Strathfield Council is committed to open government, which includes public access to information held by Council. This section outlines the procedures for applying for public access to information.
Section 12 of the Local Government Act 1993 provides provision for public access to information held by Council.
Members of the public are entitled to inspect such documents at the office of the Council during ordinary office hours or at any other place as determined by the Council such as Council's libraries.
Some of these documents are available in electronic form on this website. If you would like to view a document which is not provided electronically, please contact Council's Customer Service Centre on 9748 9999 to arrange access.
In accordance with s.12 (1), members of the public are entitled to inspect the current versions of the following documents without charge. Many of these documents are available to view or download from this website.
- Council's Code of Conduct
- Council's Code of Meeting Practice
- Council's Annual Report
- Annual Financial Reports
- Auditor's report
- Management Plan
- EEO Management Plan
- Payment of Expenses and Provision of Facilities to Councillors
- Council's Land Register
- Register of investments
- Returns of the interests of Councillors, Designated Persons and Delegates
- Returns as to candidates' campaign donations
- Agendas and Business Papers for Council and Committee Meetings
- Minutes of Council and Committee Meetings
- Any codes referred to in the Local Government Act
- Register of delegations
- Annual reports of bodies exercising delegated council functions
- Applications for approval to erect a building and associated documents
- Development applications on exhibition
- Local policies adopted by Council concerning approvals and orders
- Records of approvals granted, variations from policy and decisions made on appeals concerning approvals
- Records of building certificates
- Plans of land proposed to be compulsorily acquired by Council
- Leases and licences for use of public land classified as community land
- Plans of management for community land
- Environmental planning instruments, development control plans and contributions plans applying to land within Council's area
- The Statement of Affairs and the Summary of Affairs
- Departmental representatives' reports presented at a meeting of Council
- Register of graffiti removal work (private property)
