Government Gazette OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES Number 161 Wednesday, 24 December 2008 Published under authority by Government Advertising

Summary of Affairs FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989

Section 14 (1) (b) and (3)

Part 1

All agencies, subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, are required to publish in the Freedom of Information Government Gazette, an up-to-date Summary of Affairs. The requirements are specified in section 14 of Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act.

The Summary of Affairs has to contain a list of each of the Agency's policy documents, advice on how the agency's most recent Statement of Affairs may be obtained and contact details for accessing this information. The Summaries have to be published by the end of June and the end of December each year and need to be delivered to Government Advertising and Information two weeks prior to these dates. CONTENTS Government Departments/Statutory Authorities

Page Page Ambulance Service of New South Wales...... 23 New South Wales – Area Health Service – Electoral Commission...... 110 South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra...... 242 Fire Brigades...... 135 Sydney South West ...... 270 Food Authority...... 138 Sydney West ...... 274 Lotteries Corporation...... 168 Attorney General’s Department...... 25 Rural Assistance Authority...... 235 Audit Office of New South Wales...... 65 Rural Fire Service...... 236 Building and Construction Industry Long Service Scientific Committee...... 240 Payments Committee (Committee) ...... 68 Treasury...... 277 Building and Construction Industry Long Service Office of the – Payments Corporation (Corporation) ...... 68 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)...... 102 Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority...... 70 Ombudsman...... 176 Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust...... 72 Public Transport Ticketing Corporation (PttC)...... 218 Community Relations Commission...... 83 Public Trustee...... 219 Country Energy...... 97 Riverina Water County Council...... 221 Department of – Roads and Traffic Authority...... 222 Aboriginal Affairs...... 1 State – Ageing, Disability and Home Care...... 2 Library of New South Wales...... 255 Commerce...... 74 Property Authority...... 257 Community Services...... 86 Transit Authority of New South Wales...... 258 Corrective Services...... 92 Water Corporation...... 259 Education and Training...... 103 Superannuation Administration Corporation...... 261 Environment and Climate Change...... 114 Sydney – Lands...... 163 Catchment Authority ...... 263 Planning ...... 179 Ferries...... 265 Premier and Cabinet...... 195 Harbour Foreshore Authority...... 266 Primary Industries...... 211 Olympic Park Authority...... 267 The Arts, Sport and Recreation...... 18 Opera House Trust...... 269 Water and Energy...... 318 Water Corporation...... 272 EnergyAustralia...... 111 University of – Eraring Energy...... 134 Newcastle ...... 281 Growth Centres Commission...... 141 New England (Une)...... 291 Housing NSW...... 142 New South Wales...... 297 Hunter Water Corporation ...... 160 Southern Cross ...... 250 Landcom ...... 162 Sydney...... 300 Lifetime Care and Support Authority...... 167 Technology, Sydney...... 308 Maritime Authority of NSW...... 169 Wollongong...... 311 Ministry for Police...... 172 Workcover NSW...... 327 Motor Accidents Authority...... 173 World Youth Day Co-Ordination Authority...... 339 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 1 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs

SECTION 1 – Policy Documents • Policy Guidelines on Access to Archival Material. • Policy on Rates Exemption process. • Aboriginal Languages Policy • Aboriginal Affairs Economic Development Policy • Aboriginal Affairs New Ways of Doing Business Policy Arrangements can be made with the FOI Contact Officer to obtain copies of any of the documents listed above.

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The Department’s 2008 Statement of Affairs is available upon request.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Requests under the FOI Act for access to documents in the possession of the Department (other than policy documents) should be accompanied by a $30.00 application fee and directed in writing to: FOI Co-ordinator, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Level 13, Tower ‘B’, Centennial Plaza, 280 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 Enquiries may be directed to the FOI Contact Officer by telephoning (02) 9219 0700, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Jody Broun, Director General

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INTRODUCTION Under the terms of Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care is required to publish a Summary of Affairs. This document is the Department’s Summary of Affairs which lists the current policy and other documents of the Department. Copies of this document may be obtained free of charge from the Freedom of Information Officer, Level 5, 83 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000. (Telephone 8270 2320). Many of the documents listed are available on the Department’s website: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/Publications+and+policies/ Information contained in this document may be quoted or reproduced without prior reference to the Department, but acknowledgment of the source would be appreciated. The Department acts as the responsible Freedom of Information Agency for the following organisations whose Summaries of Affairs are also attached: • Home Care Service of NSW • Guardianship Tribunal • NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing • Disability Council of NSW

SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS SERVICE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE Community Access A Review of the Research to Identify the Most Effective Models of Best Practice in the Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (April 2004) Carers and Work: Fact Sheet Children’s Standards in Action: A resource for service providers working with children and young people with a disability. (2004) Circular DS-40 – Cessation of Fees in Disability Day Programs (17.04.02) Circular DS-55 – Guidelines for the Development of Communication Support Circular DS-66 – Revised List of Service Activities for Community Support Teams (25.03.03) Circular DS-67 – Amendment to Intake Policy re: Eligibility Assessments (25.03.03) Circular DS-71 – Clients to Cease Taking Products Affected by TGA Recall (8.05.03) Community Participation Program Guidelines (October 2006) Community Participation Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (July 2006) Community Participation Monitoring – Fact Sheet 10 (November 2008) Community Participation Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Trial – Fact Sheet 9 (March 2007) Community Participation 2007 Funding – Fact Sheet 8 (February 2007) Community Participation Information for individuals and services – Community Community Participation – Results of the Community Participation Tender – Fact Sheet 6 Community Participation – Program Assessments QandA Sheet 1 Community Participation – Program Assessments QandA Sheet 3 Community Participation – Presentation to 2006 Day Programs State Forum – June 2006 Community Participation – 2006 Day Programs State Forum Questions and Answers Community Participation – New Directions (December 2005) Community Participation – New Directions for Community Participation – Fact Sheet 5 – December 2005 Community Participation Tender Training – Fact Sheet 4 – November 2005 Community Participation – Information for School Leavers – Fact Sheet 3 – November 2005 Community Participation – University of Wollongong Cost and Classification Study – Fact Sheet 2 – October 2005 Community Participation Project Fact sheet 1 – Project Update – October 2005

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Community Participation 2007 Information Booklets – Choosing a Provider (Metro North, Metro South, Hunter, Northern, Southern, Western) Community Participation 2008 Information Booklets – Choosing a Provider (Metro North, Metro South, Hunter, Northern, Southern, Western) Community Support Team – Intake Policy – Intake Points (May 2003) Community Support Teams Manual: • Behaviour Intervention Policy (January 2004) • Case co-ordination and Case Management (October 1996) • Consent for Specific Behaviour Intervention Practices, Exchange for Consumer Information and for Medical and Dental Treatment (October 1996) • Records Management Procedures for Group Homes, 2006 • Response to the Death of a client and reporting Reviewable Deaths Policy (August 2004) • Client Death Notification Form (August 2004) • Decision Making and Choice (October 1996) • Dignity of Risk and Duty of Care (October 1996) • General health and Safety for Consumers (October 1996) • Health Care Policy and Procedures, 2007 • Individual Planning (October 1996) • Maintaining Family Relationships (October 1996) • Medication (October 1996) • Palliative Care (2005) • Participation and Integration (October 1996) • Intake Policy (December 2001) • Privacy, Dignity and Confidentiality (October 1996) • Respite Care Services (October 1996) • Abuse and Neglect Policy and Procedures, 2007 • Sexuality and Human Relationships (October 1996) • Epilepsy Policy and Procedures, 2006 • Valued Status (October 1996) • Staff – Client Relationships (November 2001) • Prioritisation and Allocation (August 2992) • Managing Client Risks (January 2003) • Managing Client Risks in the Workplace (January 2003) • Circular DS-62 – Endorsed Assessment Tools for Use in DADHC Disability Services (January 2003) Community Participation and Transition to Work Programs: Equipment and Modification Fund Guidelines 2007/08 Directions for Managing Community Support Services (April 2002) Directions in Case Management 2008-10: The Case Management Framework (Revised August 2008) EarlyStart Program Description 2008 Early Childhood Intervention Coordination Program Professional Development Project -Final Report 2007 Eating Out: A Guide for People on Texture Modified Diets (September 2002) Evaluation of the Memorandum of Understanding between DoCS and DADHC on Children and Young Persons with a Disability – Final Report 2008 Extending Early Childhood Intervention Initiative Phase 2 – Initiative Description 2007 Family Assistance Fund Business Rules 2008 Family Assistance – Fund Process March 2007 Family Assistance – Fund Process Appendix 1 (April 2007) Family Assistance – Template Letter for Non-Approval of Funding Family Assistance – Fund Form List for Regions Family Assistance – Application Form (September 2008) Family Assistance – Checklist (June 2008) Family Assistance – Letter for Approval of Funding (June 2008) Family Assistance – Acquittal Form (June 2008) Family Assistance – Assessment of Funding Priority (June 2008) Family Assistance – Family Assistance Payment Request Memo (June 2008) Family Assistance – Form for Acceptance of Funding (June 2008) Family Assistance – Funding Variation Form (June 2008) Family Assistance – Business Rules (August 2008) Family Assistance – Commonly Asked Questions (March 2007) Family Assistance Fund Fact Sheet No. 1, (English November 2008)

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Family Choices Program Description 2006 Good Practice Guide – Moving from Institutional to Community Living Guidelines for the Development, Implementation and Review of Communication Support systems for Persons with an Intellectual Disability and Complex Communication Needs (November 2002) Information and Referral Service Handbook (draft 2004) Intake Policy (December 2001) Intensive Family Support Initiative Aboriginal Services Program Description 2007 Keeping Families Together: Framework for Supporting Families Care for Children and Young People with a Disability (December 2005) Leaving Care Program Description 2007 Literature Review: Assisting People with a Disability from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities and their Families (2005) Living in the Community: Putting Children First (October 2002) Local Support Co-ordination Manual June 2004 Memorandum of Understanding between DoCS and DADHC on Children and Young Persons with a Disability (November 2003) Mobility Guideline 2003 NSW Steering Committee for the Provision of Therapy Services in the Disability Sector (Therapy Taskforce) Progress Report (July 2008) Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist – Information for Clients and Families (October 2003) Nutrition in Practice Manual (October 2003 – Second Edition) Nutrition Kit (October 2003) NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention 2006 Older Parent Carer Program Flexible Day Options – Arrangements for Referral and Allocation of Places (2007) Participation tender (DADHC 06.1) and other DADHC funded day and post school programs – Fact Sheet 7 Post School Programs Eligibility Assessment Overview (2008) Post School Programs Eligibility Assessment – Information for young people and their families– Information Sheet 1 – May 2008 Post School Programs Eligibility Assessment – Information for Service Providers – Information Sheet 2 – May 2008 Post School Programs Eligibility Assessment – Fact Sheet No. 1: Information for Young People and their Families (May 2008). Post School Programs Appeals Process Information –Information Sheet 1: Overview of Appeals Process (August 2008) Post School Programs Appeals Process Information – Information Sheet 2: Transition to Work Program Appeal Process (August 2008) Post School Programs Appeals Process Information – Information Sheet 3: Community Participation Program and Funding Appeal Process (August 2008) Post School Programs Appeals Process Information – Information Sheet 4: Appeal Process for Unsuccessful Applicants (August 2008) Post School Programs Equipment and Modification Fund Guidelines 2008-09 Private Speech Pathology Services Fact Sheet (June 2008) Recommended Practices in Family Centred Early Childhood Intervention Requirements for Providing and Funding Out-of-Home Placements for Children and Young People with a Disability (July 2005) Research: Innovative Models of Community Support for People with High and Complex Support Needs (January 2005) Research: Review of Positive Behaviour Support Programs for Families (August 2004) Responding to Risk of Harm, Children and Young People (March 2007) Restricted Practices Authorisation: Procedures and Templates (December 2006) Service Descriptions for Day Programs Service Descriptions for Community Support Teams Service Description for Local Support Co-ordination Service Descriptions for Secure Services Service Description Schedule: Community Participation Program Service Description Schedule: Transition to Work Program Standards in Action – Practice Requirements and Guidelines for Services Funded Under the Disability Services Act 1993 (1998) Supervision Policy – Day Programs (September 2002)

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Supporting Children and Young People with a Disability: Additional Guidelines for Funded Assistance (November 2003) (replaces Supporting Children and Young People with a Disability: interim policy and funding guidelines, July 2003) Supporting Children and Young People with a Disability and their Families (July 2004) (replaces Supporting Children and Young People with a Disability and their Families: Out-of-Home Placements) Support Networks Program Description 2007 Therapy Services in the Disability Sector: Literature Review (January 2008) The Nutrition Program Evaluation 2003 (May 2003) The Positive Approach to Challenging Behaviour Transition to Work Program Guidelines (January 2008) Transition to Work Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (January 2008) Transition to Work Monitoring Trial 2008 – Monitoring Guidelines (April 2008) Transition to Work Monitoring Trial – Fact Sheet 1 (April 2008) Transition to Work – Outcomes of the Transition to Work Employment Pilots – Final Report (October 2005) Transition to Work – Outcomes of 2005 School Leavers Transition to Work – Outcomes of 2005 School Leavers – Ex- ATLAS and 2004 School Leavers Transition to Work 2007 Information Booklets – Choosing a Provider (Metro North, Metro South, Hunter, Northern, Southern, Western) Transition to Work 2008 Information Booklets – Choosing a Provider (Metro North, Metro South, Hunter, Northern, Southern, Western) Strategic Policy and Planning A Users Guide to the Screening Tool for entry to Licensed Residential Centres and the Screening Tool for Entry to Licensed Residential Centres Agreement of funding between Department of Transport and Regional Services (DoTARS) and Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care (DADHC) for delivery of Home and Community Care services in the Jervis Bay Territory Agreement between Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) and Department of Ageing Disabilty and Home Care regarding the Building an Indigenous Workforce in Government Service Delivery measure. Assessment Panel Guidelines Better Together: A new Direction to make NSW Government services work better together for people with a disability and their families: 2007-2011 Bilateral Agreement in Relation to Helping Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care Bilateral Agreement to Transfer Disability Services to NSW Government Administration Boarding House Expert Advisory Group – Terms of Reference Boarding House Relocations program Service Type Descriptions for 1.04 Group Homes, 1.08 Interim Accommodation Support, 3.01 Learning and Life Skills (Day Program) and 3.03 Community Based Activities. Boarding House Supports Program Service Type Descriptions for 2.01 Primary and Secondary Health Care and 3.01 Active Linking Initiative (ALI). Boarding House Complaints Handling Guidelines and Procedures DADHC Funding Agreement DADHC Tender Training and Assistance Program – Workshop Manual. Deed of Agreement between Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care for financial contributions in recognition of veteran access to the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program Fact Sheet – Do I Need a Licence? Funded Peak Activities – Annual Service Plan Guidelines (Revised December 2007) Funded Peak Activities -Standardised Service Specifications (November 2007) Guidelines for disability action planning by NSW Government agencies 2008 Guidelines for Field Staff to Assist People Living in Severe Domestic Squalor 2007 Guidelines for Service Acquisition (2008) Home and Community Care Review Agreement 2007 Home and Community Care National Program Guidelines 2007 Home and Community Care National Standards Instrument and Guidelines Home and Community Care Service Type Descriptions Home and Community Care Triennial Plan 2008-2011 Home and Community Care Annual Supplement 2008-09 Home and Community Care National Standards Education Manual – Objectives 5, 6 and 7 Licensed Residential Centres Licensing, Monitoring and Closure Policy Version 1.0, Vol One; Vol Two National Due Recognition Guidelines for Service Providers

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National Framework for Comprehensive Assessment in the Home and Community Care Program New South Wales Guidelines for Home and Community Care Funded Services NSW Younger People in Residential Aged Care Program Fact Sheet NSW Home and Community Care Service Type Guidelines Policy on Service Acquisition (2008) Report of the Active Linking Initiative (ALI) March 2004 Service Type Description – 7.03 Disability Peak Activity Organisations Standards in Action – Practice Requirements and Guidelines for Services Funded Under the Disability Services Act 1993 (1998) The Integrated Monitoring Framework – Service Review Instrument Office for Ageing A guide to concessions and services for NSW veterans February 2007 Ageing 2030: Creating the future Roundtable Report Fact Sheet: Overview of the Office for Ageing, November 2006 Fact Sheet: Ageing and Social Engagement in NSW, October 2007 Fact Sheet: Population Ageing Projections in NSW, October 2007 Fact Sheet: NSW Government: supporting older people today, May 2008 Interagency Protocol for Responding to Abuse of Older People 2007 NSW Dementia Action Plan 2007 – 2009 Planning Ahead Kit: resources for managing financial, health and lifestyle decisions into the future May 2006 Taking Care of Business: Planning Ahead in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Towards 2030: planning for our changing population April 2008 Aboriginal Policy and Strategy Branch Aboriginal Policy Framework Consulting Effectively with Aboriginal people and Communities – Aboriginal Consultation Strategy (2005) CALD Strategy (2005-08) CALD Action Plan 2005-2006 CALD Action Plan 2006-2007 DADHC’s Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement Plan 2005-06 EAPS Plan 2006-07 Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement Standards Framework Report 2007-08 Multicultural Access Project: Case Studies in Good Practice Project Profile (2005) Major Projects Teams Purchasing Team DADHC Funding Agreement Guide to DADHC Funding Agreement Guidelines for Assessment Panels Guidelines for Application of Competitive Selection Process (under review) Engaging Contractors and Consultants Policy and Procedures Standard DADHC Contract for Contractors/Consultants Contract Management Unit (funding unit) Acquittal Guide ACCOMMODATION and DIRECT SERVICES DIRECTORATE Accommodation Policy and Development Abuse and Neglect Policy and Procedures (2007) Accommodation Services – Client’s Personal Finances (November 2000) Accommodation Services – Household Operating Account (October 2000) Allocation of Planned Respite Care (October 2002) Area Casual Residential Support Worker Management Plan (September 2001) Business Rules for the Assessment of Clients Entering DADHC Disability Services Group Homes Business Rules – Changing, Creating or Deleting Disability Service Outlets (February 2004) Business Rules for the Disability Services Register (January 2003) Business Rules for Filling Client Vacancies Identified in the “197” Group Homes and Vacancies Created by the Group Homes EOI Project Business Rules for the Group Home IT Network

