Application data 2024 to 7/8/2024 only
GIPA Annual Report
2024 to 7/8/2024 data
[Excluding applications still being decided as at 7/8/2024]
Access Applications in 2024
Total applications received
5
Valid applications (inc those made valid)
3
Access Applications refused under Schedule 1
Total
0
Table A: Number of applications by type of applicant and outcome*
Access granted in
Access granted in
Access refused in
Information not
Information Refuse to deal with
Refuse to
Application
full
part
full
held
already available
application
confirm/deny
withdrawn
whether
information is held
Media
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Members of Parliament
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Private sector business
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Not for profit organisations or
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
community groups
Members of the public (application by
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
legal representative)
Members of the public (other)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
* More than one decision may be made in respect of a particular access application. Where this is the case, each decision is individually recorded.
Table B: Number of applications by type of application and outcome*
Access granted in
Access granted in
Access refused in
Information not
Information Refuse to deal with
Refuse to
Application
full
part
full
held
already available
application
confirm/deny
withdrawn
whether
information is held
Personal information applications ^
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Access applications (other than personal
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
information applications)
Access applications that are partly
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
personal information applications and
partly other
* More than one decision may be made in respect of a particular access application. Where this is the case, each decision is individually recorded.
^ "personal information application" is an access application for personal information (as defined in clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act) about the applicant (the applicant being an individual).
Table C: Invalid applications
Reason for invalidity
No of applications
Application does not comply with formal
3
requirements (section 41 of the Act)
Application is for excluded information of
0
the agency (section 43 of the Act)
Application contravenes restraint order
0
(section 110 of the Act)
Total number of invalid applications
3
received
Invalid applications that subsequently
1
became valid applications
Table D: Conclusive presumption of overriding public interest against disclosure: matters listed in Schedule 1 to Act
Overriding public interest against
Number of times
disclosure
consideration used
Overriding secrecy laws
0
Cabinet information
0
Executive Council information
0
Contempt
0
Legal professional privilege
0
Excluded information
0
Documents affecting law enforcement
0
and public safety
Transport safety
0
Adoption
0
Care and protection of children
0
Ministerial code of conduct
0
Application data 2024 to 7/8/2024 only
Aboriginal and environmental heritage
0
Information about complaints to Judicial
0
Commission
Information about authorised
0
transactions under Electricity Network
Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act
2015
Information about authorised
0
transaction under Land and Property
Information NSW (Authorised
Transaction) Act 2016
* More than one public interest consideration may apply in relation to a particular access application and, if so, each such consideration is recorded (but only once per application).
Table E: Other public interest considerations against disclosure: matters listed in table to section 14 of Act
Public interest considerations
Number of
against disclosure
occasions when
application not
successful*
Responsible and effective government
0
Law enforcement and security
0
Individual rights, judicial processes and
0
natural justice
Business interests of agencies and other
0
persons
Environment, culture, economy and
0
general matters
Secrecy provisions
0
Exempt documents under interstate
0
Freedom of Information legislation
* More than one public interest consideration may apply in relation to a particular access application and, if so, each such consideration is recorded (but only once per application).
Table F: Timeliness
Number of
applications
Decided within the statutory timeframe
2
(20 days plus any extensions)
Decided after 35 days (by agreement
0
with applicant)
Not decided within time (deemed
1 NOTE: This application was decided. UTS requested an extension on this application but no response was received from the applicant.
refusal)
Total
3
Table G: Number of applications reviewed under Part 5 of the Act (by type of review and outcome
Type of review
Decision varied
Decision upheld
Total
Internal review
0
0
0
Review by Information Commissioner*
0
0
0
Internal review following
0
0
0
recommendation under section 93 of Act
Review by NCAT
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
* The Information Commissioner does not have the authority to vary decisions, but can make recommendations to the original decision-maker. The data in this case indicates that a recommendation to vary or uphold the original decision has been made by the Information Commissioner.
Table H: Applications for review under Part 5 of the Act (by type of applicant
Applicants for review
Number of
applications for
review
Applications by access applicants
0
Applications by persons to whom
0
information the subject of access
application relates (see section 54 of the
Act)
Table I: Applications transferred to other agencies under Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act (by type of transfe
Number of
applications
transferred
Agency-initiated transfers
0
Applicant-initiated transfers
0
