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Access to Council Documents

Council welcomes enquiries from the public in seeking access to documents and information and will provide access in accordance with the Local Government Act and the Freedom of Information Act. 

Section 12 of the Local Government Act

Section 12 of the Local Government Act describes the Council documents that are available for public inspection, free of charge, at the Administration Centre, Bellingen during normal working hours. Copies of these documents may be purchased for the normal photocopying fee.   All requests for the supply of information under Section 12 of the Local Government Act must be in writing. 

Council Documents

The following documents are available for inspection free of charge. 

• Annual Financial Reports
• Annual Report
• Auditor's Report
• Business Papers and Minutes of  Council and Committee Meetings
• Code of Conduct
• Code of Meeting Practice
• Complaints Handling Procedure
• Councillors' Political Contributions and Electoral Expenditure Returns
• Council's Code Manual
• Council's Fees and Charges Schedule
• Council's Land Register
• Council's Policy Manual
• Council's Procedure Manual
• Delegation Register
• Environment Planning Instruments, Development Control Plans and Plans made under Section 94AB of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 applying to land within the Bellingen Shire area
• Council's Privacy Management Plan
• Records of Approvals Granted
• Records of Building Certificates
• Register of Investments
• Returns of Candidates' Campaign Donations
• Returns of Interests of Councillors and designated persons
• Section 64/94 Contribution Plans
• Social Plan & Community Profile
• State of Environment Report 
• Management Plan 

Freedom of Information Act

This Act should be referred to when information that is requested cannot be supplied under Section 12 of the Local Government Act. Any request for information under this Act must use the FOI Application form.

Contact Arrangements

The contact for all enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act is:

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