Freedom of Information
The Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 (FOI Act) gives individuals the right to apply for access to documents held by State Public Sector agencies. The Town of Claremont is an agency within the meaning of the FOI Act.
The intention of the FOI Act is to:
- Confer upon persons a general right of access to information held by agencies;
- Confer upon individuals a right to apply to an agency for an amendment of personal information to ensure that it is accurate, complete, up to date and not misleading;
- Place an obligation on agencies to make publicly available certain information about their operations.The Act also requires that agencies prepare and publish an Information Statement which conveys the maximum possible detail to the public about its operations and how access may be obtained to public documents.
To apply for access to documents please complete the Application for Access to Documents form and provide to the Town together with payment of the applicable application fee.
The Town's Freedom of Information Statement provides information on the types of documents available, the FOI process and how to make a FOI application.
Public Interest Disclosure
The Public Interest Disclosures Act 2003 facilitates the disclosure of public interest information and provides protection for those making such disclosures and those who are the subject of disclosures. The Town of Claremont is committed to the aims and objectives of the Public Interest Disclosure Act.
The Town does not tolerate corrupt or other improper conduct, including mismanagement of public resources and strongly supports disclosures being made in respect of conduct which is potentially corrupt or otherwise improper.
The Town will take all reasonable steps to provide protection to anyone who makes such disclosures from any detrimental action in reprisal for the making of a public interest disclosure.
Public interest disclosure is a disclosure which is made by a person who discloses to a proper authority (in local government that is the Public Interest Disclosure (PID) officer), information which tends to show past, present or proposed future wrongdoing by a public body when performing a public function.
You can make public interest disclosures (PID) about improper conduct in public authorities that include State government agencies and departments, local governments (including the Town of Claremont), and bodies established under a written law for a public purpose, such as a public university.