Draft Information Guide 2026

Information Guides are an important way for the community to access government information at the lowest possible cost and encourage public participation in the agency’s decision-making functions.

Council's Information Guide includes information on the following:

• Structure and functions of Council (including staff and Councillors)
• How Council’s functions affect members of the public
• Public participation in Local Government
• Accessing Government information
• Accessing Council information
• Restrictions on access to information
• Rights of review and appeal
• Contact details for further information.

The Information Guide must be reviewed and readopted regularly. Updates of particular note in this revision include:

• An updated executive-level organisational chart has been included as well as an amendment to the table describing Council's responsibilities by Executive Directorate.
• An updated listing of Council’s service areas by Directorate.
• Clarification of the informal access pathway, including timeframes and fees for informal applications that request development information which pre-dates the commencement of the GIPA Act, that being 1 July 2010, in line with Council’s updated Fees & Charges.

We invite you to have your say on the Draft Snowy Valleys Council Information Guide 2026 using the feedback form below.

• DRAFT Snowy Valleys Council Information Guide 2026

Submissions close at 5 pm on Monday, 29 June 2026

Important information regarding your submission

Written submissions may be attached to the public report that is submitted to Council unless you explicitly request you do not wish this to occur. They are subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPPA).