Proactive Release of Information Register
Mandatory Proactive Release of Open Access Information
Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), Council is required to make the government information that is its open access information publicly available unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure of the information. Section 6(2) of the GIPA Act provides that:
Open access information is to be made publicly available free of charge on a website maintained by the agency (unless to do so would impose unreasonable additional costs on the agency) and can be made publicly available in any other way that the agency considers appropriate.
Council’s Proactive Release of Information Register includes hyperlinks that provide you with direct access to much of this information and details how you can access the open access information that is not published on the website where Council has determined that publishing the information online would impose unreasonable additional costs on Council.
If the open access information you are seeking has not been published on Council’s website, you may request access to the information by contacting Council.
Note: For access to previous versions of documents that are not accessible below, please contact Council to discuss accessing such documents.
Open access information prescribed by section 18 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
| Description of record containing open access information | How to access the information |
|---|---|
Council's Agency Information Guide | Access to Information Held by Council |
Reports to Parliament under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 | This information is included in Council’s annual reports published online at Annual Reports. |
Policy documents which affect members of the public | Policies |
Disclosure log Note: The disclosure log provides details of access applications in response to which Council has decided to provide access to information and for which Council decides the information may be of interest to other members of the public. | Disclosure log from 01 January 2018 (PDF, 261kB) Disclosure log to 31 December 2017 (PDF, 124kB |
Register of Council contracts valued at $150,000 or more | Register of Council Contracts with Private Sector |
Record of any open access information Council does not make publicly available on the basis of an overriding public interest against disclosure | Record of Open Access Information Not Made Available (PDF, 317kB) |
Open access information prescribed by Schedule 1 to the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2018
Information about Council
| Description of record containing open access information | How to access the information |
|---|---|
Current and most recent previous version of the model code of conduct prescribed under section 440(1) of the Local Government Act 1993 | The current model code of conduct is available through the Office of Local Government website at Model Code of Conduct. Most recent previous version: Contact the Office of Local Government. |
| Council's adopted Code of Conduct and the most recent previous version of Council's adopted Code of Conduct | Current version: Policies Most recent previous version: Code of Conduct, adopted 12 June 2019 |
Council’s current Code of Meeting Practice and the most recent previous version of Council’s Code of Meeting Practice | Current version: Policies Most recent previous version: Code of Meeting Practice, amended 08 July 2015 |
| Annual Report | Current and previous annual reports are available at Annual Reports. |
| Annual Financial Reports | Current and previous annual financial reports are provided in the Audited Financial Statements annexed to Council’s annual reports. Current and previous annual reports are available at Annual Reports. |
| Auditor's Reports | Current and previous auditor’s reports are provided in the Audited Financial Statements annexed to Council’s annual reports. Current and previous annual reports are available at Annual Reports. |
| Management Plan Note: This has been replaced by the Integrated Planning and Reporting framework which requires the development of long, medium and short term plans detailing how the community's vision, aspirations and priorities will be delivered via Council projects and services. | Current and previous versions of Council's integrated planning and reporting documents are available at Integrated Planning and Reporting. |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan | EEO Management Plan (PDF, 61kB) |
| Policy concerning the payment of expenses incurred by, and the provision of facilities to, Councillors | Current version: Policies Most recent previous version: Payment of Expenses and Provision of Facilities to the Mayor and Councillors Policy, adopted 25 November 2015 |
| Annual reports of bodies exercising functions delegated by Council | Not applicable |
| Any codes referred to in the Local Government Act 1993 Note: This includes the Model Code of Conduct, Council's Code of Conduct, Code of Meeting Practice (all of which are referenced above) and the Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting. | Visit the Office of Local Government’s website at Guidelines, Codes, and Practice Notes. |
| Returns of the interests of Councillors, designated persons and delegates | Returns for Councillors are available at Pecuniary Interest Register. Returns for designated persons for the 2019/20 Financial Year are available at 2019/20 Pecuniary Interest Returns of Designated Persons. If you are seeking access to a pecuniary interest return dated prior to 01 October 2020 that is not available above, please contact Council. |
| Agendas and business papers for Council and Council committee meetings (except any part of a meeting that is closed to the public). Note: The only Council committee this currently applies to is the Finance Committee. | If you are seeking access to historical agendas that are not available via the above links, please contact Council. |
| Minutes of Council and Council committee meetings (but restricted, in the case of any part of a meeting that is closed to the public, to the resolutions and recommendations of the meeting) Note: The only Council committee this currently applies to is the Finance Committee. |
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| Departmental representative reports presented at a Council meeting in accordance with section 433 of the Local Government Act 1993 | No such reports have been presented in the current or most recent financial years. If you are aware of a historic report and would like access to it, please contact Council. |
| Land register | Please request access by contacting Council. |
| Register of investments Note: The register of investments is reported to Council meetings and included in the business papers published on Council's website. | Council Meetings If you are seeking access to historical agendas that are not available via the above link, please contact Council. |
| Register of delegations | Please request access by contacting Council. |
| Register of graffiti removal work. | Not applicable |