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Business Rules on the Status of Clients who Entered Residences Prior to the ‘Restricted Admissions’ Policy (2002) Case Co-ordination and Case Management (October 1996) Child Protection Policy and Reporting Procedures for DADHC and DADHC-funded Services (February 2004) Circular DS-39 – Roles and Responsibilities of Assistants in Nursing in DADHC Disability Services Residences (16.04.02) Circular DS-44 – Admissions to DS Large Residential Centres (22.7.02) Circular DS- 45 Shift Changeover for Accommodation – Support and Respite (23.7.02) Circular DS-46- Client Checks Group Homes, Residences, Respite Centres and Day Programs (23.7.02) Circular DS-48 – Administration of Insulin Via Insulin Pens (30.8.02) Circular DS-50- Orientation to Respite Policy (10.9.02) Circular DS-51- Supervision Policy for Accommodation, Respite and Day Programs (13.09.02) Circular DS-52- Allocation of Planned Respite Policy (11.10.02) Circular DS-56- Operational Procedures: Shift Changeover – version 2 (11.02) Circular DS-57- Operational Procedures: Client Checks – version 2 (11.02) Circular DS-59- Policy on Managing Client Risks (14.1.2003) DS-21 – “No Admission of Children and Young People to DoCS Residences” Policy (14.6.00) DS-30 – Medications in Residence Policy (26.3.01) DS-38 – Approval and Posting of Service Descriptions for Accommodation DS-34 Client Holidays and Overnight Stays Policy DS-36 Staff Client Relationships DS-64 – Placement of Clients in Group Home Vacancies (30.01.03) DS-65 – Addition to Policy Circular No. DS-41 Audit of Practice and Risk Management Systems for Clients with Epilepsy and Bathing. (12.02.03) DS-66 Revised List of Service Activities for Community Support Teams (25.03.2003) DS-69 Additional forms for use with risk management policies (15.04.2003) DS-70 Placement of Clients in Group Home Vacancies (30.04.2003) DS-71 Clients to Cease Taking Products Affected by TGA Recall (8.04.2003) 2007/AM/0004 Epilepsy Policy and Procedures Circular 2007/AM/0012 Individual Planning for Children and Young People living in out-of-home placements policy and procedures (Amended May 2007) Circular 2007/PM/0015 Client Holidays and Overnight Stays Circular 2006/PM/0008 – New DADHC and OPC Inter-Agency Protocol: The Management of Client Finances in DADHC Residences and Group Homes Circular 2006/AM/0004 – Completion of Blank Client Death Notification (CDN) Form Circular 2006/PM/0003 Palliative Care Policy for Accommodation Support Services Circular 2005/PM/0024 – Issue of the Managing Client Finances in DADHC Residences Policy Circular 2005/PM/0022 – Additional reporting requirement: Response to the death of a client and reporting reviewable deaths policy Circular 2004/PM/0006 Issue of the Response to the Death of a Client and Reporting Reviewable Deaths Policy (August 2004) Client Death Notification Form (November 2007) Client Holidays and Overnight Stays (August 2001) Client Wills and Estates (October 2004) Consent for Specific Behaviour Intervention Practices, Exchange of Consumer Information and for Medical or Dental Treatment (October 1996) DADHC and OPC Interagency Protocol Management of Client Finances in DADHC Residences and Group Homes (2006) Decision Making and Choice (October 1996) Dignity of Risk and Duty of Care (October 1996) Driver’s Licences for RSWs and House Managers Seeking Permanent Appointment (December 2002) Eating Out: A Guide for People on Texture Modified Diets (September 2002) Ensuring Good Nutrition (May 2003) Epilepsy Policy and Procedures (2006) Fees for Board and Lodging for People with Disabilities (October 1996) Framework and Guidelines for the Development and Review of Client Policies (February 2004) Health Care Policy and Procedures (2007) Household Operating Account Policy and Procedures, December 2007 (draft) Incident Management Policy (Amended 2007)

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Individual Planning for Adults in Accommodation Support Services (2005) Individual Planning for Children and Young People living in out-of-home placements policy and procedures (Amended May 2007) Maintaining Family Relationships (October 1996) Managing Client Finances in DADHC Residences (2005) Managing Client Risks (January 2003) Medication (October 1996) Medications in Residences Policy (March 2001) NSW Carers Action Plan 2007-2012 Nutrition in Practice Manual (March 2002) Nutrition Practice Guidelines (July 2002) Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist (August 2006) Orientation to DADHC Respite Services (August 2002) Our Commitment to Residents (2006) Palliative Care (2005) Participation and Integration (October 1996) Placement of Clients in Group Home Vacancies (January 2003) Principles for the Management of Finances in DoCS’ Residences, Accommodation and Centre-based Respite Services (August 2000) Privacy, Dignity and Confidentiality (October 1996) Protocol for the Management of Community Visitor Reports to Services (Feb 2002) Quality and Safety Framework Reconfiguration of DADHC Group Homes and Vacancy Management (2005) Records Management Procedures for Group Homes, 2006 Response to the Death of a Client and Reporting Reviewable Deaths (August 2004) Service Access System Decision Rules Service Descriptions for Accommodation Support Service Descriptions for Group Homes Service Descriptions for Respite Sexuality and Human Relationships (October 1996) Shift Changeover (November 2002) Staff-Client Relationships (November 2001) Supervision Policy – Accommodation (September 2002) Supervision Policy – Respite (September 2002) Update for Staff on Managing Finances in DoCS Accommodation and Respite Services (August 2000) Respite Allocation of Planned Respite Care (October 2002) Circular DS-50- Orientation to Respite Policy (10.9.02) Circular DS-52- Allocation of Planned Respite Policy (11.10.02) NSW Carer’s Action Plan 2007-2012 Orientation to DADHC Respite Services (August 2002) Respite Fees Policy for Centre Based Services Service Descriptions for Respite Office of the Senior Practitioner Behaviour Intervention Policy February 2003 Circular 2007/AM/0016 – Provision of Information to the Court October 2007 DS–63 Behaviour Intervention Policy (30.01.2003) Positive Approach to Challenging Behaviour 1996 Restricted Practice Authorisation December 2006 Policy Framework: Providing behaviour support and intervention for people with an intellectual disability June 2006 Project Summary – Integrated Services Project for Clients with Challenging Behaviour November 2007 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE Audit and Assurance Directorate Code of Conduct and Ethics (Aug 04) Conflict of Interest Policy (Feb 08) Corporate Compliance Framework Policy 2008 DADHC Business Continuity Planning Policy (Mar 06)

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Protected Disclosure Policy 2004 Risk Management Framework Policy 2008 Human Resources Appropriate Attire and Foot wear Guidelines – June 2006 Assessing and Managing Psychological Injury – Practice Guidelines – Dec 2004 Code of Conduct and Ethics – Aug 04 Conflicts of Interest Policy – May 08 Consultation Policy Summary Feb 07 DADHC OHS Improvement Plan 2005-08 Development of Safe Work Procedures – Jan 2006 Employee Consultative Framework Policy and Guidelines – Jun 03 First Aid Procedures Dec 04 First Aid in the Workplace Policy – Sept 2005 Guidelines for Conducting a Job Safety Analysis Jun 06 Guidelines for Employees to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes Guidelines: Use of protective gloves – Sept 2005 Guidelines for the Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls – Mar 2005 Guidelines for Offering Suitable Employment – Dec 2004 Guideline for Prevention of Manual Handling Injuries – Oct 2004 Hazardous Substances Policy – Aug 2005 Hazardous Substances Safe Work Procedures – Jan 2006 Induction, Policy and Procedures for DADHC – Dec 04 Incident Management Policy – Jan 2007 Infection Control Policy – Jan 2006 Infection Control Procedures – Feb 2007 Leave Governance for Managers Policy – May 07 Leave: Adoption Leave – May 05 Leave: Annual Leave Loading (ALL) – May 05 Leave: Extended Leave – May 05 Leave: Family and Community Service Leave (FACS) – May 05 Leave: Leave Without Pay– May 05 Leave: Military Leave – May 05 Leave: Personal/carer’s leave policy – May 05 Leave: Recreation Leave – May 05 Leave: Sick Leave – May 05 Leave: Special Leave – May 05 Leave: Study Time Leave – May 05 Leave: Union and Employee Representative Leave – May 05 Managing Client Risk Policy – June 2006 Manual Handling Policy – Sep 2004 Manual Handling Risk Management Procedures – Nov 2004 OHS Policy – Sept 2004 OHS and Injury Management System Review (OSR) Policy and Procedures – Aug 2007 Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management Policy – Sept 2004 OHS Consultation Policy and Guidelines – Dec 2004 OHS Electrical Safety Policy – Jan 2007 OHS Risk Management Policy – Sept 2004 OHS Risk Management Guideline and Procedure Procurement of Goods, Plant and Equipment – Jan 2006 Pre-Employment Criminal and Working With Children Checks Policy and Procedures – June 07 Protected Disclosures Policy – 04 Procedures for Notifying and Investigating Staff and Visitor Incidents Recovery of Salary Overpayments Policy – Apr 08 Recreation Leave Guidelines – Feb 08 Record Management Procedures for Injury Management Information Resolution of Workplace Grievances Policy – Apr 05 Return to Work Policy – Dec 2004 Return to Work Procedures – Dec 2004 Resolution of Work place Grievances Policy – April 2005 (SHR Policy not OHS)

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Risk Management Policy Summary Safe Driving Policy – May 2007 Safe Work Procedures – Client Manual Handling Plan – Dec 2004 Safe Work Procedures – Laundry Safe Work Procedures – Manual Handling Safe Work Procedure – Template – Jan 2006 Safe Work Procedure – Vacuuming Safe Driving Work Procedures Jan 07 Smoke Free Environment Policy – April 2006 Terms of Reference for State OHS Consultation Forum Workplace Safety Inspection Procedure – Jun 2006 Information Technology Information Security Policy (2004) Information and Communications Technology Strategic Plan (2006-2009) Intranet, Internet and E-mail Services Policy and Guidelines (2008) Information Classification and Ownership Policy (2005) Information Security Management System Charter (2007) Records Management Policy (2005) Remote Access Policy (2008) Telecommunications Policy (2004) Legal Services Branch Application for Access to Documents under the NSW Freedom of Information Act 1989 Application for Amendment of Personal Records Application for Review of Determination (FOI) Circular No. 2005/PM/0019 – Providing Access to Personal Information (including Health information) held by DADHC Internal Review Procedures – Privacy Complaint Privacy Complaint: Application for Internal Review (Application for review of conduct under section 53 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998) Strategic Asset Management and Procurement Asset Management Activities Roles and Responsibilities Asset Properties Financial Models Policy (September 2003) Design Standards for Group Homes (2005) (currently under review) Engagement of Agency Staff (September 2007) Engaging Contractors and Consultants Policy and Procedures (2004) Goods and Services Procurement Policy and Guidelines (October 2007) Office Accommodation Property Business Case Guidelines Policies and Procedures for the DADHC Motor Vehicle Fleet (February 2006) Policies and Procedures for the parking of bicycles in DAHC premises – 83 Clarence Street, Sydney (May 2005) Policies and Procedures for the issue of DADHC Photo Identification Cards (April 2006) Waste Reduction and Purchasing Plan (WRAPP) 2005 – 2007 Travel Policy – Air Travel, Accommodation and Vehicle Hire -2008 Strategic Finance Credit Card Policy (2005) Ex-Gratia Payments (September 2007) Petty Cash (September 2007) Prompt Payment of Accounts (September 2007) Taxis and Cab Charge Policy (2005 Learning and Development Directorate L&D Budget Allocation Principles and Guidelines 2008/09 Business Improvement Directorate Agreement of funding between Department of Transport and Regional Services (DoTARS) and Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care (DADHC) for delivery of Home and Community Care services in the Jervis Bay Territory

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Agreement between Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) and Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care regarding the Building an Indigenous Workforce in Government Service Delivery measure. Bilateral Agreement in Relation to Helping Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care Bilateral Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of New South Wales Bilateral Agreement for the transfer of the Disability Assistance Package (DAP) and Targeted Support Measures 2008 Bilateral Agreement to Transfer Disability Services to NSW Government Administration Capital Works Funding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 2008 Client Information on Privacy in various community languages • Privacy (English) • Privacy (Arabic) • Privacy (Croatian) • Privacy (Dutch) • Privacy (Filipino) • Privacy (French) • Privacy (Greek) • Privacy (Hindi) • Privacy (Hungarian) • Privacy (Italian) • Privacy (Korean) • Privacy (Macedonian) • Privacy (Maltese) • Privacy (Polish) • Privacy (Serbian) • Privacy (Spanish) • Privacy (Turkish) • Privacy (Vietnamese) Deed of Agreement between Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care for financial contributions in recognition of veteran access to the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program Evaluation Policy: Evidence-based decision making in DADHC – a framework for data collection, analysis, synthesis and the role of evaluation. Home and Community Care Review Agreement 2007 MDS and Privacy NSW CSTDA MDS User Guide NSW CSTDA MDS User Guide NSW HACC MDS User Guide NSW User Guide HACC MDS v2.1f Program Evaluation Guidelines: Integrating evidence based decision making into program management and evaluation processes. Respite for Older Parent Carers Bilateral Agreement Research Policy. Policy applies to all formal research, defined as an original, systematic enquiry to establish facts or test a hypothesis and which generally leads to the creation of a written report funded or supported by DADHC Third Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement Variation to the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) DIRECTOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE Public Accountability Branch DADHC Feedback and Complaint Handling – Principles and Guidelines. Version 2. 24 May 2005. Corporate Communications Better Together: A new direction to make NSW Government services work better for people with a disability and their families 2007-2011 (plan, summary and summary in 10 languages and accessible formats) Comms Centre Guidelines (December 2005) DADHC Annual Report 2006-07 DADHC Connections magazine DADHC Branding and publishing guide Department’s role, services and operations brochure Intranet guidelines (September 2006)

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Made You Look Don’t DIS my ABILITY International Day of People with a Disability 2007 NSW Seniors Week 2008 Grants Program Application NSW Seniors Week 2008 Grants Program Application Handbook NSW Seniors Week 2008 Achievement Awards Nomination Form NSW Seniors Week 2008 Program of Events Our Voice (staff newspaper) Premier’s Gala Concerts for Groups – Group Registration Form and Group Application Form Premier’s Seniors Week Gala Concert Program 2007 Premier’s Christmas Gala Concert Program 2007 Seniors Card Business Card Policy (March 2004) Seniors Card 2008 Discount Directories (5 regional editions) – formerly called Member Guide Seniors Card 2008 Discount Directory Advertising Rate Card and Booking Form Seniors Card Member Application Form (eligibility criteria) revised June 2006 Seniors Card Business Partner Application Form (plus Terms and Conditions flyer revised Feb 2004) Seniors Card What is a Seniors Card? (multi-lingual overview brochure) Seniors Card Senior Shopper (brochure) Seniors Card Privacy policy Seniors Card Business Partner Recruitment policy Seniors Card Discount Directory Advertising policy Seniors Card Volunteering policy Seniors Card Online Advertising Policy Seniors Card Inserts in Discount Directory Mailing policy Seniors Card Inserts in new member and Remakes Packs policy Seniors Card Direct Mail policy Seniors Card CD and mailer pack (what is the fastest growing consumer segment in Australia) Sponsorship Policy (January 2005) Stronger Together: A new direction for disability services in NSW 2006-2016 (plan, summary and summary in 10 languages and accessible formats) Stronger Together: A new direction for disability services in NSW 2006-2007 (Progress Report: Summary) The Carers’ Survival Guide – Z-card What’s Hot and What’s Not – C-card

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Under the Freedom of Information Act 1989, each NSW Government Department or Agency is required to publish an annual Statement of Affairs. The statement describes the structure and functions of the agency and lists categories of documents held. It also reports on FOI activity in the previous financial year and sets out how to obtain documents that are eligible for public scrutiny under legislation. The Department has identified its Annual Report as its Statement of Affairs. The Annual Reports are available for inspection at the Departments head office at Level 5, 83 Clarence Street, Sydney. The Department’s Annual Reports are also available on its website: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/Publications+and+policies/

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Freedom of Information Officer Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Level 5, 83 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 8270 2320 Fax: (02) 8270 2495 Arrangements can be made to obtain copies of documents or to inspect them by contacting the FOI Officer.

