guides how government manages
your personal information. This aspect of the new legislation will
apply to Queensland local governments in July 2010.
Need to know more about Right to Information or Information Privacy?
You can find more about the Right to Information on the Queensland Government’s website.
You can find more about Information Privacy on the Queensland Government’s website.
How to access Council information ?
You can check to see if the information you're looking for is already available from:
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Our Council Documents List
Our
publication scheme helps you find information which is routinely
published by Council. In most cases, this information is available
online and can be accessed directly from the publication scheme.
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Our Disclosure log – released Right to Information requests
In our disclosure log, you will find details of non-personal information released under the Right to Information Act 2009.
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Other areas of our website.
Can't find what
you are looking for on our website? Try using our search function
located at the top of the left hand menu or try using our advanced
search.
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Contact Us
Contact us
if the information is not readily available. We'll help determine if
Council holds and can release the information. We may require you to
make an RTI request to access it.
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Right to Information and Information Privacy Applications
Submit a Right to Information request if you need to make a formal RTI request.
Information on applying for Access to Council Information
Applying for access
Fees and charges
Personal information
Evidence of identity
Timelines
Exemptions
Amendments to personal information
