Central Highlands Regional CouncilHow do I access information?

Publication Scheme

Our publication scheme describes and categorises information routinely available. It has been developed to give the community greater access to information held by Central Highlands Regional Council.

Section 21 of the Right to Information Act (2009) requires council to have in place a Publication Scheme. The purpose of this Scheme is to present a consolidated, user-friendly and comprehensive overview of council’s organisation, its relationship to the community and the various avenues for public access to council’s processes.

Information is grouped and accessible through seven classes:

About us - Who we are and what we do
Our services - The services we offer
Our finances - What we spend and how we spend it
Our priorities - What our priorities are and how we are doing
Our decisions - How we make decisions
Our policies - Our policies and procedures
Current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities.
Our lists
The Council holds a number of public registers. Some we are required to hold by law and others relate to the function of the Council or the laws that we administer.
- Register of Local Laws
- Register of Delegations of Authority – Council to Chief Executive Officer
- Register of Delegations of Authority – Chief Executive Officer to Officers
- Register of Delegations of Authority – Standing Committees
- Register of Councillor’s Related Persons
- Register of Complaints about the conduct or performance of Councillors
- Register of Interests of Councillors
You can request further information about our public registers by contacting council.

Administrative access and contacting council for further information

Information not covered by the Publication Scheme

Not all the information the council publishes is detailed in the publication scheme. Where it is possible to administratively release information, council will first consider this option. Information that is not published or cannot be administratively released can be requested using through the Right to Information process.
Terms of access

All information in our publication scheme is available free of charge. Where possible, information is directly linked and available for you to download. If you are having difficulties in accessing any of these documents, please contact us to make arrangements to have the information provided in a suitable format.
Feedback and complaints

If you wish to provide feedback to improve our Publication Scheme or make a complaint about the information available, please contact us.

Council values your comments and any feedback. Any complaints will be managed in accordance with council’s Administrative Action Complaints Policy.

Not all the information the council publishes is detailed in the publication scheme. Where it is possible to administratively release information, council will first consider this option. Information that is not published or cannot be administratively released can be requested using through the Right to Information process.

All information in our publication scheme is available free of charge. Where possible, information is directly linked and available for you to download. If you are having difficulties in accessing any of these documents, please contact us to make arrangements to have the information provided in a suitable format.

If you wish to provide feedback to improve our Publication Scheme or make a complaint about the information available, please contact us.

Council values your comments and any feedback. Any complaints will be managed in accordance with council’s Administrative Action Complaints Policy.