HOME CARE SERVICE OF NSW

SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The Home Care Service of NSW (HCS) is a Statutory Corporation bound by the provisions of the NSW Home Care Service Act 1988. HCS is a public agency under the FOI legislation. HCS has been integrated into the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC). Several of its policies and procedures (see above) apply across DADHC. Others (see below) apply to HCS employees within DADHC.

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Many of these documents are also available on DADHC’s website: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/Publications+and+policies/Other/ A service for independent living – Home Care Service brochure Attendant Care Program Fact Sheet April 2007 Attendant Care Program Frequently Asked Questions April 2007 Access and Intake into the Home Care Service Fact Sheet. Attendant Care Program Guidelines March 2007 Attendant Care Program Procedures March 2007 Attendant Care Program Service Review Policy Checklist for care workers providing service for children and young people Client Review Policy Communicating in Alternative Formats Policy with People with Disabilities Corporate Records Management Policy Fee Agreement Debt Collections Policies and Procedures High Need Pool Fact Sheet April 2007 High Need Pool Guidelines Home Care CARES Booklet Joint Statement on Role Boundaries in Provision of Personal Care Mistreatment of Vulnerable Adults in their Homes Personal Care Policy Manual Personnel Policy Manual Policy and Procedures for the Home Care Service Corporate Uniform Portability Policy for Home Care Clients Price List Schedule for Services – Full Fee Customers Quality Assurance for Home Care Service – Guide to Good Practice Records Disposal Policy Manual Record keeping Policy Client Service Files Referral and Assessment Procedures for the Provision of HACC Services Reporting of Suspected Illegal Activity Safe Care Policy Manual Service Policy Guidelines Subcontracting Policy and Procedures. Using Interpreters and Translators Policy Aboriginal Home Care Development Branch Aboriginal Home Care Service brochure – Helping our people to live independently Aboriginal Home Care Service Policy and Guidelines 2007 Can Aboriginal Home Care help you? Brochure 2007 CARES booklet – A better way to work with our clients and each other: Aboriginal Home Care, a self-learning resource Confirming eligibility (Aboriginality) Guidelines Fact sheet: About Aboriginal Home Care Fact sheet: Intake into Aboriginal Home Care

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Due to Home Care Service’ integration with the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC), information about its current functions and structure is reflected in DADHC’s Annual Report which is available for inspection upon request, and on DADHC’s website: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/ Publications+and+policies/ as well.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Freedom of Information Officer Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Level 5, 83 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 8270 2320 Fax: (02) 8270 2495 Arrangements can be made to obtain copies of documents or to inspect them by contacting the FOI Officer.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Access to New Treatments through Clinical Trials Application for Approval of a Clinical Trial Application for Consent to Medical or Dental Treatment Application for Appointment of a Financial Manager and/or appointment of a Guardian Application for Recognition of Interstate Appointment Application to Review a Financial Management Order Application to Review an Enduring Guardianship Appointment Application to Review an Enduring Power of Attorney Application to Revoke a Financial Management Order Appointment of Enduring Guardian Behaviour Management and Guardianship Community Education Request Form Financial Management Hearings Financial Management Orders – What Happens After the Hearing? Getting ready for your hearing Guardianship Hearings Guardianship Orders – What Happens After the Hearing? Hearings of Applications to Review or Revoke Financial Management Orders Hearings for Reviews of Guardianship Orders Information for Applicants: Application for Appointment of a Financial Manager and/or appointment of a Guardian Information Sheet: Application to Review a Financial Management Order Information Sheet: Application to Revoke a Financial Management Order ‘Person Responsible’ Planning Ahead… Enduring Guardianship Planning Ahead… Enduring Power of Attorney Position Statement – Behaviour Intervention and Support in applications relating to a person with an Intellectual Disability Position Statement on Management of Challenging Behaviour in people with Dementia which includes: • Guidelines for Implementation Strategies for Challenging Behaviours • Behaviour Management Pre-Programme Mental Health Checklist • Behaviour Chart (Qualitative) • Duration Chart • Behavioural Monitoring Chart Position Statement – Signing a 3020 form Aged Care Client Record (ACCR[formerly a 2624 form]) Prescribed Power of Attorney Recognition of Interstate Appointment Representation at Hearings Request to be Joined as a Party Resignation of Appointment of Enduring Guardian/Alternative Enduring Guardian Review of Enduring Powers of Attorney: Information for Parties Revocation of Appointment of Enduring Guardian Revoking (or Cancelling) the Appointment of Your Enduring Guardian Separate Representation Special Medical Treatment – Androgen Reducing Medication Special Medical Treatment – For People Under 16 Years Special Medical Treatment – Guidelines Special Medical Treatment – Hysterectomy or Endometrial Ablation Special Medical Treatment – Orchidectomy Special Medical Treatment – Termination of Pregnancy Special Medical Treatment – Tubal Ligation Special Medical Treatment – Vasectomy Three Separate Organisations We Welcome Your Feedback What Does the Guardianship Tribunal Do? – Available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, German, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese.

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The publications of the Guardianship Tribunal are available in large print or as ASCII text file on request. Some publications are available online at the Tribunal’s website – http://www.gt.nsw.gov.au. The Tribunal’s website has been designed for easy accessibility, with some pages available in 12 languages other than English, the majority of publications and all application forms available for download, separate sections on applications and hearings and orders, video clips of the hearing process, and online applications for guardianship and financial management.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Information about the function and structure of the Guardianship Tribunal – its Statement of Affairs, can be found in its Annual Report which is available for inspection by contacting the Tribunal at the below address. The Tribunal’s Annual Report is also available on its website: www.gt.nsw.gov.au.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Freedom of Information Officer Attention: Legal Officer Guardianship Tribunal 2A Rowntree Street Balmain NSW 2041 Telephone: (02) 9556 7600 Fax: (02) 9555 9049

NSW MINISTERIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGEING

SECTION 1 – ISSUE PAPERS A Double-Edged Sword: Report of consultation with older residents of Queanbeyan and district, 2000 A Step in the Right Direction: A seminar on foot health for older people, 2006 A Two Way Street: Older People and Volunteering, 1999 Building Community Trust – Social Capital and Rural NSW: an older person’s perspective, 1999 Caring for the Country: a spotlight on the needs of older people who live in rural and remote NSW, 2000 Central West 2001: Report of consultations with older residents of Parkes, Forbes and environs, 2001 Consultation at Kings Cross, 2005 Consultation at Taree, 2005 Consultations in Griffith and Narrandera: Final report and recommendations, 2002 Consultations in Tamworth: Final Report, 2003 Consultations on the Central Coast: Initial Report, 2005 Consultations with Older People: on Mobility, Location and Financial Security, 2004 Counting on Experience: a review of good practice in the employment of mature workers, 2002 Driving Miss Daisy in Country NSW, 2000 Entitled to Respect: A discussion on community attitudes to older people, 2007 Erosion by Stealth: Reports on consultations with older residents of Kempsey and district, 1999 Final Report of consultation with older people in Griffith and Narrandera in September, 2002 Gendered Ageism- Job Search Experiences of Older Women (Department for Women and NSW Committee on Ageing), 1997 Hear All About It: Seminar on hearing loss and older people, 2003 ‘Have Your Say’ Consultation with older people of non-English speaking backgrounds, Blacktown, 2002 Home among the gum trees – Securing the future for older people who live in residential parks in NSW, 2004 Including Us Too! Tips for events managers working with older people, 2000 Job Search Experiences of Older Workers, 1996 Keeping in touch: Older People Living Alone, 1996 Keeping the balance: older men and healthy ageing, 2001 Living Well Forum: Report of a consultation with older people from eight ethnic communities in South Western Sydney, 1998 Local Government Services for Older People, 1996 Making a Difference – The views of people in the valley: Report of consultations in Bega and district, 1998 Never Too Late to Learn: A Report on Older People and Lifelong Learning, 1997 NSW Committee on Ageing Consultation in Blacktown: Final report and recommendations, 2002

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NSW Committee on Ageing Consultations in Parkes and Forbes: Final report and recommendations, 2003 Older People and Crime, 1997 Older People and Government Services: Report to the Minister for Ageing, 2006 Older People and Housing: The views of older people in southern Sydney, July 2003 Older People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: Report on a Roundtable Discussion, 2007 Older People Living in Residential Parks: Report to the Minister for Ageing, 2005 Over the Hill or Flying High? An Analysis of Age Discrimination Complaints in NSW, 1998 Paying the Price – The impact of mature age unemployment on government services, 2004 Retirement: a Survey, 1996 River and Coast: A report of consultation in Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah, 2001 Taking Charge: Making Decisions for Later Life, 1999 The Eyes Have It: report of vision and older people seminar, 2002 Too Young to Go: mature age unemployment and early retirement in NSW, 2002 Volunteering and Older People, 1996 When Families Break Down – Rights of Grandparents and Grandchildren, 1997 When the chips are down: Report of a consultation with older residents of Cobar and district,1998 Where to live as we age – Stay put or move? 2002 Who Pays: The Impact of User Pays and Economic Policy of Older People, 1998 Word of Mouth: Older People’s Oral Health Seminar, 2004 Other documents Brochures about the NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing (one in English and one multilingual) Consultation Protocols, Nov 2003 edition Half Yearly Report (Jan – June, July – Dec.) published since 2002 Older People: Myths and Realities, brochure, 2007 Strategic Plan 2003/04 – 2005/06, July 2003 Strategic Work Plan 2006 – 07

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing has set up its own website which has detailed information about the Committee’s function and structure. The website also contains more information about its publications and other related information. www.maca.nsw.gov.au

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Freedom of Information Officer Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Level 5, 83 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 8270 2320 Fax: (02) 8270 2495

DISABILITY COUNCIL OF NSW

SECTION 1 – ISSUE PAPERS A Question of Justice: Access and Participation for People with Disabilities in Contact with the Justice System (2003) About the Disability Council of NSW (May 2007) Accommodation and Support Options for people with a Disability. A Study of the Accommodation and Support Needs of People who Live with their Ageing Parents or Carers (1994) Amendments: SEPP Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability (January 2007) Brochures – About the Disability Council (English, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, Spanish and Greek versions) Consultation and People with a Disability: Issues for Public Sector Managers in NSW (1997) Critical Bridges: meeting challenges at points of transition in education by working together (DVD Program) Emergency Evacuation Plan

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Lifecycle Housing: An introduction to a smarter approach to sustainable housing development. Meeting the changing needs of homeowners across the lifespan Media Guidelines (1994) More than Getting Through the Gate: The Involvement of Parents who have a Disability in their Children’s School Education in NSW (2001) NSW Health on the future directions for health in NSW OH and S Challenges in the Disability Services Sector: A response to the ACROD Discussion paper. One of the Kids – Educating Children with and without Disabilities Together in the Same Classes and Schools. A Guide for Parents (1998) Setting It Straight – A Survey of Consumers’ Views on the Quality and Availability of Orthoses in NSW (1995) Strategic Focus 2008 (May 2005) Submission on Developing a Sustainability Charter for Australia: to the Inquiry into a Sustainability Charter by the Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage Submission to Inquiry into Children, Young People and the Built Environment: A Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Committee on Children and Young People Submission to Fit for the future – Planning for the Future: NSW Health 2025: Inquiry of Submission on Are the rights of people whose capacity is in question being adequately promoted and protected? Submission to NSW Department for Planning: Response to Consultation and Proposed Submission to NSW Health: Developing a Service Framework to improve health care of people with intellectual disability (May 2007) Taxis and People with a Disability: Issues for Government and Industry (1998) Time for A Break – Results of the Respite Care phone-in (1990)

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Information about the Council’s function and structure can be found in DADHC’s Annual Report, which is available for inspection at DADHC’s Central Office or at its website: www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/ publicationsandpolices. Further information about the Council is also available at its website: http://disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au/

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Freedom Of Information Officer Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Level 5, 83 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 8270 2320 Fax: (02) 8270 2495 Most publications are available at the Disability Council’s website: http://disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS All Divisions – Arts NSW; Corporate Services Division; NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing; Office of the Director-General; NSW Sport and Recreation • Accident and Incident Reporting • Annual Travel Pass Scheme • Corporate Plan 2007-2011 – NSW Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation • Employee Induction Policy • Incident Reporting Procedures • Generic Learning and Development Pilot Program • Occupational Health and Safety Committee Constitution • Options for the Employment or Engagement of Human Resources • Overseas Travel Allowance Rates • Return to Work Policy • Return to Work Program • Selection Committee Guidelines • Study Time Guidelines • Workers Compensation Claims/Injury Management System Corporate Services/Office of the Director-General • Communications Policy • Corporate Credit Card Policy • Non-Financial Delegations Arts NSW • Cab Charge Procedures • Code of Conduct • Complaint Handling Procedures • Computer Network Security Policy and Procedures • Corruption Prevention Policy and Procedures • Domestic Travel Procedures • Financial Delegations • Grievance and Dispute Resolution Policy and Procedures • Harassment Management Policy • Occupational Health and Safety Consultative Forum Charter • Occupational Health and Safety Policy • Overseas Travel Policy • Performance management policy • Personal Effects Policy • Personnel and Administrative Delegations • Pledge of Service • Privacy Management Plan • Protocol for the Acceptable Use of Communication Devices, the Internet and E-mail • Records Management Policy • Salary Sacrifice for Superannuation • Surveillance Cameras Policy • Travel Policy • Working from Home Policy

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NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing • Cab Charge Usage • Code of Conduct • Corruption Prevention Policies and Procedures • Delegations Manual • Disability Action Plan 2006-08 • Driver Safety and Out-of-Office Workplace Activity Guidelines • EAPS – Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement • Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy • Emergency and Evacuation Procedures • Employee Assistance Program • Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement • Flexible Work Practices • Flexible Working Hours Agreement • Fringe Benefits tax (FBT) – Changes to FBT Reporting Arrangements – Impacts on Income Tests for Employees • General Purchasing Procedure • Grievance Handling • Grievance Resolution • Harassment Prevention Policy • Information Management and Technology Security Policy • Improving Performance and Conduct Toolkit • Incident Reporting Procedures • Job Evaluation • Key Officials and Former Key Officials • Mailroom Procedure Manual • Motor Vehicle Policy • Motor Vehicle Strategic Management Plan • Non-Financial Delegations • Notification of Injury • Occupational Health and Safety Workplace Committee Constitution • Occupational Health and Safety Consultation Policy • Occupational Health and Safety Consultation Resolution • Occupational Health and Safety Policy • Private Employment • Probation for New Employees • Procurement • Records Management Policy • Records Management Program • Recycling Services • Salary Packaging Guide • Salary Sacrifice for Superannuation • Strategic Office Accommodation Plan 2007/08 – 2009/10 • Strategic Plan 2005-2008 • Study Assistance Policy • Total Asset Management Policy • Translators and Interpreter Services • Travel Pass Scheme Policy and Procedure (annual) • Travel – Procedures for Making Arrangements • Welcome Booklet • Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) • Workplace Giving/Donations NSW Sport and Recreation • Child Protection policy • Code of Conduct – NSW Sport and Recreation • Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement ARTS NSW • Constitution and Guidelines of the NSW Arts Advisory Council

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• Cultural Planning Guidelines for Local Government • Cultural Accord 3 – Memorandum of Understanding 2006-2008 with the Association of NSW and Shires Association of NSW • Doing it Our Way: Contemporary Indigenous Cultural Expression in NSW • Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme • Indigenous Arts Policy • Indigenous Arts Protocol – A Guide • NSW Art in Public Places (and Public Art Register) • Premier’s History Awards 2008 – guidelines • Premier’s History Awards 2008 – program • Premier’s Literary Awards 2008 – program • Premier’s Literary Awards 2009 – guidelines • Principles for Regional Programs by State Government cultural institutions • The Arts and Cultural Diversity – Principles for multicultural arts support • Western Sydney Arts Strategy • 2006 Progress Report on Western Sydney Arts Strategy • 2009 Arts Funding Program Guidelines NSW OFFICE OF LIQUOR, GAMING AND RACING Responsible Gambling Fund • Client Charter • Client Data Set Guide for Users • Clinical Supervision Guidelines for the Problem Gambling Counselling Sector • Code of Ethics • Funding and Performance Agreement • Minimum Guidelines for Complaints • Policy Framework on Treatment Services for Problem Gamblers and their Families • Revised Minimum Qualification Pathways Priced Publications • Annual Subscription Services – liquor + gaming magazine [$30 – $120] • Australian iD Checking Guide [$5] • Playsmart brochures ~ Betting on gaming machines? ~ Gambling more, enjoying it less? ~ Gambling problems in your family? ~ Betting on lotto, lotteries or keno? ~ Betting on casino table games? [English and 12 community languages – $6 per bundle of 50 brochures] Publications – Other • Best Practice Guidelines for Charitable Organisations – 4th Edition • Liquor Accord Toolkit NSW SPORT AND RECREATION Grants and Financial Assistance • 2007/08 Regional Sports Facility Program • 2008 Women’s Sports Leaders Scholarship Program • Country athletes scheme application • Country coaches and officials travel scheme • Far West travel scheme • International Sporting Events program • Race club facility grant program • Safe Shooting Grant Program Publications • Active Community Guide: Active Kids • Active Community Guide: Active Older Adults • Active Community Guide: Facts on Walking • Active Community Guide: Getting Active • Active Community Guide: Mum’s the Word • Annual Report 2006/07

