Annual Report 2020-21

          Noosa Shire Council



  Access to Information
  Right to Information and Information Privacy gives the community greater access to government
  information, including from Council, unless contrary to public interest. Council processes Right to
  Information (RTI) and Information Privacy (IP) access applications in accordance with the following
  Queensland legislation:
     •    Right to Information Act 2009;
     •    Right to Information Regulation 2009;
     •    Information Privacy Act 2009; and
     •    Information Privacy Regulation 2009.
  During this financial year, Council processed 27 formal information access applications. Table 10
  provides a summary of information access applications for the period.

  Table 10 – Information Access

   Information Access – 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021
   The number of Right to Information access applications received by Council                  24
   The number of Information Privacy access applications received by Council                   3
   The number of Right to Information access applications finalised by Council                 19
   The number of Information Privacy access applications finalised by Council                  3
   The number of pages released under the Right to Information Act 2009                      1,284
   The number of pages released under the Information Privacy Act 2009                         20
   The number of pages refused under the Right to Information Act 2009                        812
   The number of pages refused under the Information Privacy Act 2009                          4
   The amount of fees and charges received under the Right to Information Act 2009          $19,531

  Note: Amount rounded to the nearest dollar.


  Council Registers
  Under section 190 of the LG Regulation, Council must maintain certain registers. A number of
  these registers are available for public inspection at Council’s Tewantin office or can be viewed on
  Council’s website.
  Below is a list of registers kept by Council:
     • Asbestos Register
     • Asset Register
     • Backflow Device Register
     • Building and Plumbing Fees and Charges
     • Cemetery Register
     • Complaints Register
     • Conflicts of Interest Register
     • Contact with Lobbyists Register

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