Required disclosure

Required disclosure is when the Commission is required by law to publish certain information. An example is our annual report.

Before making a right to information request, check our Annual Reports to see if they contain the information you are after.

Routine disclosure

Routine disclosure is when the Commission publishes information that may be of public interest.

The Commission assesses and reviews a range of land use and development matters. All information material to an assessment or review is published with the relevant assessment on the Commission’s website. This includes application material, council reports, submissions, declarations of interests and associations, directions and decisions. Representations are also treated as public documents to ensure procedural fairness when hearings are held.

Other examples of routine disclosure include our Code of Conduct, Commission policies, short biographies of Commissioners and Delegates, and information about our assessment processes.

If you are thinking about making a right to information request, check our information about the Commission and other resources first to see if we have already published the information you are after.

All information material to an assessment or review can be found in Current assessments and hearings

Information about the Commission's processes and the Tasmanian planning scheme can be found in Assessment and review processes, Assessment resources and Other resources

Information about the Commission, Commission policies including the Code of Conduct, and the Commissioners and delegates can be found in About the Commission

Active disclosure

Active disclosure is when the Commission provides information in response to a request made outside the right to information process. An example is when information is provided to someone who has written and requested this from the Commission.

Assessed disclosure

Assessed disclosure is information provided when someone submits a right to information request. It is the last resort, if the information is not found through required, routine or active disclosures.

If you are thinking about making a right to information request, check our disclosure log to see if we have already published the information you are after.

Follow the steps in Right to information requests if you are unable to find the information you are after and you wish to make a right to information request.

Personal Information Protection

The Personal Information Protection Act 2004 governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. The Commission adopts the Department of Justice Personal Information Protection Policy for managing personal information.

You can request your personal information held by the Commission. The request must be in writing, addressed to the Commission, and include an address to which a response can be made as well as proof of identity.

If the Commission refuses your request or does not respond within 20 working days, you may make a second request which will be processed in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Right to Information Act 2009. Depending upon the nature of the request, a fee may be charged in accordance with section 16 of the this Act.

Non-redaction of personal information in submissions and representations

In relation to assessments, it is the Commission’s policy not to redact personal contact details from representations and submissions published on the website. Each person making a representation or submission, is undertaking to participate in a public process.

This means the Commission publishes representations and submissions on its website in full, including the representor’s contact details, such as email address or phone number, if these have been provided in the representation. The representations are published for the period of the assessment and for at least two months after the assessment has been determined.

Read more about the Commission's Personal Information Protection Statement and Policy on Redaction

Answers to common questions about public hearings and making representations can be found in the FAQs

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