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• Beaches Indoor Sports Centre • Beep test – 20m shuttle run • Child Protection – 5 steps to creating a safer environment for children – a simple guide for sport and recreation organisations • Child Protection – Guidelines for achieving child protection for peak bodies and associations • Child Protection – Guidelines for achieving child protection for sport and recreation clubs • Child Protection – Guidelines for parents/guardians and children • Child Protection – our commitment to service • Childcare guidelines for NSW sport, recreation and fitness organisations • Childcare services at sport, recreation and fitness centres – frequently asked questions • Corporate governance – club presentation and checklist • Creating Active Communities: physical activity guidelines for local councils • Disability Awareness Resource • Disability Education Program (DEP) activity cards • Disability fact sheet: Acquired Brain Injury • Drugs in sport policy (anti-doping policy) • Economic impact of sport and recreation • Harassment-free Sport • Jindabyne alpine field studies • Jindabyne packages and accommodation 2008 • Jindabyne sports training camps • Kids in gyms – Guidelines for running physical activity programs for young people in fitness and leisure centres in NSW • Kids’ Sport: a very real guide for grown ups • Kids’ Sport: child’s play in your own backyard • No limits – involving people with a disability in your sport • Notification procedures for allegations of child abuse • NSW Guidelines for Athletes and Sports Officials in Defining Sexual Harassment • NSW sport and recreation industry strategic directions – a five year plan • NSW Sport and Recreation’s role, services and operations • Older Adults Getting Active – Case Studies • Our commitment to good sporting behaviour on and off the Field in New South Wales • Pesticide use notification plan (x14) • Pram Walking – project report • Resolving Sexual Harassment Complaints in NSW Sporting Organisations • Safe Sports Facilities • Sexual Harassment Policy and Guidelines for the NSW Sport and Recreation Community • Soccer goalposts – make safety your goal • Sport and Recreation and Community Building • Sport rage – prevention guides for parents, coaches, administrators and referees • Sport rage prevention: a planning guide for clubs • Sports directory for schools (2008 edition) • Stroll with a stroller info sheet • Surfers code – surf safety • Surfers code for Central Coast beaches • Surfing Safely in Byron Bay • Swimsafe and Child Protection • Swimsafe instructor recruitment package (2008/09) • Sydney Academy Healthy Business program • Sydney Academy Sports Science Program • Talent support – what’s available for young athletes in NSW • Teacher’s information pack (x11) • Teachers Talk About – experiences of inclusive physical activity • Walk Leader’s Training manual – Walking for Pleasure • Water games and activities – resource guide for instructors • Water Safety Taskforce Report – Analysis of drownings in children aged 5 years and under • Your legal obligations under NSW Child Protection legislation • You’re in the Game

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Research • Community based physical activity program to improve the emotional well-being of young women • Evaluation report for the Sport Rage Prevention Kit • Summary of Report on Australian Sports Insurance • Volunteers in sport – a report prepared for NSW Sport and Recreation • Women in Sport – coaches • Women in Sport – leadership • Women in Sport – participation

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation identifies its annual report as its Statement of Affairs. The report is available for inspection at the department’s main business arms (address details noted in Section 3) and is also available on the individual websites, as follows: Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation: www.dasr.nsw.gov.au Arts NSW: www.arts.nsw.gov.au NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing: www.olgr.nsw.gov.au NSW Sport and Recreation: www.dsr.nsw.gov.au For reference purposes, statistical information on FOI activity in previous financial years is contained within an appendix of the annual report, in accordance with reporting requirements in The NSW FOI Manual published by the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT DETAILS To access these policy documents and for applications under the Freedom of Information Act 1989, please contact: • Arts NSW FOI Coordinator, Arts NSW, 111 Elizabeth Street, (PO Box A226), Sydney South NSW 1235 Telephone: (02) 9228 4599 Facsimile: (02) 9228 4722 • NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing FOI Coordinator, NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, 323 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000. GPO Box 7060, Sydney NSW 2001 Telephone: (02) 9995 0610 Facsimile: (02) 9995 0611 email: [email protected] • NSW Sport and Recreation FOI Coordinator, NSW Sport and Recreation, 6 Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127. Locked Bag 1422, Silverwater NSW 2128 Telephone: (02) 9006 3895 Facsimile: (02) 9006 3885 Enquiries can be made between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The following policies and documents are held by the Ambulance Service of NSW: Advancing Skills Consultation Paper, October 2005 Ambulance Officer Curriculum Guide 2001 Ambulance Rural Plan Consultation Paper – November 2006 Ambulance Service employees and other employment, August 2007 Annual Reports 1996/97 to 2006/07 Assessment, Treatment and Referral by Ambulance Officers, November 2006 Best again 2002-2007 The future direction for the Ambulance Service of NSW Best again 2002-2007 – Report card on the first 12 months Best again 2002- 2007 – Half time report card July 2005 Child Protection Policy: notification of suspected child abuse and neglect, June 2007 Code of Conduct for staff, May 2007 Conflict of Interest – Disclosure of Pecuniary Interests – June 2007 Corporate Plan 2004 – 2007 Corporate Plan 2005 – 2007 Corporate Plan 2006 – 2010 Clinical News 2004 – 2007 (quarterly clinical newsletter for staff) Clinical Bulletin 2004 – 2007 (regular patient safety and Clinical Quality notifications) Clinical Safety Alerts, Notices, and Information Bulletins 2005 – 2008 (notification of immediate clinical risk) Disability Action Plan 2000-2003 Draft Final Regional NSW Operational Review Drug and Alcohol Policy – July 2003 Enhancing Health Care in Rural Communities “A discussion paper” June 2006 Equity and Diversity Management Plan 2008/09 Ethnic Affairs Policy Statement 1997 Excellence in Care 2007-2012 Future directions for Ambulance Fact Finding Investigation Guidelines – May 2002 ‘impact’ – Internal disaster preparedness Ambulance and health staff newsletter (commenced Summer 08) Information Management and Technology (IMET) Strategic Plan 2005-2007 Information Paper – Assessment, Treatment and Referral by Ambulance Officers – November 2006 Major and Special Events Policy Guidelines – August 2008 Mechanical Restraint Device Field Evaluation – Evaluation Report Mental Health Emergency Response – Memorandum of Understanding – August 2007 Mental Health Emergency Response – Memorandum of Understanding – Frequently Asked Questions – November 2007 NSW HEALTHPLAN 2008 – The NSW Health Services Functional Area Supporting Plan to the NSW State Disaster Plan (NSW DISPLAN) NSW Health Emergency Risk Management Guidelines (October 2008) Operational Review-Sydney Interim Report 2001 Operational Review-Sydney Interim Report 2001 summary brochure Operational Review-Sydney Final Report 2002 Operational Review-Sydney Final Report 2002 summary brochure Professional Conduct Guidelines, October 2006 Provision of Ambulance Services – Frequently Asked Questions regarding new transport fees Relevant Clinical Standard Operating Policies Relevant Instructional Circulars to Staff Relevant Operational Standard Operating Policies Relevant Personnel Policies and Procedures

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Policy on Honorary Ambulance Officers 2003 Rotary Wing Review, December 2004 Sirens 2000- 2007 (fortnightly newsletter for staff) Total Asset Management Plan 2006

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The most recently published Statement of Affairs for the Ambulance Service of NSW is incorporated into the 2006/2007 Annual Report. The Annual Report provides information on the functions and structure of the Ambulance Service. Copies of the Annual Report are available free of charge and the most recent report is available on the Ambulance Service website.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements To access these policy documents and for applications under the Freedom of Information Act 1989, please contact: FOI Coordinator Ambulance Service of NSW Locked Bag 105 Rozelle NSW 2039 Telephone: (02) 9320 7606 Fax: (02) 9320 7819. Enquiries can be made between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Applications under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 should be accompanied by a $30 application fee.

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SECTION 1 – DOCUMENTS The Attorney General’s Department has produced a wide range of policy and administrative documents in the following areas, available to members of the public. The summary indicates where the document is available on the Department’s website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au or where the document is available only in hardcopy. The summary also states where a fee applies for a document. • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Programs • Admission to the Legal Profession • Case Law Reporting • Community and Media Relations Service • Community Justice • Court Facilities • Court Policy and Case Management Records • Crime Statistics and Justice Research • Criminal Injuries Compensation • Criminal Law Review • Equality of Opportunity • Fine Enforcement • Freedom from Discrimination • Guardianship • Law Reform • Legal Fees and Costs • Legal Policy Advice • Legal Services • Occupational Health and Safety Programs • Privacy • Sheriff Services • Standards of the Legal Profession • Victims Services List of Policy Documents produced by the Attorney General’s Department Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council All documents are published on the website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/ajac unless otherwise stated. Fact Sheets • NSW Aboriginal Justice Plan 2004-2014 (2006) • Aboriginal People and Bail Courts in NSW (2000) • Aboriginal people in prison • Aboriginal Women in the Criminal Justice System (2006) • Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council • Aboriginal Youth Justice Advisory Network (AYJAN) (2006) • Community Justice Groups • Circle Sentencing • Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody • Young Offenders Act 1997 (2006) Other Material • Community Justice Groups Booklet (publication) • Things That Work • NSW Aboriginal Justice Plan Summary • Our Future, Our Voice Report from NSW summit September 2004 • Young Aboriginal females reported missing to Police. Which way for prevention and service

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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of crime interagency forum Report 2001 • Report to the Attorney General Indigenous Justice Initiatives • “Where to from here” 10 years after the Royal Commission some suggested directions for Aboriginal justice planning • Policing Public Order Offensive Language and Behaviour, the impact on Aboriginal People (1998) • Diverting Aboriginal Adults from the justice system, Outcomes of the workshop of 5 October 2001 • “Holistic Community Justice” A proposed response to Aboriginal Family Violence • Caught, Hook Line and Sinker, Incorporating Aboriginal Fishing Rights into the Fisheries Management Act (2004) • Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council Brochure • Aboriginal Justice Agreement • RCIADIC Review NSW Government implementation of recommendations (2000) • Residential alternatives for Indigenous offenders, Chris Cuneen • Circle Sentencing in NSW, A Review and Evaluation (2002) • Beyond Justice: Proposed framework from the Aboriginal Justice Plan • Summary of the priorities and themes: from the first community negotiations • Aboriginal Justice Plan: Discussion Paper • The Impact of Crime Prevention on Aboriginal Communities, Associate Professor Chris Cuneen (2001) • A Fraction More Power: review of the impact of the Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 on young people in Moree and Ballina (1999) • NSW Aboriginal Justice Plan (2004-2014) (publication) • Speak Out, Speak Strong (2002) • Aboriginal People and Bail Courts in NSW (2000) (publication) • Our Kids: Stay Safe, Stay Strong, Children’s Activity Book • Binaal Billa SRA Research Report (2007) Administrative Decisions Tribunal Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adt. ADT Annual Reports 1998 to 2008 Brochures • Discrimination complaints at the ADT • Mediation conducted by the ADT • Prohibited Employment Declarations in the ADT • Review of NSW Government Decisions by the ADT • Retail Leases Division • Revenue Division • Community Services Division Practice Notes • PN1 General Division: Freedom of Information Review Applications • PN 2 Equal Opportunity Division: Case Management Procedures (repealed 30 June 2004) • PN 3 Retail Leases Division (replaced by PN 8) • PN4 Application to Change Hearing Dates • PN5 Internal Appeals: Procedures for Appeals to the Appeal Panel of the Tribunal • PN 6 General Division: Referral of Complaint under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986 (replaced by PN 17) • PN7 All Divisions: Summons to Attend and Give Evidence; Summons to Attend and to Produce Documents or other things: Tribunal Practice • PN8 Retail Leases Division • PN9 General Division: Licence Suspensions under Fair Trading Act 1987: Procedures relating to Applications for Review • PN10 All Divisions: Access to the Tribunal – Use of Telephone and Video Links • PN11 External Appeals: Procedures for External Appeals to the Appeal Panel of the Tribunal • PN12 Costs • PN13 All Divisions: Publication, Anonymisation and Suppression • PN14 All Divisions: Expert Evidence and Reports • PN15 All Divisions: Incapacitated Persons: Appointing a Representative • PN16 General, Equal Opportunity, and Community Services Divisions: Mediation • PN17 General Division: Professional Disciplinary Proceedings • PN18 All Divisions: Calling Witnesses for Oral Evidence

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• PN19 Equal Opportunity Division: Practice and Procedure • PN 20 Retail Lease Division: Appointment of a Specialist Retail Valuer Policies • Fees and Fee Waiver Policy • Provision of duplicate recordings and transcripts of proceedings (January 2008) • Witness expenses payable by one party to another party Guarantee of Service Anti-Discrimination Board Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb. • Annual Reports 2000 to 2007 • Guarantee of Service • Equal Time (quarterly newsletter) (available by subscription in electronic form only) Guidelines • Grievance Procedure Guidelines • Sample Policies and Procedures (e-mail only) • Anti-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines (EEO): For managers, team leaders and supervisors (new) • Discrimination, Harassment and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for Non-supervisory staff: Your rights and responsibilities at work • Guidelines – Carers’ Responsibilities Discrimination (currently unavailable) • Guidelines for Advertisers • Guidelines for Community Workers • Guidelines for Media (Vilification) (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Local Government Councillors (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Real Estate Agents (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Registered Clubs (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Financial Advisers (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Providers Of Goods and Services (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Small Business Owners and Managers • Transgender Discrimination Guidelines (currently unavailable – under revision) • Guidelines for Applying for an Exemption from the Anti-Discrimination Act (available on website) • Guidelines for Contact Officers (previously called Sample Guidelines for Contact/Support Officers) • Grievance Investigation Guidelines • Guidelines for Union Representatives • Guidelines for Hoteliers – available only as downloadable .pdf or .txt files • Guidelines for managers of local councils (currently unavailable – under revision) • Conciliation Conferences “A guide for complainants and respondents” (currently being revised) • Discrimination Complaints Form • Community Languages (available on website) Fact sheets • General Factsheet: Discrimination and the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW • What you can do if you are treated unfairly (easy to read, very low literacy) • Treated unfairly because you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person? • Age Discrimination • Carers’ Responsibilities • Disability Discrimination: Your Rights • Discrimination, EEO and Affirmative Action • Harassment and Sexual Harassment: Your Rights • Homosexual Discrimination • Infectious Diseases • Marital Status Discrimination • Pregnant Women and Discrimination • Race Discrimination: Your Rights (English and Arabic) • Sex Discrimination • Strategies Factsheet: How to deal with discrimination unfair treatment or harassment • Transgender Discrimination: Your Rights • Vilification: Your Rights (English and Arabic) • What you need to know about anti-discrimination law (low literacy) (English and Arabic)

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• Complaining to the Anti Discrimination Board of NSW • A Guide for Respondents (unavailable – currently being revised) • Discrimination and unlawful dismissal • Anti-discrimination law and the small business owner • Pre-Employment Medicals (currently unavailable – under revision) • Anti-Discrimination Law and Charities (currently unavailable – under revision) • ADA Amendments Fact sheet Reports • C-Change – the report of enquiry into hepatitis C related discrimination Brochures • Unfair treatment...what to do • On-Site Training Brochure • Seminar Program Calendar • Community Services Brochure (currently unavailable – under revision) • Services for Employers Brochure (currently unavailable – under revision) • Identifying and Eliminating Discrimination in NSW Industrial Instruments (currently unavailable – under revision) • Balancing The Act: A submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission’s review of the Anti- Discrimination Act 1977 • Poster order form • Publications for employers order form • ADB Magnets, Balloons, Rules, and Pens – displaying contact details for advice on unlawful discrimination • Know Your Rights: A guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People – Discrimination and harassment • Postcards – 3 kinds – Promotional • Know Your Rights wallet card • Community Training Brochure (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Posters • Stop Harassment and Bullying • Diversity makes a difference • Common Workplace Animals • Say No. to discrimination and harassment (multilingual) • That’s not fair • Stop hassling me Internal policy documents • Draft Complaint Handling Manual (draft form only) • Conflict of Interest Policy for Employees of the Anti Discrimination Board • Costing Model – Education Training Services Anti Discrimination Board speeches and submissions (available only on the Board’s website) • ADB launches amendments and education initiatives • Addressing systemic discrimination in the public sector • ALRC and AHEC Inquiry in to the Protection of Human Genetic Information • C-change: the report of the enquiry into hepatitis C related discrimination • Launch: Unfair treatment … what to do 19 May 2004 • Mardi Gras Forum 2003 – The Neglected Communities – Papers • NSW Aboriginal Justice Plan – Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council • Review of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) • Review of the Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) • Review of the Police Act 1990 (NSW) • Review of the Property Relationships Act 1984 (NSW) • Review of the Status of Children Act 1996 • Working Paper – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (GLBTI) Ageing and Discrimination Forum. • Combined Forums for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community – information and registration forms – • Media Release – 16 August 2006 – Workchoices: Dismissal can still be unlawful • Media Release – 23 December 2005 – Race Discrimination on the rise • Legal cases fro Equal Time (ADB Newsletter) • Articles about discrimination from Equal Time (ADB Newsletter) NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 161 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 29