Register of current declarations of disclosures of political donations
| Visit the NSW Electoral Commission website at View Disclosures |
| Register of voting on planning matters | Register for Voting on Development Matters Voting on planning matters is also recorded in the minutes of the relevant ordinary meeting of Council, available online at Council Meetings. If you are seeking access to historical minutes that are not available via this link, please contact Council. |
| Description of record containing open access information | How to access the information |
|---|---|
| Local policies adopted by Council concerning approvals and orders | Council does not have any such policies. Other Council policies are available at Policies. |
| Plans of management for community land | Current versions: Plans of Management If you are seeking access to a previous version of a particular plan of management, please contact Council. |
| Environmental planning instruments, development control plans (DCPs) and contributions plans | Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan (WLEP) 2010 (links to both current and previous versions) Current DCPs and contributions plans are available at: If you are seeking access to the most recent previous version of a DCP or contributions plan, please contact Council. |
| Description of record containing open access information | How to access the information |
|---|---|
Development applications and any associated documents received in relation to a proposed development including the following:
Note: This does not apply to so much of the information about development applications which consists of:
| Certain information may be available through the DA Tracker. If the information you are seeking is not available through the DA Tracker, please contact Council and provide details of the particular development application(s) you are seeking information about. Note: Under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), Council can only provide copies of certain documents (such as plans and certain reports) where the copyright owner has consented or in other limited circumstances. Access to documents that are subject to copyright shall be granted by inspection only unless otherwise permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). |
| A record that describes the general nature of the documents that Council decides are not to be made publicly available on the basis of the above exception | Record of open access information excluded by Schedule 1 clause 3(2) of the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2018 (PDF, 284kB) For information relating to a particular development application, please contact Council and provide details of the particular development application(s) you are seeking information about. |
| Records of decisions made on or after 1 July 2010 on development applications (including decisions made on appeal). | Certain information may be available through the DA Tracker.
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Approvals, orders and other documents
| Description of record containing open access information | How to access the information |
|---|---|
Applications for approvals under Part 1 of Chapter 7 of the Local Government Act 1993 and any associated documents received in relation to such an application | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Applications for approvals under any other Act and any associated documents received in relation to such an application | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Records of approvals granted or refused, any variation from Council policies with reasons for the variation, and decisions made on appeals concerning approvals | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Orders given under Part 2 of Chapter 7 of the Local Government Act 1993, and any reasons given under section 136 of the Local Government Act 1993 | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Orders given under the authority of any other Act. | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Records of building certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Plans of land proposed to be compulsorily acquired by Council | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Compulsory acquisition notices | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Leases and licences for use of public land classified as community land | Please request access by contacting Council and provide details about the particular matter you are seeking information about. |
Performance improvement orders issued to Council | Performance Improvement Order issued on 8 September 2020 (PDF, 108kB) |
Authorised Proactive Release of Council Information
In addition to open access information, Council is also authorised to make any government information that it holds proactively available to the public unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure of the information. This is a discretionary authority to release information in any manner considered appropriate, free of charge or at the lowest reasonable cost. The Proactive Release of Information Register therefore also includes information that Council has decided is in the public interest to make available without imposing unreasonable additional costs on Council.
Note: Council encourages members of the public to contact Council with suggestions for information which it can consider for authorised proactive release.
Authorised proactive release of information program
| Type of information | How to access the information |
|---|---|
| Annual reports to the Minister for Local Government under section 125 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 on Council's obligations under that Act Note: Only reports for the previous two reporting periods are published. Reports cover the period of 30 June to 1 July in the given years. The statistical information included in the reports is auto-filled from information inputted into the NSW Information and Privacy Commission's GIPA Tool. | 2019/20 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Annual Report for Wingecarribee Shire Council 2018/19 Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Annual Report for Wingecarribee Shire Council |
| Council's most recent annual report on its food regulatory activities as provided to the NSW Food Authority | 2019 Food Regulation Partnership Activity Report (PDF, 96kB) |
| Documents relating to the protection of the Latham's Snipe habitat located within the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens | Documents (PDF, 7187kB) |
| Gifts and Benefits Register | Fraud and Corruption Control |
| Mayor's Official Diary | Official Mayoral Diary |
| Record of Councillor attendance at Council meetings | Councillor Attendance Sheets |
| Record of Councillor expense claims | Councillor Expenses Claims |
| Register of declarations of interest (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) by Councillors at Council meetings | Register for Disclosure by Members
If you are seeking access to historical minutes that are not available via the above link, please contact Council. |
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