How to access information
Council's Public Officer is
Mr Russell Esdaile.
Phone: (02) 6549 3710
Fax: (02) 6549 3701
email council@muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au.
Access hours are 9.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (public holidays excepted).
Under the Local Government Act 1993, the General Manager may designate a member of staff as a Public Officer of the Council.
The functions of the Public Officer
- to deal with the requests from the public concerning Council affairs
- be responsible for assisting people to gain access to public documents at the Council
- receive submissions made to the Council
- accept service of documents on behalf of the Council
- represent the Council in any legal or other proceedings.
Location of public documents
Visit the summary of affairs page for the list of all Council publications.
Some documents are available throughout this website. All documents can be obtained from the Administration Centre.
Access to information under F.O.I Provisions
All applications shall be made to the General Manager or Public Officer in writing.
It is strongly recommended that members of the public contact the Public Officer before lodging FOI applications to ensure that documents are available or can be made available when required.
F.O.I application fees
- applications is $30.00
- processing charge is $30.00 per hour.
Other details of fees can be obtained from the Public Officer.
Access to personal information under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
Council has adopted a Privacy Management Plan which sets out its policies and practices for dealing with privacy and personal information. The plan is accessible at Council’s Administration Centre.
A person’s rights of access under the Privacy legislation are quite separate from his or her rights under the Freedom of Information legislation, but are limited to “personal information” as defined in the Privacy legislation.
Documents held by council
Section 12(1) of the Local Government Act 1993 provides details of access to information. The section provides "Everyone is entitled to inspect the current version of the following documents free of charge", subject to restrictions set out in Section 12.
This page last updated 18 November, 2009 11:04 AM
