Right to Know 2018 Champion - Open Government in Action

Bellingen Shire Council is pleased to be a Champion of the Information and Privacy Commission’s Right to Know Week 2018 campaign held from 24 to 30 September 2018. Right to Know Week marks the International Right to Know Day which is celebrated annually on 28 September.

The themes for this year’s campaign are:

Transparency and Trust - supporting open government You have a right to know - we can help you use it

This means that:

NSW public agencies have an obligation to provide access to government information and data to the NSW community under the GIPA Act. When open government is working well, it increases access to information and data, provides accountability and promotes public participation and importantly, trust in government agency decision-making.

As employees of Bellingen Shire Council each of us has a part to play in facilitating open access to information and increasing the NSW community’s awareness of their rights, and confidence in government decision-making where open and transparent governance is at the forefront.

Council’s publicly available information can be found on our website and more detailed requests can be directed to our Public Officer via email at [email protected].

You can find out more about Right to Know Week 2018 and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 by visiting www.ipc.nsw.gov.au.