Public Information

NSW Local Government Act 1993 Section 12 (1) states:

"Everyone is entitled to inspect the current version of the following documents free of charge."

Listed below are those documents. Wherever possible links have been provided for you to obtain the information that is publicly available. Where the information is not available on this website please contact Council on 02 6626 7000 or e-mail council@byron.nsw.gov.au.

  • the model code prescribed under section 440 (1) and the code of conduct adopted by the council under section 440 (3)
  • the council’s code of meeting practice
  • annual report
  • annual financial reports
  • auditor’s report
  • management plan
  • EEO management plan
  • the council’s policy concerning the payment of expenses incurred by, and the provision of facilities to, councillors
  • the 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 (but not including business papers for matters considered when part of a meeting is closed to the public)
  • minutes of council and committee meetings, but restricted (in the case of any part of a meeting that is closed to the public), to the resolutions and recommendations of the meeting
  • any codes referred to in this Act
  • register of delegations
  • annual reports of bodies exercising delegated council functions
  • applications under Part 1 of Chapter 7 for approval to erect a building, and associated documents
  • development applications (within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979) and associated documents
  • local policies adopted by the council concerning approvals and orders
  • records of approvals granted, any variation from local policies with reasons for the variation, and decisions made on appeals concerning approvals
  • records of building certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
  • plans of land proposed to be compulsorily acquired by the 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 made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 applying to land within the council’s area
  • the statement of affairs, the summary of affairs and the register of policy documents required under the Freedom of Information Act 1989
  • Departmental representatives’ reports presented at a meeting of the council in accordance with section 433
  • the register of graffiti removal work kept in accordance with section 67C.

There are many other documents available through Freedom of Information. If you wish to access any of these documents please complete a Document Request Form 38KB.