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From the 1 July 2010, the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPAA) provides the main mechanism through which the public can apply to access Government-held documents, where those documents are not already made publicly available.
The GIPA Act 2009:
More information about the GIPA Act 2009 and access to government held information is available on the NSW Information Commissioner’s website.
LPMA is required to maintain several public registers by law. Further information is available about public registers.
The LPMA and its related business entities already provide access to information via our web site. This information is updated from time to time.
You may search for open access information online to find whether the information you are seeking is already available.
LPMA also proactively releases information. If you cannot find the information you are looking for on this website, you can contact the person below to ask if the information you are after has been released by the LPMA either on this website or in another form.
Some information held by LPMA may be accessible upon payment of a fee, if that is the case you will be advised.
LPMA Annual Reports that have been tabled in Parliament are available online.
Please contact us if you require a hard copy of the documents listed.
The LPMA Publication guide (PDF 63 kb) includes in general terms:
This guide has been submitted to the Office of the Information Commissioner and may be updated in 2011.
A disclosure log is a record of information that the LPMA has released under the GIPA Act 2009, often in response to a specific request from an individual or organisation that the LPMA thinks will also be of interest to other members of the public.
The disclosure logs set out the date the decision was made to release the information; a description of the information released; and details about whether that information is currently available and how it can be accessed.
Disclosure logs are continuously updated as additional information is released under the GIPA Act 2009 and these can be accessed below:
All contracts over $150,000 that LPMA enters with the private sector must be recorded in the register of government contracts, which is published on the NSW Government tenders website.
Details must to be entered in the register within 60 days of the contract coming into effect.
Details must remain on the register for 30 days, or until the contract is complete, whichever is longer.
The NSW Government tenders website must also provide details of current tender opportunities in accordance with Premiers Memorandum 2007-01.
If the information you are after has not already been published by the LPMA and there is no public interest reason why it should be kept confidential, then the LPMA may be able to release the information without the requirements of a formal release request.
If you think this applies to the information you are after you can contact the person below to make an informal request.
Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act, however, Government agencies are not required to release information without an access application.
The LPMA therefore reserves the right to require you to lodge a formal access application, particularly if there may be significant public interest considerations that need to be taken into account in deciding whether the information can be released or if you request a large volume of information or if it would otherwise take a significant amount of time to consider your request.
Information may also be released in response to a formal access application.
A formal request for access to documents may be made by:
The written request or form may be lodged submitted at an LPMA Office or sent by post together with the appropriate fee, if required, to the:
Government Information and Privacy Co-ordinator
Land and Property Management Authority
GPO Box 15
Sydney NSW 2001
Note: A request for information may be refused if there is an overriding public interest against disclosure or if searching for the requested information would require unreasonable and substantial diversion of the LPMA’s resources.
Any decision to withhold or release the documents is appealable by either the applicant or third parties (ie other parties involved in the documents).
Basic fees and charges under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 are:
Nature of Application |
Application Fee |
Processing Charge |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to information / records - other requests |
$30 * | $30 / hour after first hour * | ||
| Internal review of a reviewable decision | $40 | nil |
* A 50 per cent reduction in processing fees may apply if the applicant suffers financial hardship or if there is deemed to be a special public benefit to the public generally. There is no 50 per cent reduction in the application fee, the applicant receives an extra hours processing before processing fees start.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act) 1989 will continue to apply for applications for access to government documents made before 1 July 2010.
Agencies have 12 months from 1 July 2010 to deal with pre 1 July 2010 requests made under the FOI Act.
If you do not agree with the determination of your request under the FOI Act you can lodge an Internal Review with the LPMA.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you can then appeal to the NSW Ombudsman 02 9286 1000 and/or to the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal 02 9223 4677.
Government Information and Privacy Co-ordinator
Land and Property Management Authority
GPO Box 15
Sydney NSW 2001
T: 8257 2936 or 9236 7603
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