Local Government records and information are the property of the Local Government corporate body, not the Local Government administration.
The CEO is responsible for access to these records.
All a Local Government’s records are available to Council on request.
Most Local Government records are available to an Elected Member on request.
There are many Local Government records required to be public by the Local Government Act 1995, and sometimes by Council resolution.
Public records required to be available for free inspection on request at the Local Government offices in office hours are listed here, or published on the Local Government website are listed here.
A copy of most public records required to be accessible at the Local Government offices must be provided at the cost of the copying.