Annual Report 2018-19

Right to Information and Privacy
Right to Information and Privacy gives the community              • Right to Information Regulation 2009;
greater access to government information, including               • Information Privacy Act 2009; and
from Council, unless contrary to public interest. Council
                                                                  • Information Privacy Regulation 2009.
processes Right to Information (RTI) and Information
Privacy (IP) access applications in accordance with the        Table 8 provides a summary of RTI and IP access
following Queensland legislation:                              applications for the period.
    • Right to Information Act 2009;



Table 8 – Right to Information and Privacy

 Reportable information relating Right to Information and Privacy                            Number for the period
 (a)The total number of the following during the financial year -
    (i) Right to Information access applications received;                                                      18
    (ii) Information Privacy access applications received;                                                      Nil
    (iii) Pages released under Right to Information;                                                           277
    (iv) Pages refused under Right to Information; and                                                          49
    (v) Right to Information application fees received.                                                     $2,189



Council Registers
Council is required under the LG Regulation to develop and        • On-site Sewerage Facility Register
maintain certain registers. A number of these registers are       • Local Laws Register
available for public inspection at Council’s Tewantin office
                                                                  • Regulated Dog Register
or can be viewed on Council’s website.
                                                                  • Roads Register
Below is a list of the registers kept by Council:
                                                                  • Instrument of Appointments
    • Asset Register
                                                                  • Noosa Policy Register
    • Delegations Register
                                                                  • Gifts and Benefits Register
    • Complaints Register
                                                                  • Contracts Register
    • Claims Register
                                                                  • Registers of Interests
    • General Cost Fees and Commercial Charges
                                                                  • Asbestos Register
    • Engineering and Environment Fees and Charges
                                                                  • Secondary Employment Register
    • Planning and Development Fees and Charges
                                                                  • Public Interest Disclosure Register
    • Building and Plumbing Fees and Charges
                                                                  • Public Pool License Register
    • Other Development Fees and Charges
                                                                  • Health Licensing Register
    • Development Application Register
                                                                  • Cemetery Register
    • Backflow Device Register




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