• Media Release – Banning of people from licensed premises illegal and disgraceful • Statement by the President – Decision to suspend African Refugee Intake • Colouring in competition – presentation of awards by Hooley Dooleys • NSW Schools Writing Competition • Conciliation Cases handled by the Board • Competition reveals pain of bullying Community and Indigenous (available only on the Board’s website) • Carer’s responsibility – Find a word puzzle • Class activity sheet for primary school students • Intellectual disability – Unfair treatment, what to do photo story and slideshow • Broken Hill Good Service Forum – pdf • Wilcannia Good Service Forum – pdf • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Outreach Program • Certificate of Aboriginality • Combined Forum for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Community • Yabun Festival 2007 • Batemans Bay Good Service Forum • Bega Good Service Forum Asset Management Branch Documents are available by contacting the Asset Management Branch. • Use Of Departmental Premises By External Organisations – Policy 1999 • Employee Housing – Departmentally Owned Premises – Policy 1996 [currently under review] • Tendering – Policy and Procedures 2007 Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Most of the reports published by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research after 1993 are available free of charge on the website: www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au. Hard copies of reports can be ordered on the website. A fee applies for statistical reports, legislative evaluations and some research reports. Crime and Justice Bulletins and Alcohol Studies Bulletins are free, but incur a delivery fee. • Statistical Reports (1991 to present) [fee applies] Criminal Courts (Children’s, Local and Higher Courts Statistics are contained in this report) • NSW Criminal Courts Statistics 1991 to present Recorded Crime • NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 1989/90 to present Key Trends [fee applies] • Key Trends in Crime and Justice 1993 to 1999 (last in series) Policy Documents • Information Service Policy, August 2008 • BOCSAR Privacy Code, revised January 2003 (not available on website) Local Government Area Crime Maps Series 2006 • Auburn • Blacktown • Campbelltown • Cessnock • Fairfield • Greater Taree • Holroyd • Lake Macquarie • Lismore • Maitland • Marrickville • Nambucca • Newcastle • Parramatta • Port Stephens • Randwick • Shoalhaven • Sutherland Shire

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• Sydney • Waverley • Wollongong • Woollahra Local Government Area Crime Maps Series 2007 • Ashfield • Bankstown • Bega Valley • Blue Mountains • Botany Bay • Broken Hill • Burwood • Byron • Camden • Canterbury • Coffs Harbour • Dubbo • Fairfield • Gosford • Griffith • Hastings • Hawkesbury • Holroyd • Hornsby • Hurstville • Kogarah • Ku-ring-gai • Lismore • Liverpool • Manly • Marrickville • Nambucca • Newcastle • North Sydney • Rockdale • Orange • Penrith • Port Stephens • Queanbeyan • Randwick • Richmond Valley • Ryde • Strathfield • Sutherland Shire • Sydney • Tweed • Wagga Wagga • Warringah • Waverley Legislative Evaluation Series (1985 to present) [fee applies] • Crimes (Sexual Assault) Amendment Act 1981: Monitoring and Evaluation. Interim Report No.1 – Characteristics of the Complainant, the Defendant and the Offence (R. Bonney, 1985) • Crimes (Sexual Assault) Amendment Act 1981: Monitoring and Evaluation. Interim Report No. 2: Court Outcome, Acquittals, Convictions and Sentence (R. Bonney, 1985) • Crimes (Sexual Assault) Amendment Act 1981: Monitoring and Evaluation. Interim Report No. 3: Court Procedures (R. Bonney, 1987) • NSW Summary Offences Act 1988 (R. Bonney, 1989) • Domestic Violence: Impact of Legal Reform in NSW (J. Stubbs and D. Powell, 1989) • NSW Sentencing Act (E. Matka, 1989)

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• ‘Dry Zones’ and Crime in Walgett: An Evaluation of the Local Government (Street Drinking) Amendment Act 1990 (L. Burns, 1992) • Criminal Victim Compensation: A Profile of Claims, Claimants and Awards (P. Salmelainen, 1993) • Fine Default: Enforcing Fine Payment (R. Jochelson, 1995) • Sentence Indication Scheme Evaluation – Final Report (D. Weatherburn, E. Matka and B. Lind, 1995) • An Evaluation of the NSW Apprehended Violence Order Scheme (L. Trimboli and R. Bonney, 1997) • An Evaluation of the NSW Youth Justice Conferencing Scheme (L. Trimboli, 2000) • New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: A Process Evaluation (S. Taplin, 2002) • New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Health, Well-being and Participant Satisfaction (K. Freeman, 2002) • New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Cost-effectiveness (B. Lind, D. Weatherburn, S. Chen, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and M. Shanahan, E. Lancsar, M. Haas, R. De Abreu Lourenco, Centre For Health Economics Research and Evaluation, 2002) • An evaluation of the NSW community conferencing for young adults pilot program (J. People and L. Trimboli, 2007) Research Reports (1984 to present) [fee applies] • Intoxicated Persons 1981 (1984) • Bail Reform in NSW (J. Stubbs, 1984) • Drugs and Crime (I. Dobinson and P. Ward, 1985) • Fine Default (J. Houghton, 1985) • The Impact of Random Breath Testing in NSW (J. Cashmore, 1985) • Homicide: The Social Reality (A. Wallace, 1986) • Soliciting in Darlinghurst (G. Travis, 1986) • Prostitution: A Descriptive Literature Review (G. Travis, 1986) • Bail and Drug Charges (D. Weatherburn, M. Quinn and G. Rich, 1987) • Child Sexual Assault: The Court Response (J. Cashmore and M. Horsky, 1987) • Drugs and Crime – Phase II (I. Dobinson and P. Ward, 1987) • Criminal Justice in North-West New South Wales (C. Cunneen and T. Robb, 1987) • Robbery – An analysis of robbery in New South Wales (1987) • Police Reports of Serious Assault in New South Wales (T. Robb, 1988) • Appeals Against Sentence Severity, Sentencing Judgments of the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal (D. Weatherburn, 1988) • Homicide 2 (R. Bonney, 1988) • Buying and Selling Heroin – A Study of Heroin Users/Dealers (I. Dobinson and P. Poletti, 1989) • Child Sexual Assault: The Court Response II (A. Goodwin, 1989) • Questioning the Magistrate’s Decision: Sentencing and Conviction Appeals from the Local Court (C. Rizzo, 1989) • Case Studies in Corporate Crime (R. Longdale, 1990) • Police Reports of Non-Aggravated Assault in New South Wales (R. Bonney and L. Kery, 1991) • School Arson in New South Wales (L. Burns, 1991) • Planning Optimum Court Capacity (B. Lind, D. Weatherburn and J. Packer, 1990) • Disadvantage and Crime in New South Wales (C. Devery, 1991) • Domestic Violence in NSW: A Regional Analysis (C. Devery, 1992) • Complaints Against Police in New South Wales (J. Stubbs, 1992) • Mapping Crime in Local Government Areas: Assault and Break and Enter in Waverley (C. Devery, 1992) • Family, Acquaintance and Stranger Homicide in New South Wales (M.T. Nguyen Da Huong and P. Salmelainen, 1993) • A Computer Simulation Model of the District Criminal Court of New South Wales (I. Crettenden, J. Packer and S. Macalpine, 1993) • Policing Pubs: Evaluation of a Licensing Enforcement Strategy (L. Burns and C. Courmarelos, 1993) • Patterns of Motor Vehicle Theft (C. Devery, R. Jochelson and M.T. Nguyen Da Huong, 1993) • Crime on the Rail System (R. Jochelson, 1994) • Juvenile Offending: Predicting Persistence and Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions (C. Coumarelos, 1994) • Sentence Disparity and its Impact on the NSW District Criminal Court (D. Weatherburn, 1994) • Assaults on School Premises (L. Trimboli and R. Bonney, 1994)

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• The Correlates of Offending Frequency: A Study of Juvenile Theft Offenders in Detention (P. Salmelainen, 1995) • Sentence Indication Scheme Evaluation Interim Report – The Impact of the NSW Sentence Indication Scheme on Plea Rates and Case Delay (D. Weatherburn, 1995) • Drug Law Enforcement Policy and its Impact on the Heroin Market (D. Weatherburn and B. Lind, 1995) • The Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Assault Victims (A. Edwards, 1996) • The Impact of Alcohol Sales on Violent Crime, Property Destruction and Public Disorder (R. Stevenson, 1996) • Public Housing and Crime (E. Matka, 1997) • Social and Economic Stress, Child Neglect and Juvenile Delinquency (D. Weatherburn and B. Lind, 1997) • Crime and Place: An Analysis of Assaults and Robberies in Inner Sydney (R. Jochelson, 1997) • The Stolen Goods Market in New South Wales (R. Stevenson and L. Forsythe, 1998) • Juveniles in Crime – Part 1: Participation Rates and Risk Factors (J. Baker, 1998) • Drug Law Enforcement: Its Effect on Treatment Experience and Injection Practices (D. Weatherburn, B. Lind and L. Forsythe, 1999) • Managing Trial Court Delay: An Analysis of Trial Case Processing in the NSW District Criminal Court (D. Weatherburn and J. Baker, 2000) • Validation of NSW Police Crime Statistics: A Regional Analysis (M. Chilvers and P. Doak, 2000) • Drug Crime Prevention and Mitigation: A Literature Review and Research Agenda (D. Weatherburn, L. Topp, R. Midford and S. Allsopp, 2000) • Simulating the New South Wales Criminal Justice System: A Stock and Flow Approach (B. Lind, M. Chilvers and D. Weatherburn, L. 2001) • An Evaluation of the Safe City Strategy in Central Sydney (C, Coumarelos 2001) • Factors Underlying Indigenous Arrest Rates (B. H. Hunter, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, 2001) • Evaluating police operations (1): A process and outcome evaluation of Operation Vendas (C. Jones and D. Weatherburn, 2004) • The Cannabis Cautioning Scheme three years on: An implementation and outcome evaluation (J. Baker and D. Goh 2004) • Ethics and the Governance of Criminological Research in Australia (Professor M. Israel, School of Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, 2004) • School violence and its antecedents: interviews with high school students (A. Grunseit, D. Weatherburn and N. Donnelly, 2005) • An evaluation of the NSW Child Sexual Assault Specialist Jurisdiction Pilot (J. Cashmore and L. Trimboli, 2005) • Domestic Violence Intervention Court Model (DVICM) evaluation (L. Rodwell and N. Smith, 2008) Crime and Justice Bulletins (1987 to present) • Trends in Serious Crime in NSW (1987) • Bail in NSW (1987) • Heroin Use and Crime (1987) • Criminal Prosecution Process in NSW (1987) • Homicide (1988) • Court Delay and Prison Overcrowding (1989) • Arson in NSW (1990) • Suicide (1990) • Juvenile Justice and the Children’s Court in New South Wales (1990) • Sentencing Assault Offenders in the Higher Courts in New South Wales (1990) • Uses and Abuses of Crime Statistics (E. Matka, November 1990) • Domestic Violence in NSW (E. Matka, March 1991) • Aspects of Malicious Damage (R. Bonney, March 1992) • Imprisonment Rates in NSW and Victoria: Explaining the Difference (L. Babb, March 1992) • Aspects of Demand for Criminal Court Time (D. Weatherburn and M.T. Nguyen Da Huong, April 1992) • Stealing in NSW (P. Salmelainen, May 1992) • Preventing Credit Card Fraud (R. Bonney, September 1992) • Understanding Committal Hearings (P. Salmelainen, December 1992) • Grappling with Court Delay (Don Weatherburn, January 1993)

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• Adult Sexual Assault in NSW (P. Salmelainen and C. Coumarelos, July 1993) • Trends in Homicide 1968 to 1992 (P. Gallagher, M.T. Nguyen Da Huong and R. Bonney, 1994) • Women as Victims and Offenders (L. Trimboli, 1995) • Why does NSW have a Higher Imprisonment Rate than Victoria (P. Gallagher, 1995) • Household Break-ins and the Market for Stolen Goods (R. Jochelson, 1995) • The Limits of Incapacitation as a Crime Control Strategy (J. Chan, 1995) • Women in Prison (A. Edwards, 1996) • Risk Management in Assembling Juries (B. Lind, 1996) • Crime Perception and Reality: Public Perception of the Risk of Criminal Victimisation in Australia (D Weatherburn, E. Matka and B. Lind, 1996) • Methadone Maintenance Treatment as a Crime Control Measure (W. Hall, 1996) • Measuring Trial Court Performance: Indicators for Trial Case Processing (D. Weatherburn, 1996) • ‘Home Invasions’ and Robberies (P. Salmelainen, 1996) • Young People and Crime (K. Freeman, 1996) • Child Neglect: Its Causes and its Role in Delinquency (P. Salmelainen, 1996) • Aborigines and Public Order Legislation in New South Wales (R. Jochelson, 1997) • Anabolic Steroid Abuse and Violence (B. Maycock and A. Beel, 1997) • Hung Juries and Majority Verdicts (P. Salmelainen, R. Bonney and D. Weatherburn 1997) • Crime Trends in New South Wales: The Crime Victim Survey Picture (K. Freeman 1998) • Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System (K. Freeman 1998) • Measuring Crime Dispersion (M. Chilvers, 1998) • Are the Courts becoming more lenient? Recent trends in convictions and penalties in NSW Higher and Local Courts (J. Baker, 1998) • Cannabis and Crime: Treatment Programs for Adolescent Cannabis Use (L. Trimboli and C. Coumarelos, 1998) • Predicting Violence Against Women: The 1996 Women’s Safety Survey (C. Coumarelos and J. Allen, 1998) • Crime Against International Tourists (J. Allen, 1999) • Public Perception of Neighbourhood Crime in New South Wales (M. Chilvers, 1999) • The Effect of Arrest on Indigenous Employment Prospects (B. Hunter and J. Borland, 1999) • Heroin harm minimisation: Do we really have to choose between law enforcement and treatment (D. Weatherburn and B. Lind, 1999) • Predicting Women’s Responses to Violence: The 1996 Women’s Safety Survey (C. Coumarelos and J. Allen, 1999) • Performance Indicators for Drug Law Enforcement (D. Weatherburn, 2000) • Drug Use Among Police Detainees (T. Makkai, J. Fitzgerald and P. Doak, 2000) • New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Program and Participant Profiles (K. Freeman, R. Lawrence Karski and P. Doak, 2000) • Community Survey of Willingness to Receive Stolen Goods (J. Allen, 2000) • New South Wales Drug Court: Monitoring Report (S. Briscoe and C. Coumarelos, 2000) • New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Interim Report on Health and Well-Being of Participants (K. Freeman, 2001) • What Causes Crime? (D. Weatherburn, 2001) • The Scope for Reducing Indigenous Imprisonment Rates (J. Baker, 2001) • The Problem of Mobile Phone Theft (S. Briscoe, 2001) • Firearms and Violent Crime in New South Wales (J. Fitzgerald, S. Briscoe and D. Weatherburn 2001) • Does Prohibition Deter Cannabis Use? (D. Weatherburn and C. Jones, 2001) • The Australian Heroin Drought and Its Implications for Drug Policy (D. Weatherburn, C. Jones, K. Freeman and T. Makkai, 2001) • Preventing Corruption in Drug Law Enforcement (Justice James Wood AO, 2001) • Trends in sentencing in the New South Wales Criminal Courts: 1990 – 2000 (J. Fitzgerald, 2001) • Do targeted arrests reduce crime? (M. Chilvers and D. Weatherburn, 2001) • Reducing Cannabis Consumption (C. Jones and D. Weatherburn, 2001) • Law Enforcement’s Role in a Harm Reduction Regime (J. P. Caulkins – Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management RAND, Drug Policy Research Centre, 2002) • Multiple drug use among police detainees (Jacqueline Fitzgerald and Marilyn Chilvers, 2002) • Hung juries and aborted trials: An analysis of their prevalence, predictors and effects (Joanne Baker, Adrian Allen and Don Weatherburn, 2002) • Crime increases in perspective: The regional dispersion of crime in NSW, 2001 (M. Chilvers, 2002)

