Informal Access to Information Request | Albury City Council

How to Request Information from Albury City Council

Use this form to make an informal request for information from Albury City Council, under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act).

To help us process your request, please:

Complete all required sections of the form.
Attach any relevant documents.
Provide as much detail as possible about the information you're seeking. (You can attach extra pages if needed.)

Please note: We may not be able to fulfill your request if we don't have enough specific information to identify or locate the records you need.

We will contact you regarding your request. This includes notifying you if the information is available for release, or if we are unable to provide it.

Please ensure you have the following documents prior to beginning this application:

Property owner’s consent
Copyright owner’s consent for drawings or plans (if known)

Please note a fee may be applicable to property information requests and property information packages. Fees for information access requests are set out in Council’s fees and charges schedule on our website. Additional fees may apply to photocopying of documents’

Type of Application

Property Information Request

(Access to all files for a single development application) - $250 Fees Apply (No GST)

Property Information Package

(Access to full property history) - $500 Fees Apply (No GST)

Adjoining Owners Fencing Request

Applicant Details

First name

Last name

Business Phone

Mobile Phone

Postal Address

Preferred Contact Method

By telephone

By email

By post

Property Details

Address

Lot No.

Section

SP/DP

Are the Applicant Details the same as the Property Owner Details?

Yes

Property Owner Details

First name

Last name

Business Phone

Mobile Phone

Postal Address

Relevant Documentation

I would like to access

Development Application (DA), Complying Development Certificate (CDC) or Construction Certificate (CC)

Building Certificate

Occupation Certificate

Architectural / Engineering Plans

Please describe the information you would like access to

Adjoining Owner Information – Dividing Fences

I would like to access adjoining owner contact details

Yes

I declare that I am the owner of the property and am seeking owner's contact details for adjoining properties. I declare that the information provided will only be used for contacting adjoining property owners for the purpose related to dividing fences

Please Note: For privacy reasons, Council is not obliged to provide the contact details of adjoining landowners unless the request is made under the Dividing Fences Act 1991 or other justifiable reasons where there is an overriding public interest that the details be disclosed. Only owner names and forwarding addresses will be provided. Personal contact details (ie email address or telephone numbers) of adjoining landowners will not be provided. NSW Land Registry Services maintains public registers on land title records, visit https://www.nswlrs.com.au/Access-Titling-Information or phone 1300 396 076 for further information.

Is the applicant the copyright owner?

I declare, under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), that I am the Copyright Owner of the plans/documents and hereby give my consent to Albury City Council to reproduce the identified documents for the purpose of this request.

*The Copyright Owner is the person / organisation who prepared the plans/documents*

In addition, for companies: I declare that I am duly authorised to provide consent on behalf of the company in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001(Cth).

Applicant's Declaration

Declaration

I declare that I am the owner of the property

I declare that I am the real estate agent or valuer appointed to act for the owners

I declare that I am the solicitor or conveyancer acting on behalf of the owner

I have obtained written consent from the property owner / their agent / their solicitor or conveyancer

Declaration

I declare that I am the owner of the property

Signature

Sign above

Important Information:

You may view floor plans at the Customer Service Centre with written permission from the current registered owner/s.
If you require copies, council will need written permission, including signature/s of the Copyright Owner (Designer / Architect / Engineer or Surveyor). In addition permission from the property owner/s. (see section Copyright Declaration).
Due to copyright legislation, if copyright owner permission is not available or the copyright owner cannot be identified from the documents, Council’s Public Information Officer will assess the application. Each application is assessed individually (see section, Copies of Documents without Copyright Owner’s consent).

Privacy and personal information protection notice

In making this application, you are providing personal information. This information will only be used in connection with this application and will be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.