Access to NSW Government Transport Information (GIPA)

Requests for information

On 1 July 2010, the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (the GIPA Act) replaced the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (the FOI Act). Under the GIPA Act, members of the public have the right to apply for information from Transport for NSW on a formal or informal basis.

For further information concerning making access applications, please click on the following link:

• Access applications 

About the GIPA Act

The GIPA Act establishes a comprehensive system for public access to government information in NSW. The objective of the GIPA Act is to make government information more accessible to the public by requiring government agencies to make certain sorts of information freely available. The GIPA Act also encourages government agencies to release as much other information as possible. Like the FOI Act before it, the GIPA Act gives the public an enforceable right to access government information, subject to certain restrictions where there is an overriding public interest against disclosure.

As part of the GIPA Act's implementation, the NSW Government established the Office of the Information Commissioner, an independent statutory body, responsible for overseeing access to government information in NSW. You can obtain more detail about the Office of the Information Commissioner on its website.

The GIPA Act also works in conjunction with other access-to-information systems in NSW, such as the Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act 1998.

Open access information

Section 6(1) of the GIPA Act requires NSW Government agencies to make "Open Access Information" publicly available, unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure. Section 18(d) of the GIPA Act lists six types of Open Access Information. Please click on the following links to access Transport for NSW's Open Access Information, found at the links below (PDF files):

• Publication guide  
• Documents tabled in Parliament  
• Policy documents  
• Disclosure log  
• Register of government contracts  
• Record of open access information not publicly available  

Contacting us

Requests for Transport for NSW information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 should be made to the Principal Manager, Information at gipa@transport.nsw.gov.au or by calling (02) 8202 3768.

You can also write to Transport for NSW, PO Box K659, Haymarket NSW 1240.