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• Absconding on bail (Marilyn Chilvers, Jacqui Allen and Peter Doak, Number 68, May 2002) • Reducing Juvenile Crime: Conferencing versus Court (G. Luke and B. Lind, 2002) • Recent Trends in Recorded Crime and Police Activity in Cabramatta (M. Chilvers, V. Korabelnikoff and M. Ramsay, 2002 • What Lies Behind the Growth in Fraud (M. Chilvers, 2002) • Drug Use Monitoring in New South Wales: The First Two Years (K. Freeman and J. Fitzgerald, 2002) • The impact of abolishing short prison sentences (Bronwyn Lind and Simon Eyland, Number 73, August, 2002) • Unemployment duration, schooling and property crime (B. Chapman, D. Weatherburn, C.A. Kapuscinski, M. Chilvers and S. Roussel, Number 74, December 2002) • Driving under the influence of cannabis in a New South Wales rural area (Craig Jones, Karen Freeman and Don Weatherburn, Number 75, May, 2003) • The New South Wales Criminal Justice System Simulation Model: Further Developments (Jonathan Clark and Bronwyn Lind, Number 76, May 2003) • Sentencing high-range PCA drink drivers in NSW (David Saffron and Marilyn Chilvers, Number 77, August 2003) • Contact with the New South Wales court and prison systems: The influence of age, Indigenous status and gender (Don Weatherburn, Bronwyn Lind and Jiuzhao Hua, Number 78, August, 2003) • The impact of heroin dependence on long-term robbery trends (Marilyn Chilvers and Don Weatherburn, Number 79, October, 2003) • Public Perceptions of Crime Trends in New South Wales and Western Australia (Don Weatherburn, and David Indermaur, Number 80, March, 2004) • Sentencing drink-drivers: The use of dismissals and conditional discharges (Steve Moffatt, Don Weatherburn, and Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Number 81, February 2004) • Long-term trends in trial court delay in NSW (Yeh Yeau Kuan, Number 82, August 2004) • Evaluation of the Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Act 2002 (Jacqueline Fitzgerald and Don Weatherburn, Number 83, August 2004) • The deterrent effect of capital punishment: A review of the research evidence (Janet Chan and Deborah Oxley, School of Social Science and Policy, University of New South Wales, Number 84, October 2004) • What caused the recent drop in property crime? (Steve Moffatt, Don Weatherburn and Neil Donnelly Number 85, February 2005) • The transition from juvenile to adult criminal careers (Shuling Chen, Tania Matruglio, Don Weatherburn and Jiuzhao Hua, Number 86, May 2005) • Driving under the influence of cannabis: The problem and potential countermeasures (Craig Jones, Neil Donnelly, Wendy Swift and Don Weatherburn, Number 87, September 2005) • Early-phase predictors of subsequent program compliance and offending among NSW Adult Drug Court participants (Karen Freeman and Neil Donnelly, Number 88, October 2005) • Trends and patterns in domestic violence (Julie People, Number 89, October 2005) • Long-term trends in property and violent crime in NSW: 1990-2004 (Steve Moffatt and Suzanne Poynton, Number 90, January 2006) • Risk of re-offending among parolees (Craig Jones, Jiuzhao Hua, Neil Donnelly, Judy McHutchison and Kyleigh Heggie, Number 91, January 2006) • The attrition of sexual offences from the New South Wales criminal justice system (Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Number 92, January 2006) • How much crime does prison stop? The incapacitation effect of prison on burglary (Don Weatherburn, Jiuzhao Hua and Steve Moffatt, Number 93, January 2006) • Victims of abduction: patterns and case studies (Jacqueline Fitzgerald and Julie People, Number 94, July 2006) • Matching court records to measure reoffending (Jiuzhao Hua and Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Number 95, July 2006) • Generation Y and crime: a longitudinal study of contact with the NSW criminal courts before the age of 21 (Jiuzhao Hua, Joanne Baker and Suzanne Poynton, Number 96, August 2006) • The relationship between methamphetamine use and violent behaviour (Rebecca McKetin, Jennifer McLaren, Steven Riddell and Lisa Robins, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Number 97, July 2006) • Firearms and violent crime in New South Wales, 1995-2005 (Sarah Williams and Suzanne Poynton, Number 98, August 2006) • Indigenous over-representation in prison: the role of offender characteristics (Lucy Snowball and Don Weatherburn, Number 99, September 2006)

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• Malicious damage to property offence in New South Wales (Mark Howard, Number 100, September 2006) • The relationship between petrol theft and petrol prices (Steve Moffatt and Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Number 101, September 2006) • Child sexual assault trials: a survey of juror perceptions (Judy Cashmore and Lily Trimboli, Number 102, September 2006) • Reoffending among young people cautioned by police or who participated in a youth justice conference (Sumitra Vignaendra and Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Number 103, October 2006) • The economic and social factors underpinning Indigenous contact with the justice system: results from the 2002 NATSISS survey (Don Weatherburn, Lucy Snowball and Boyd Hunter, Number 104, October 2006) • Recent trends in property and drug-related crime in Kings Cross (Neil Donnelly and Lucy Snowball, Number 105, November 2006) • The deterrent effect of higher fines on recidivism: Driving offences (Steve Moffatt and Suzanne Poynton, Number 106, March 2007) • The relationship between head injury and violent offending in juvenile detainees (Dianna T. Kenny and C.J. Lennings, The University of Sydney, Number 107, March 2007) • The psychosocial needs of NSW court defendants (Craig Jones and Sandra Crawford, Number 108, March 2007) • Screening juvenile offenders for further assessment and intervention (Don Weatherburn, Racel Cush and Paula Saunders, Number 109, August 2007) • Monitoring trends in re-offending among adult and juvenile offenders given non-custodial sanctions (N. Smith and C. Jones, 2008) • Does the lack of alternatives increase the risk of a prison sentence? (L. Snowball, 2008) • Community Supervision and Rehabilitation (D. Weatherburn and L. Trimboli, 2008) • The problem of steal from motor vehicle in New South Wales (A. Varshney and J. Fitzgerald, 2008) • Did the heroin shortage increase amphetamine use? (L. Snowball, S. Moffatt, D. Weatherburn and C. Jones, 2008) • Does circle sentencing reduce Aboriginal offending? (J. Fitzgerald, 2008) • Police-recorded assaults on hospital premises in New South Wales: 1996-2006 (K. Hillier, 2008) • Monitoring trends in re-offending among offenders released from prison (N. Smith and C. Jones, 2008) • Public confidence in the New South Wales criminal justice system (C. Jones, D. Weatherburn and K. McFarlane, 2008) • Juror understanding of judicial instructions in criminal trials (L. Trimboli, 2008) • Trends in property and illicit drug-related crime in Kings Cross: An update (L. Snowball, M. Burgess and B. Price, 2008) • The NSW Drug Court: A re-evaluation of its effectiveness (D. Weatherburn, C. Jones, L. Snowball and J. Hua, 2008) Alcohol Studies Bulletins (2001 to present) • Temporal and Regional Aspects of Alcohol-Related Violence and Disorder (S. Briscoe and N. Donnelly, 2001) • Assaults on licensed premises in inner-urban areas (S. Briscoe and N. Donnelly, 2001) • Young Adults’ Experience of Responsible Service Practice in New South Wales (N. Donnelly and S. Briscoe, 2002) • Liquor Licensing Enforcement Activity in New South Wales (Suzanne Briscoe and Neil Donnelly, Number 4, June, 2003) • The impact of increased drink-driving penalties on recidivism rates in NSW, (Suzanne Briscoe, Number 5, May 2004) • The role of alcohol in injuries presenting to St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department and the associated short-term costs (Suzanne Poynton, Neil Donnelly, Don Weatherburn, Gordian Fulde and Linda Scott, Number 6, December 2005) • Costing alcohol-related injuries presenting to St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department – A methodological note (Suzanne Poynton, Neil Donnelly, Don Weatherburn, Gordian Fulde and Linda Scott, Number 7, December 2005) • Liquor outlet concentrations and alcohol-related neighbourhood problems (Neil Donnelly, Suzanne Poynton, Don Weatherburn, Errol Bamford and Justin Nottage, Number 8, April 2006) • Young adults’ experience of responsible service practice in NSW: An update (Linda Scott, Neil Donnelly, Suzanne Poynton and Don Weatherburn, Number 9, January 2007)

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Community Justice Centres Documents published on the website are available at www.cjc.nsw.gov.au • Community Justice Centres Annual Reports 1999 – 2007 • Dealing with Conflict? Mediation and Conflict Management Service Brochure (translations in 20 community languages) • Blewin’ CJC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service Brochure • Referral Forms – Local Courts, Dept. of Housing, Children’s Court and General • Mediator Accreditation Policy • Code of Professional Conduct Policy • ‘Have Your Say’ Form • Training calendar Jan – Jun 2008 • Mediator Resources – Forms Fact Sheets • Mediation at Community Justice Centres • Client Charter • Support People • Telephone Assisted Mediation (TAM) • Family Law Certificates • Family Law Parenting Plan • Occupational Health and Safety • Role of the Chamber Registrar Policies and Guidelines published on CJC Infolink • Client Feedback and Complaints Policy • Mediations involving AVOs Policy • Management of Aggressive/Violent Clients Policy • Use of Interpreters Policy • Court List Days Policy • Assigning Mediators to Work Policy • Domestic Violence Policy • Casual Employment Policy • Pre Mediation – An Overview • Guidelines for the Assessment of Matters Involving Violence • Local Court Protocols Changes • APVO Protocol • Small Claims Protocol • Small Claims Information sheet • Intake Manual – Mediation Advisors • Confidentiality Agreement – temporary staff and work placements • External Venues • Mediator Pays Preparation Procedure • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protocols and Practices Guide Mediator Resources – Forms • Practice Alert! • Secrecy and Disclosure • Family Law Changes • Small Claims Mediations • List Day mediations Fact Sheets • Mediation at Community Justice Centres • Client Charter • Support People • Telephone Assisted Mediation (TAM) • Family Law Certificates • Family Law Parenting Plan • Occupational Health and Safety • Role of the Chamber Registrar

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Community Relations Unit All documents are published on the website at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/cru. • A Handbook for Justices of the Peace in NSW • Code of Conduct for JPs in NSW • Becoming a JP in NSW • Complaints Policy • Making a Complaint • Applications for use of State Arms, Symbols and Emblems • Applications for assignment or licence of NSW Crown copyright material • Daylight Saving in NSW • Exemptions under the Anti-Discrimination Act Corporate Records and Information Management • Attorney General’s Guidelines – Making Access Directions under the State Records Act 1998 [2005] [webpage] • Records Management Policy [webpage] • Disposal Kit – Guidelines for Business Centres on the management and disposal of administrative records [2006] Corporate Services (including Communications Unit) • Attorney General’s Department Annual Reports 1998 to 2007 (on Lawlink website) • “What we Do – Serving the Community” brochure translated into Chinese, Korean, Persian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese (on Lawlink website and in hard copy). Court Services (Incorporates District Court, Local Court, Dust Diseases Tribunal, Children’s Court, Children’s Court Clinic, Drug Court, Coroners Court) The Court Services’ webpages can be accessed on Lawlink (www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au). Children’s Court • Children’s Court Practice Notes • Children’s Court Practice Directions • Children’s Court Standard Directions • Children’s Court Care and Protection Practice and Procedure Manual • Brochure – Care Applications • Brochure – Care Plans and Consent Orders • Brochure – Preliminary Conferences • Brochure – Serious and Persistent Conflict • Brochure – Temporary Care Arrangement Children’s Court Clinic • Authorised Clinician Handbook • Quick Guide to How the Clinic Assessment is Done • Brochure – Assessment and Reports • Brochure – Who we are and what we do Coroner’s Court • Brochure – The Coroners Court • Report by the NSW State Coroner into deaths in custody/police operations 2007 District Court of NSW • District Court of New South Wales Strategic Plan 2007-12 • Criminal Business Committee Business Plan • Civil Business Committee Business Plan • Resources Committee Business Plan • Professional Standards Committee Business Plan • District Court of New South Wales – Annual Review 2007 • District Court Practice Notes • District Court Fees • Guidelines for Waiver, Remission and Postponement of Fees • Delegated Powers of Registrars • Standard Directions – Hearings and Arbitration

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• Standard Directions – Show Cause Hearings • Standard Directions – Commercial List default order Drug Court • Drug Court Policies • Drug Court Directions • 2006 Drug Court Review Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales • Dust Diseases Tribunal Practice Notes • Dust Diseases Tribunal Annual Review • Dust Diseases Tribunal Practitioner’s Guide • Dust Diseases Tribunal Advice to Practitioners • Fees and Forms Local Court • Local Court Practice Notes • Guidelines for the waiver, remission and postponement of fees • Local Court fees • Local Court of NSW Annual Review 2007 • Brochure – Your Local Court • Brochure – Going to Court • Client Service Charter Fact Sheets (available on Lawlink website) • Apprehended Violence Orders (AVO’s) – • Information for protected persons (Domestic Violence) • Information for protected persons (Personal Violence) • Information for defendants (AVO’s) • Interim Apprehended Violence Orders • Appeals and Apprehended Violence Orders • Changing or Cancelling Apprehended Violence Orders • Provisional Order (Ex parte) • Ancillary property recover order Money Issues • Someone owes you money • Received a Statement of Claim • Paying Court Fines • Application for Time to Pay Court Fines Appearing in Court • Going to Court for a Criminal Matter • Types of Penalties Imposed in the Local Court • Getting Time to Pay a Fine • Application to Review a Criminal Case Heard in the Absence of the Defendant • Being a Bail Guarantor Neighbours and You • Problems with Fences • Mediation at Community Justice Centres • Settling Small Claims by Mediation Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship • Enduring Power of Attorney • Enduring Guardianship in NSW Crime Prevention and Aboriginal Programs Unit All documents are published on the website at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/cpd unless otherwise stated. • Preventing Violence – A review of the literature on violence and violence prevention • Safer Communities Development Fund: Guidelines for Grant Applicants • Guide 1: How to Develop Local Crime Prevention Plans under the Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 • Guide 2: Applying for Safer Community Compacts under the Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997

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• Guide 3: Applying for Operational Areas under the Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 • Juvenile Crime in NSW: A Review of the Literature 1996 • Juvenile Crime Prevention Strategic Plan: Consultation Report 1996 • Crime Prevention Resource Manual • NSW Crime Prevention Division: Building Partnerships to Strengthen Communities (information brochure – not on website) • Crime Prevention Program Directory • Safer Communities Development Fund: Summary of Projects as at June 1999 • Working with the Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Communities in NSW. A report on consultations with these communities • The Impact of Crime Prevention on Aboriginal Communities. A report prepared by Chris Cunneen for the Crime Prevention Division. • Evaluation of the NSW Government Policy Statement and Guidelines for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in Public Places – Final Report • Evaluation of a Mentoring Program for Young Juvenile Crime Offenders – Challenges for Evaluation Design • Executive Summary of Mentoring Program Evaluation – Mentoring for Young Offenders – November 2002 • Legal Art – A showcase of Beat Graffiti Grants Scheme Projects • Crime prevention on Farms. A series of 11 Information sheets describing specific aspects of reducing opportunities for crime on farms. Compiled by the Institute of Rural Futures – University of New England – October 2002 • Skools Out – A report from the Skools Out Forum on Homophobic Bullying and Harassment in and around Schools – November 2002 • Aboriginal Community Patrols – a practical guide. May 2003 • NSW MERIT Program – Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment – April 2002 (not on website) • Evaluation of the Lismore Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) Pilot Program: Final Report – October 2003 • You Shouldn’t Have to Hide to be Safe: A Report on Homophobic Hostilities and Violence Against Gay Men and Lesbians in NSW – December 2003 • Partners In Crime Prevention – Newsletter of the Crime Prevention Division – published from Aril 2000 to October 2003 Criminal Law Review Please see Legislation, Policy and Criminal Law Review Division Crown Solicitor’s Office • Staff Manual – Client Service – Part 9 Complaint Resolution Diversity Services All documents are available on the website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/diversity services unless otherwise stated. Access Plans • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities’ Access Plan 2006 – 2008 (CALD CAP) • Summary of the CALD CAP • Disability Strategic Plan 2006 – 2008 (DSP) • Summary of the DSP Brochures • Brochure on how to request hearing assistance in the court: Can you hear in the courtroom? – 2008 • Brochure and Application Form: People with a disability request for court assistance: find out how people with a disability can request court assistance – 2006 • Brochure: What we do: Attorney General’s Department of NSW Serving the Community – November 2007 (English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese) Other Resources • Posters to notify clients in our front line services areas that they can ask for disability related assistance • DVD, Video, Posters and Resources Kit: “So you have to go to court!” (also available on the website) • Discussion Paper: Are the rights of people whose capacity is in question being adequately promoted and protected? – March 2006

