This office is exempt from the provisions of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (see Section 6 (2) Part 1).

The widely accepted and established procedures used by The Commissioners of Inquiry for Environment and Planning allow for individuals and groups to make submissions to this office in regard of the Inquiry subject matter.

These submissions become public documents and are placed on public display throughout the Commission of Inquiry process. When an Inquiry is concluded these documents are then sent to NSW Records who are the custodians of all Government archival material. Records from Commissions of Inquiry remain accessible to the public on request.

You should be aware that all submissions received by this office will be placed on public display and made available to interested parties during and after the Commission of Inquiry process unless claims of confidentiality are upheld by a Commission. No formal Freedom of Information restrictions apply to submissions received by this office.

The Commission of Inquiry process and procedures are clearly defined in our publication Commissioners of Inquiry for Environment and Planning - How they Work

To discuss this policy further please contact the Registrar on (02) 9299 2904 or e-mail at coi@coi.nsw.gov.au

This office is committed to making our information available to the whole community. You are welcome to reproduce material and reports from this website for personal, in-house or non commercial use without formal permission or charge.