[LINK] Public Access to Information held by Inner West Council draft policy on exhibition

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Hi Linkers,

As some of you may know, last September, I was elected to the Inner West 
Council in Sydney.

We currently have our information access policy on exhibition. Also 
provided below are links to the NSW GIPA Act Agency requirements and 
Charter for Public Participation.

Your thoughts or comments here or via the Your Say inner West link would 
be most welcome.

>
>   Draft Public Access to Information held by Council policy
>     About the policy
>
> The policy outlines the Council's commitment to promoting openness and
> transparency through the release of information held by Council to the
> public , in accordance with relevant legislative requirements.
>
> The revised policy includes the following changes:
>
>   * Inclusion of an objectives section as part of the new Inner West
>     Council policy template
>   * Detailed explanation of how Council information can be accessed
>     i.e through mandatory proactive release, authorised proactive
>     release, informal or formal release
>   * Change to the service standard for informal access to information
>     requests from 7 to 20 business days
>
...Draft policy and have your say here:
https://www.yoursayinnerwest.com.au/draft-public-access-to-information-held-by-council-policy

>   Open access information under the GIPA Act - agency requirements
> <https://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/node/7701/attachment/newest> (PDF 282 KB)
https://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/open-access-information-under-gipa-act-agency-requirements-0

>   Charter for Public Participation - a guide to assist agencies and
>   promote citizen engagement
>
> Download the /Charter for Public Participation - //a guide to assist
> agencies and promote citizen engagement /here
> <http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_manager/Charter%20for%20Public%20Participation%20-%20a%20guide%20to%20assist%20agencies%20and%20promote%20citizen%20engagement_19%20June%202018%20.pdf>
>
> On 19 June 2018 NSW Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Tydd released
> the /Charter for Public Participation - a guide to assist agencies and
> promote citizen engagement /(the Charter)/./
>
https://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/charter-public-participation-guide-assist-agencies-and-promote-citizen-engagement

Marghanita
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