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• Booklet: Capacity Toolkit: Information for government and community workers, professionals, families and carers in New South Wales – 2008 • Fact sheet: Capacity Toolkit – 2008 Finance and Strategy Branch • AGD Business Continuity Plan • Results and Services Plan 2007-08 • Results and Services Plan 2006-07 Human Resources Branch Employment and Conditions • Part time Work Policy • Secondary employment Policy and Guidelines • Temporary Staffing Policy Equity and Diversity • Code of Conduct and Ethics • Community Language Allowance Scheme • Corruption Prevention Strategy • Days of Religious Significance • EEO Annual Reports • EEO Strategic Management Plan 2006 – 2009 • Email and Internet Use – Code of Practice • Guide to Gifts Information Sheet • Harassment Prevention Policy • Interpreters Guidelines • Work Experience Policy and Guidelines Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation • Prevention of Workplace Bullying Policy • Prevention of Workplace Violence Guidelines • Sexual Harassment Policy Recruitment • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide for Applicants • Graduate Recruitment Program (on Lawlink website) • Guide for Job Applicants (on Lawlink) • Guide for Selection Committee Members • Reasonable Adjustment Guidelines • Recruiting People with a Disability • Recruitment and Selection Policy • Summer Clerkship Scheme (on Lawlink) • Temporary Staffing Policy • Working for Us (on Lawlink) Industrial Relations Commission of NSW All documents are available from the Commission’s website at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/irc. • Fact Sheet – Making an Unfair Dismissal Claim • Client Service Charter • Annual Reports of the President of the Industrial Relations Commission • Industrial Gazette • List of Awards in Force • Index of Registered Industrial Organisations • Procedures for a Support Wage System Special Wage Permit – March 1995 • CITIS User Manual • A Guide to Conciliation of Unfair Dismissal Claims • What happens if conciliation fails? • Guide to preparing for Arbitration of Unfair Dismissals • Notes to Assist Parties preparing Statements for Unfair Dismissal Matters • Information for Applicants – Unfair Dismissal Procedure • Information for Respondents – Unfair Dismissal Procedure • Special Wage Permits • Part Time Work Agreements

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• Industrial Committees • Practice Directions • A Guide to the registration responsibilities of Employers under the Clothing Trades (State) Award • NSW Enterprise Agreements • NSW Industrial Gazette Online • List of NSW Awards and Contract Determinations • Registered Industrial Organisations and Peak Councils • Notes on Advice and representation • Guide to the Industrial Relations Commission (History, Purpose and Function, Members, Industrial Registry) • Daily Court Lists • Judgments • Procedures and Legislation • Transport and Delivery of Cash and other Valuables – Report to the Minister 1997 Land and Environment Court of NSW All documents are available on the Land and Environment Court of NSW website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/ lec unless otherwise stated. • Land and Environment Court of NSW Annual Review 2001 (publication only) • Land and Environment Court of NSW Annual Reviews 2002 to 2007 inclusive (publication and on webpage) • Appeal Information Sheets: Compensation for Resumption of land • Appeal Information Sheets: Development Applications • Appeal Information Sheets: Modification of consent refusals • Appeal Information Sheets: Orders • Appeal Information Sheets: Rates notices • Appeal Information Sheets: Valuation objections • Appeal Information Sheets: Trees Disputes (notes and FAQs) • eCallover Protocol • eCourt User’s Manual • Forms and Fees • Frequently Asked Questions – About the Court process • Frequently Asked Questions – Appeals to the Court • Frequently Asked Questions – eCourt • Frequently Asked Questions – Mediation • Frequently Asked Questions – On-Site Hearings • Frequently Asked Questions – Court Transcripts • Frequently Asked Questions – Tree Disputes • Legal advice and assistance – a referral guide • Litigants in person in the Land and Environment Court of NSW • Report of the Land and Environment Court Working Party – September 2001 • Video Links • What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? • Telephone Callover • Interpreting Services • Media Contact Information • Preliminary Conferences under s34 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 • Policies – Court Attire Policy – Delays in reserved judgments • Speeches and Papers – by Judges and Commissioners of the Court (1997 to present) • Tree Disputes • Practice Collection Practice Notes Explanatory Notes on New and Replacement Practice Notes Class 1 Development Appeals Classes 1, 2 and 3 Miscellaneous Appeals Class 3 Appeal Compensation Claims Class 3 Valuation Objections Class 4 Proceedings

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• Usual Directions – Classes 1,2,3 and 4 Proceedings • Planning Principles • Tree Dispute Principles LawAccess NSW Documents published on the website are available at www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au. Fact sheets: • Need legal help? (translated) • Need legal help? (English) • Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and Need Legal Help? • When will LawAccess NSW provide legal advice? Pamphlets: • Need legal help? Poster, wallet card and magnet • Guide to the Law on the Internet – NSW Policies • Policies, Procedures and Standards Manual for Customer Service and Legal Officers • LawAccess NSW Complaints Handling policy Library Services Division Attorney General’s Department Law Libraries • Loans/Document Supply Service [webpage] • Photocopying and Printing [webpage] Law Courts Library • Law Courts Library Document Supply: Service Guide [webpage] • Law Courts Library Rules [brochure and webpage] NSW Law Reform Commission Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lrc. REPORTS No. Report Publication date 118 Role of Juries in Sentencing August 2007 117 Jury Selection September 2007 116 Uniform Succession Laws: Intestacy April 2007 115 Disputes in Company Title Home Units April 2007 114 Blind or Deaf Jurors September 2006 113 Relationships June 2006 112 Uniform Evidence Law December 2005 111 Majority Verdicts August 2005 110 Uniform Succession Laws: Family Provision May 2005 109 Expert Witnesses June 2005 108 Surveillance: Final Report May 2005 107 Guaranteeing Someone Else’s Debts November 2006 106 Community Justice Centres February 2005 105 Time Limits on Loans Payable on Demand October 2004 104 Young Offenders December 2005 103 Apprehended Violence Orders October 2003 102 Sentencing: Corporate Offenders June 2003 101 Questioning of Complainants by Unrepresented Accused in Sexual Assault Trials June 2003 100 Contempt by Publication June 2003 99 Complaints Against Lawyers: An Interim Report April 2001 98 Surveillance: An Interim Report February 2001 97 The Rule in Pigot’s Case January 2001 96 Sentencing: Aboriginal Offenders October 2000 95 The Right to Silence July 2000 94 Set-Off February 2000 93 Review of Section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) December 1999 92 Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) November 1999 91 Review of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) July 1999

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90 Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW) July 1999 89 Contribution Between Persons Liable for the Same Damage March 1999 88 Neighbour and Neighbour Relations November 1998 87 Review of s 409B of the Crimes Act 1900 November 1998 86 Circulation of Legal Advice to Government March 1998 85 Uniform Succession Laws: The Law of Wills April 1998 84 The Right to Support From Adjoining Land December 1997 83 Partial Defences to Murder: Provocation and Infanticide October 1997 82 Partial Defences to Murder: Diminished Responsibility May 1997 81 Review of the Adoption of Children Act 1965 (NSW) March 1997 80 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System December 1996 79 Sentencing December 1996 78 Provisional Damages September 1996 77 Directed Verdicts of Acquittal August 1996 76 Torrens Title: Compensation for Loss June 1996 75 Defamation September 1995 74 Blasphemy November 1994 73 Unilateral Severance of a Joint Tenancy July 1994 72 Barristers’ Practising Certificates February 1994 71 Right of Access to Neighbouring Land April 1994 70 Scrutiny of the Legal Profession: Complaints Against Lawyers February 1993 69 Review of the Adoption Information Act 1990 + Summary Report July 1992 68 Community Law Reform Program Nineteenth Report: Wills for Persons Lacking Will-Making Capacity February 1992 67 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Training and Accreditation of Mediators September 1991 66 Criminal Procedure: Police Powers of Detention and Investigation after Arrest December 1990 65 Community Law Reform Program Eighteenth Report: Contribution Among Wrongdoers — Interim Report on Solidary Liability July 1990 64 Community Law Reform Program Seventeenth Report: Damages for Vendor’s Inability to Convey Good Title — The Rule in Bain v Fothergill July 1990 63 Community Law Reform Program Sixteenth Report: Jurisdiction of Local Courts Over Foreign Land June 1988 62 Informed Decisions About Medical Procedures Published jointly with the Law Reform Commission of Victoria: VLRC Report 24 and the Australian Law Reform Commission: ALRC Report 50 June 1989 61 Names: Registration and Certification of Births and Deaths December 1988 60 Artificial Conception Third Report: Surrogate Motherhood December 1988 59 Community Law Reform Program Fifteenth Report: Dividing Fences December 1988 58 Artificial Conception Second Report: In Vitro Fertilization + Outline July 1988 57 Community Law Reform Program Fourteenth Report: Representations as to Credit June 1988 56 Evidence June 1988 55 Community Law Reform Program Thirteenth Report: Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-Repair December 1987 54 Community Law Reform Program Twelfth Report: Disposal of Uncollected Goods November 1988 53 Community Law Reform Program Eleventh Report: Restitution of Benefits Conferred Under Mistake of Law July 1987 52 Community Law Reform Program Tenth Report: Liability for Injuries Caused by Dogs June 1988 51 Second Report on the Sale of Goods May 1987 50 Community Law Reform Program Ninth Report: Limitation of Actions for Personal Injury Claims October 1986 49 Artificial Conception First Report: Human Artificial Insemination July 1986 48 Criminal Procedure: The Jury in a Criminal Trial March 1986 47 Community Law Reform Program Eighth Report: Wills — Execution and Revocation March 1986 46 Community Law Reform Program Seventh Report: Attachment of Moneys Deposited with Building Societies and Credit Unions December 1985 45 Criminal Procedure: Unsworn Statements of Accused Persons October 1985 44 Fourth Report on the Legal Profession: Solicitors’ Trust Accounts + Outline December 1984 43 Report on Accident Compensation: A Transport Accidents Scheme for NSW (Volumes 1 and 2) + Outline October 1984

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42 Community Law Reform Program Sixth Report: Conscientious Objection to Jury Service December 1984 41 Accident Compensation Interim Report: Workers’ Compensation (Amendment) Bill 1982 and Cognate Bills June 1983 40 Community Law Reform Program Fifth Report: Passing of Risk Between Vendor and Purchaser of Land March 1984 39 Community Law Reform Program Fourth Report: Sound Recording of Proceedings of Courts and Commissions The Media, Authors and Parties March 1984 38 The Magistracy Interim Report: First Appointments as Magistrates Under the Local Courts Act 1982 September 1983 37 Community Law Reform Program Third Report: Service of Civil Process on Sunday August 1983 36 De Facto Relationships + Outline June 1983 35 Community Law Reform Program Second Report: Interest on Certain Debts February 1983 34 Community Law Reform Program First Report: Insurance Contracts — Non-Disclosure and Misrepresentation February 1983 33 Third Report on the Legal Profession: Advertising and Specialisation + Outline July 1982 32 Second Report on the Legal Profession: Complaints, Discipline and Professional Standards + Outline April 1982 31 First Report on the Legal Profession: General Regulation and Structure + Outline April 1982 30 Incorporation of Associations January 1982 29 The Rule Against Hearsay + Outline May 1978 28 The Testator’s Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 June 1977 27 Commercial Arbitration September 1976 26 Perpetuities and Accumulations June 1976 25 Frustrated Contracts + Summary June 1976 24 Proceedings By and Against the Crown + Outline December 1975 23 The Land and Valuation Court June 1975 22 The Coroners Act 1960 June 1975 21 Third Report on the Limitation of Actions: Special Protections May 1975 20 Powers of Attorney and Unsoundness of Body or Mind January 1975 19 Special Constables July 1974 18 Powers of Attorney June 1974 17 Evidence: Business Records July 1973 16 Right of Appeal from Decisions of Administrative Tribunals and Officers + Summary December 1972 15 First Report on the Sale of Goods April 1972 14 Second Report on Supreme Court Procedure October 1971 13 Law and Equity October 1971 12 Second Report on the Limitation of Actions June 1971 11 Defamation February 1971 10 First Report on Statute Law Revision December 1970 9 Covenants in Restraint of Trade June 1970 8 Civil Liability for Animals June 1970 7 First Report on Supreme Court Procedure August 1969 6 Infancy in Relation to Contracts and Property July 1969 5 Options in Leases September 1968 4 Application of Imperial Acts November 1967 3 First Report on the Limitation of Actions October 1967 2 Proposed Amendments to the Legal Practitioners Act: 1898-1960 December 1966 1 Application for Writs of Habeus Corpus and Procedure to be Adopted September 1966 CONSULTATION PAPERS No. Consultation Paper Publication Date 3 Privacy Legislation in NSW June 2008 2 Complicity January 2008 1 Invasion of Privacy May 2007 DISCUSSION PAPERS (discontinued series) No. Discussion Paper Publication Date 47 Review of the Uniform Evidence Acts. Published jointly with the Australian Law Reform Commission (DP 69) and the Victorian Law Reform Commission July 2005

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46 Blind or Deaf Jurors February 2004 45 Apprehended Violence Orders: Part 15A of the Crimes Act 1900 November 2002 44 Review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 April 2002 43 Contempt by publication + Summary July 2000 42 Uniform Succession laws: administration of estates of deceased persons September 1999 41 Right to Silence May 1998 40 Set-off March 1998 39 Review of Section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) December 1997 38 Contribution Between Persons Liable for the Same Damage September 1997 37 Directed Verdicts of Acquittal June 1995 36 Barratry, Maintenance and Champerty May 1994 35 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Courts and Sentencing Issues October 1994 34 Review of the Adoption of Children Act 1965 (NSW) April 1994 33 Sentencing April 1996 32 Defamation August 1993 31 Provocation, Diminished Responsibility and Infanticide August 1993 30 Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act February 1993 29 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Policing Issues September 1993 28 Personal Property Securities. Published jointly with the Australian Law Reform Commission: ALRC DP 52 August 1992 27 Right to Support by Adjoining Land August 1992 26 Scrutiny of the Legal Profession: Complaints Against Lawyers May 1992 25 Community Law Reform Program: Provisional Damages January 1992 24 Blasphemy February 1992 23 Community Law Reform Program: Unilateral Severance of a Joint Tenancy September 1991 22 Community Law Reform Program: Neighbour and Neighbour Relations April 1991 21 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Training and Accreditation of Mediators October 1989 20 Community Law Reform Program: Wills for Persons Lacking Will-Making Capacity August 1989 19 Torrens Title: Compensation for Loss. Published jointly with the Law Reform Commission of Victoria: VLRC DP 16 June 1989 18 Artificial Conception Discussion Paper 3: Surrogate Motherhood August 1988 17 Names: Certification and Registration of Births and Deaths December 1987 16 Criminal Procedure: Police Powers of Arrest and Detention August 1987 15 Artificial Conception Discussion Paper 2: In Vitro Fertilization July 1987 14 Criminal Procedure: Procedure From Charge to Trial – Specific Problems and Proposals (Volumes 1 and 2) February 1987 13 Criminal Procedure: Procedure From Charge to Trial - A General Proposal for Reform December 1986 12 Criminal Procedure: The Jury in a Criminal Trial September 1985 11 Artificial Conception Discussion Paper 1: Human Artificial Insemination November 1984 10 Incorporation by Registration February 1981 9 Unsworn Statements of Accused Persons May 1980 8 Oaths and Affirmations March 1980 7 Competence and Compellability January 1980 6 The Legal Profession: Solicitors’ Trust Accounts and the Solicitors’ Fidelity Fund October 1981 5 The Legal Profession: Advertising and Specialisation October 1981 4 The Legal Profession: Structure of the Profession (Part 1 and Part 2) + Outlines 4 (1) and 4 (2) May 1981 3 The Legal Profession: Professional Indemnity Insurance + Outline December 1979 2 The Legal Profession: Complaints, Discipline and Professional Standards (Part 1) + Outline April 1979 1 The Legal Profession: General Regulation + Outline April 1979 ISSUES PAPERS (discontinued series) No. Issues Paper Publication Date 28 Jury Service November 2006 27 Sentencing and Juries June 2006 26 Uniform Succession Laws: Intestacy April 2005 25 Expert Witnesses November 2004

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24 Minors’ Consent to Medical Treatment June 2004 23 Community Justice Centres October 2003 22 Questioning of Complainants by Unrepresented Accused in Sexual Assault Trials August 2002 21 Uniform Succession Laws: Recognition of Interstate and Foreign Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration May 2002 20 Sentencing: Corporate Offenders December 2001 19 Sentencing: Young Offenders July 2001 18 Complaints Against Lawyers: Review of Part 10 October 2000 17 Guaranteeing Someone Else ’s Debts + Summary April 2000 16 Review of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) September 1998 15 Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW) September 1998 14 Review of Section 409B of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) November 1997 13 Circulation of Legal Advice to Government June 1997 12 Surveillance May 1997 11 Uniform Succession Laws: Family Provision. Published jointly with the Queensland Law Reform Commission: QLRC WP 47 February 1996 10 Uniform Succession Laws: The Law of Wills. Published jointly with the Queensland Law Reform Commission: QLRC WP 46 February 1996 9 Review of the Adoption of Children Act 1965 May 1993 8 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System May 1992 7 Review of the Adoption Information Act 1990 March 1992 6 Torrens Title: Compensation for Loss December 1989 5 Sale of Goods March 1988 4 Community Law Reform Program: Proceedings of Courts and Commissions – Television Filming, Sound Recording and Public Broadcasting, Sketches and Photographs March 1984 3 Criminal Procedure: General Introduction and Proceedings in Courts of Petty Sessions + Outline 1982 2 Accident Compensation + Outline June 1982 1 De Facto Relationships + Summary December 1981 RESEARCH REPORTS (occasional series) No. Research Report Publication Date 14 Deaf jurors’ access to court proceedings via sign language interpreting: an investigation March 2007 13 I give, devise and bequeath: an empirical study of testators’ choice of beneficiaries February 2006 12 Mediation and Community Justice Centres: An empirical study October 2004 11 Darling, please sign this form: a report on the practice of third party guarantees in New South Wales October 2003 10 The Right to Silence and Pre-trial Disclosure in NSW July 2000 9 Review of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) and the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW): Consultations May 1999 8 Discrimination Complaints Handling: A Study June 1997 17 The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle. Funded with the assistance of The International Year of the Family March 1997 6 Intercountry Adoption and Parent Support Groups. Funded with the assistance of The International Year of the Family March 1997 5 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Two Rural Courts March 1996 4 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Appearances Before Local Courts. Funded with the assistance of the Law Foundation of NSW February 1993 3 People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Consultations Funded with the assistance of the Law Foundation of NSW February 1993 2 Artificial Conception: Surrogate Motherhood — Australian Public Opinion May 1987 1 Criminal Procedure: The Jury in a Criminal Trial — Empirical Studies June 1986 WORKING PAPERS (dormant series) No. Working Paper Publication Date 22 Accident Compensation Working Paper 1: A Transport Accidents Scheme for New South Wales + Outline May 1983

