Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (known as the GIPA Act)

Freedom of Information Act 1989 (FOI):

As of the 1st July 2010, the FOI Act is repealed; replaced by the GIPA Act. For further information on the repeal and access rights accordingly based on this, please refer to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA)

Schedule 3, Part 2- Provisions consequent on enactment of this Act.

For further information on transitional arrangements, please access The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) website

Contacts:

For any information regarding the GIPA Act, please contact the Right to Information Officer at The Children's Hospital at Westmead on 9845 2356 in the first instance.

Should you require information from NSW Health or another area health service within NSW, please refer to the NSW Health contacts page.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's):

For FAQ's in regards to GIPA, please currently access the NSW Health website.

Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA)

A copy of the GIPA Act is available from the NSW Government website for online publication of legislation.

Application form:

The GIPA Act promotes open, transparent government and supports the proactive release and availability of government information. In limited circumstances however, a need may arise for a Formal Access application to be made.

Download the GIPA Application Form

Policy documents:

For Policies, Procedures and Practice Guidelines, please click here.

Publication Guide:

Our publication guide has been completed and submitted to the OIC. We are currently awaiting any feedback from the OIC; however you can review our publication guide now.

Information tabled in parliament:

Currently, this is under review through various areas at CHW.

Disclosure Log 2010:

To date, no applications have been received under the GIPA Act by CHW.

Record of Information Not Made Publicly Available:

To date, no such decisions have been made under this provision.

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC)

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) has been established as part of the new right to information system and is being led by an Information Commissioner.

The OIC is independent of other government agencies, with the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and the Police Integrity Commission exercising certain oversight functions.

The role of the Information Commissioner is to promote public awareness and understanding of the new right to information law, and provide information, support, advice, assistance and training to agencies and the general public.

For further information on the functions of the OIC as referenced above, please refer to their website.

To access the pamphlet 'Your Rights to Government Information are Changing' developed by the OIC, please access the OIC website.