GIPA
The NICC has legal obligations to make its information publicly available.
Access to NICC information
The NICC operates under principles of openness, transparency, and accountability and endeavours to provide access to as much information about its activities as possible.
Under the Government Information Access Act 2008 (GIPA Act), it is presumed the NICC will make its information available unless there is an overriding public interest against doing so.
The NICC publishes mandatory open access information on this website as well as proactively publishing information in the public interest. Informal requests can be made by anyone for any information that is not available. Media practitioners should use the media line for informal requests.
Make a GIPA application
If the information you are seeking is not available on this website and cannot be released informally then you have a right to formally apply for access to specific information.T he Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT) handles GIPA applications on behalf of the NICC.
To make a request for information held by NICC an access application must:
- be in writing and addressed to DEIT
- clearly indicate that it is a formal access application made under the GIPA Act
- provide a payment of $30 (by cheque, money order or credit card)
- provide the name of the applicant and a postal or email address for correspondence in connection with the application
- include such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the government information applied for to be identified.
Review of a decision
You have the right to request a review of a GIPA decision. Reviews can be done internally or externally. A $40 fee applies. Please read the NSW Information and Privacy Commission’s publication Your review rights under the GIPA Act.
GIPA disclosures
A disclosure log is a record containing details of government information released under the GIPA Act. Agencies are required to make this available (section 25 of the GIPA Act).
When the NICC makes a GIPA disclosure it will be published below.
Open access information not made publicly available
Open access information must be made publicly available unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure, such as privacy or security considerations (section 6.1 of the GIPA Act).
When a decision is made not to release open access information due to public interest considerations, a record will be published below.
Contracts
Section 27 of the GIPA Act requires all government contracts with the private sector, valued over $150,000, must be kept on a register. These contracts are published on the NSW Government tender's website.
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