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21 Illegally and Improperly Obtained Evidence 1979 20 The Course of the Trial June 1978 19 Evidence of Disposition April 1978 18 Administration Bonds 1978 17 The Courts 1976 16 The Rule Against Hearsay May 1976 15 Enforcement of Money Judgments: Draft Proposal 1975 14 Procedure: Common Law Pleadings — Scott Schedules 1975 13 The Sale of Goods: Warranties, Remedies, Frustration and Other Matters 1975 12 Testator’s Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 October 1974 11 Commercial Arbitration (Volumes 1 and 2) November 1973 10 Powers of Attorney April 1973 9 Evidence: Business Records 1972 8 Legislative Powers 1972 7 The Mental Health Act 1958 1971 6 Special Constables 1971 5 Liability for Animals September 1969 4 Covenants in Restraint of Trade 1969 3 Occupier’s Liability + Summary 1969 2 Deferred Assessment of Damages for Personal Injuries: Interim Payments During the Period of Postponement of Assessment: Relevance of Remarriage or Prospects of Remarriage in an Action Under Lord Campbell’s Act 1969 1 Defamation 1968 OPTIONS PAPERS (dormant series) No. Options Paper Publication Date 1 Legal Profession Inquiry: Options Paper on Solicitors’ Costs and Conveyancing January 1984 RESEARCH PAPERS (dormant series) No. Background Paper Publication Date 2 Accident Compensation: Case Study Booklet August 1984 1 Accident Compensation: Traffic Accident Case Studies June 1984 BACKGROUND PAPERS (dormant series) No. Background Paper Publication Date 5 The Legal Profession Background Paper V: Solicitor ’s Trust Accounts and the Solicitors’ Fidelity Fund December 1981 4 The Legal Profession Background Paper IV: Structure of the Profession August 1981 3 The Legal Profession Background Paper III: Complaints, Discipline and Professional Standards October 1980 2 The Legal Profession Background Paper II: Professional Indemnity Insurance January 1980 1 The Legal Profession Background Paper I: Complaints, Discipline and Professional Standards May 1979 CONSULTANTS PAPERS (dormant series) No. Background Paper Publication Date 5 Studies in Comparative Civil and Criminal Procedure Volume 2: J Bishop, Innovations in Civil and Criminal Procedure 1978 4 Studies in Comparative Civil and Criminal Procedure Volume 1: N R Carson, Court Procedure in the United Kingdom, United States, South Africa and New Zealand 1978 3 Accident Compensation: J Dewdney and I Irwin, The Aftermath — Caring for Accident Victims in New South Wales September 1984 2 Accident Compensation: M Chesterman, Proposals to Modify the Common Law November 1983 1 Accident Compensation: Colin Bass Human Resources, Lump Sum Accident Compensation (Volumes 1 and 2) June 1983 Legal Management Service Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lms. • Guidelines for Reviewing Government Legal Services (website) • Guidelines for Outsourcing Government Legal Work (website) • 1995, 1998 and 2000 survey of Government Use of Legal Services

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• Business Plan • Model Litigant Policy (website) (now a Government-wide policy) • Equitable Briefing Policy (website) (now a Government-wide policy) • Briefing of Senior Counsel by Government Departments and Statutory Authorities – Premier’s Memorandum 89-4 (website – Currently under review) • Australian Government Solicitor Acting for NSW Government Agencies – Premier’s Memorandum 2005-02 (website – Currently under review) • Litigation Involving Government Authorities – Premier’s Memorandum 97-26 (website – currently under review) • Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution by Government Agencies – Premiers Memorandum 94-25 (website – Currently under review) • Provision of Ex-Gratia Legal Assistance – Premiers Memorandum 92-44 (website – Currently under review) • Arrangements for Seeking Advice from the Crown Solicitor’s Office – Premier’s Memorandum 95-39 (website – Currently under review) Legal Profession Admission Board All documents are available on the Legal Profession Admission Board website: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/ lpab unless otherwise stated. • Legal Profession Admission Rules 2005 (made pursuant to the Legal Profession Act 2004) • Legal Practitioners Admission Board – About Us • Course Information Handbook for the Legal Profession Admission Board’s Diploma of Law (in association with the Law Extension Committee of the University of Sydney) • Public Notaries Appointment Rules (made pursuant to the Public Notaries Act 1997) • Appointment as a Public Notary (information and forms) • Diploma in Law Course Handbook (revised edition issued in April each year) • A Pathway to Legal Practice (information leaflet) (in association with the Law Extension Committee) • Frequently asked questions: • Academic and practical legal training exemption • Admission Applications • Admission ceremonies • Student-at-Law • Admission for Lawyers (information and forms) • Admission for Overseas Practitioners (information and forms) • Third Schedule (Fees) • Student-at-Law registration and enrolment (information and forms) • Enrolment and Examination Statistics • Admission Statistics (hardcopy only) • Calendar • Website Legal Representation Office Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lro. • Office Brochure for witnesses at the Police Integrity Commission • Office Brochure for witnesses at the Independent Commission Against Corruption • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Counsel providing representation for ICAC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Counsel providing representation for PIC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Senior Counsel providing representation for ICAC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Senior Counsel providing representation for PIC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Solicitor Advocate providing representation for ICAC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Solicitor Advocate providing representation for PIC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Instructing Solicitor providing representation for ICAC Witnesses • Terms and Conditions for LRO Panel Instructing Solicitor providing representation for PIC Witnesses

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Legal Services Branch All documents are available on the website at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lsb. • Annulments and Reviews of Convictions – Crimes (Appeal and Review Act 2001) • Charitable Trusts • Costs in Criminal Cases • Ex Gratia Payments • Foreign Documents – Service – Taking of Evidence – Evidence on Commission Act 1995 • LSB Guarantee of Service • Remission of Fines and Unexpired Period of Driving Disqualification • Suitors’ Fund Guidelines • Access to Information held by the Attorney General’s Department • Freedom of Information Guidelines • Statement of Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 • Summary of Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 • Privacy Management Plan Legislation, Policy and Criminal Law Review Division Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lpd. • Report on the Statutory Review of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (August 2008) • Report on Access to Court Information Paper (June 2008) • Public Trustee Regulatory Impact Statement (April 2008) • Document outlining minor amendments to proposed Public Trustee Regulation following public consultation (September 2008) • Review of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 • Reports of the NSW Government on the Implementation of Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody July 1996 – December 1997; and January 1998 – December 1998 • National Competition Policy: Review of the Legal Profession Act 1987 – Volumes 1,2 and 3 (August 1998) • National Competition Policy: Review of the Legal Profession Act 1987 – A Summary of the Issues Paper (August 1998) • Attorney General’s Guidelines on Making Access Directions under Part 6 of the State Records Act 1998 (August 2005)- webpage • Report on the Review of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1992, December 1998. • Report on the Statutory Review of the Charitable Trusts Act 1993, April 1999. • Gender Bias and the Law: Women Working in the Legal Profession, October 1999. • Report of the Statutory Review of the Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Act 1993, November 1999. • Practice and Procedure Manual. • Youth Justice Advisory Committee -” Review of Gatekeeping Role in Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW)” by Nancy Hennessy (Report being co-published with other agencies) – webpage • Discussion Paper on the National Competition Policy Review of the Council of Law Reporting Act 1969 (2001). • Community Justice Conferencing for Adult Offenders – Discussion Paper (May 2001) • National Competition Policy Review of the Professional Standards Act 1994 – Issues Paper (May 2001) • National Competition Policy Legislation Review – Trustee Corporations Consultation Paper (May 2001) • Review of the Sheriff Act 1900 and the Sheriff’s Role in the Security of Courts – Discussion Paper (July 2001) • A Further Review of Complaints Against Lawyers, Issues Paper, November 2001 • Report on the Review of the Uncollected Goods Act 1995, November 2001 • Report on the Review of the Forfeiture Act 1995, December 2001 • Report of the Land and Environment Court Working Party (September 2001) • Review of the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Policy and Guidelines for Charge Bargaining and Tendering of Agreed Facts (May 2002) • Report on the Statutory Review of the Public Defenders Act 1995 (September 2002)

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• Report on the Statutory Review of the Married Persons (Equality of Status) Act 1996 (November 2002) • Legal Profession Act 1987 – A Further Review of Complaints Against Lawyers (November 2002) • Report on the Civil Liability (Personal Responsibility) Bill 2002(2002) • Report on the Statutory Review of the Status of Children Act 1996 (May 2002) • Review of Young Offenders Act 1997 (October 2002) – webpage • Defamation Law: Proposal for Reform in NSW – Report of Attorney General’s Taskforce in Defamation Law Reform (April 2002) • Review of the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 and the Victims Rights Act 1996 (June 2004) – webpage • Report on the Review of the Contractors Debts Act 1997 (June 2004)- webpage • Report on the National Compensation Policy and Statutory Review of the Professional Standards Act 1994 (July 2002) • Model Defamation Provisions (November 2004) – as proposed by the Standing Committee of Attorneys General – webpage • Overview of the Civil Procedure Bill 2005 (April 2005) • Report on the Damien McEachern Review of the Justice System (February 2004) – webpage • Report on the Review of the Public Notaries Act 1997 (December 2004) – webpage • Report on the Review of the Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1997 (December 2004) – webpage • Report of the Review of Legal and Administrative Costs in Dust Diseases Compensation Claims (March 2005) – joint report with The Cabinet Office – webpage • An introduction to the Civil Procedure Act 2005 and Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (August 2005) – webpage • The report of the New Legal Fees Review Panel on Legal Costs in NSW (December 2005) – webpage • Review of the Policy on Access to Court Information Discussion paper (April 2006) – webpage • Report of the Statutory Review of the Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 (February 2006) • Litigation Funding in Australia Discussion Paper (May 2006) – webpage • Updated National Legal Profession Model Bill (July 2006) – webpage. • Review of The Dust Diseases Claims Resolution process – Issues Paper (Oct06)-Joint Paper with the Cabinet Office – webpage • Review of the Dust Diseases Claims Resolution Process – Report and proposed Dust Disease Regulation 2007 (Jan 20070 – WITH THE cabinet Office – webpage • Civil Procedure Act 2005/Uniform Civil procedure Rules 2005:Guide to preparing documents- webpage • Report on the Review of The privacy and personal Information protection Act 1998 Criminal Law Review documents All documents are available on the website at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/clrd. • Consultation paper: An Intensive Corrections Order for NSW and Legislative and Operational Model (2008) • Discussion Paper: Intellectual Disability and the law of Sexual assault and Consultation Draft Bill, Criminal Law Review Division (9 June 2007) • Discussion Paper: The Law of Consent and Sexual Assault and Consultation Draft Bill, Criminal Law Review Division (May 2007) • Discussion Paper: Identity Crime Model Criminal Law Officers’ Committee of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (April 2007) • Review of the Police Powers (Internally Concealed Drugs) Act 2001, NSW Attorney General’s Department (2006) • Review of the Police Powers (Drug Premises) Act 2001 NSW Attorney General’s Department (2006) • Review of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 NSW Attorney General’s Department (August 2006) • Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation – Regulatory Impact Statement and draft Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation 2006 – submissions closed July 2006 • Sexual Assault Retrials- Tendering the original trial record of the evidence of the complainant. Lloyd Babb, Director of the Criminal Law Review Division and Crown Prosecutor (June 2005) • Discussion Paper: Drink Spiking, Model Criminal Code Officers’ Committee of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (March 2006)

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• Responding to sexual assault: the way forward, Criminal Justice Sexual Offences Taskforce (December 2005) • NSW Interagency Plan for Better Mental Health (August 2005) • New Developments in child protection – Child Protection Prohibition Orders, Lloyd Babb, Director of the Criminal Law Review Division and Crown Prosecutor (July 2005) • Assault Retrials – Tendering the original trial record of the evidence of the complainant – Lloyd Babb, Director (June 2005) • Diversion of the cognitively impaired or mentally ill defendant: summary disposal of criminal offences under s32 Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 – Mary Spiers, Senior Policy Officer (March 2004) • Advice to the Attorney General: Safeguards in Relation to Proposed Double Jeopardy Legislation – Acting Justice Jane Matthews (November 2003) • Review to consider the Merits of Establishing a Gun Court in NSW – The Hon Gordon Samuels AC CVO QC (2003) • Independent Review of the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 – Professor Mark Findlay (April 2003) • Standard Non-Parole Sentencing and Guideline Judgments: Where to from here? – (Updated November 2003) • The Consolidation of Law Enforcement Powers – (Updated February 2004) • Review of the Law of Manslaughter in NSW – (April 2003) • Sentencing Information Package – to assist victims of crime in understanding the sentencing process (May 2003) • Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2002 – (December 2002) • Recently Introduced Amendments to the Crimes Act and other reforms – Paper delivered to the College of Law (2002) • The Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Bill – Paper delivered to the Institute of Criminology (2002) • People with an Intellectual Disability – Giving Evidence in Court – Committee on Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System (June 2002) • A Review of the Law on the Age of Criminal Responsibility of Children (January 2000) • Discussion Paper: Apprehended Violence Order – A Review of the Law (August 1999) • Homosexual Advance Defence: Final Report of the Working Party (September 1998) Office of the Legal Services Commissioner Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/olsc. • Annual reports • Business Plan • OLSC Guarantee of Service • Quality Systems Manual • “Without Prejudice” newsletter (bi-monthly) • Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Register [website] • Administration procedures • Assessment guidelines • Case Management Procedures • Conduct of Investigations procedures • Inquiry Line procedures • Quality Management Procedures • Records and Documents Management • Review of Complaints and Investigations Procedures • Incorporated Legal Practices (ILP’s) Procedures • Management Procedures • Education and Training Procedures • Risk Management Procedures • Staff Induction Manual • OLSC Submission in Response to the Recommendations of Report entitled “A Further Review of Complaints Against Lawyers Report” • OLSC Submissions in Response to the NSW Attorney General’s Department Issues Paper ‘A Further Review of Complaints Against Lawyers’ and the NSW Law Reform Commission’s Report 99 ‘Complaints Against Lawyers: An Interim Report’ • OLSC Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission Review of Part 10 of the Legal Profession Act 1987, December 2000

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• OLSC Submission to the National Competition Policy Review of the Legal Profession Act 1987 • Legal Services Commissioner participation on the Legal Fees Review Panel on Legal Costs in NSW (December 2005 Report accessible from Legislation and Policy Division website) Forms • Complaint form • Application for cost mediation at the OLSC Brochures • Complaints about the legal profession • Reviews (detailing what a review is and how to request a review) • Responding to complaints (detailing best practice for legal practitioners in relation to complaints handling) • Costs Mediations by the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (detailing how to apply for costs dispute resolution at the OLSC) Fact Sheets • What happens when you complain to the OLSC • Costs disclosure • Types of costs • Regulated costs – workers compensation • Regulated costs – Civil Liability Act (personal injury claims) • Regulated costs – victims compensation • Regulated costs – family law matters • Regulated costs – motor accident compensation • Costs disputes • Costs dispute resolution – OLSC • Negligence • Liens • Conflict of interest • Deceased estates • Settlement • File ownership and handling • Hiring a legal practitioner • Opposing legal representatives Speeches/Papers • Implementing Anti-Money Laundering Legislation and the Professions, presented by Steve Mark at the Symposium on Money Laundering Tax Evasion and Tax Havens, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney, 7 November 2008 • Legal Education and the 21st Century Law Graduate, presented by Steve Mark at the Continuing Legal Education Association of Australasia 2008 Conference, Raising the Bar – Professional Development for Legal Education Professions, Sydney, 16 October 2008 • Re-Imagining Lawyering: Whither the Profession?, Keynote Address presented by Steve Mark at the Australian Academy of Law Symposium 2008, Sydney, 25 July 2008 • Technology and Compliance Auditing – The Future of Legal Regulation, presented by Steve Mark at the Third International Legal Ethics Conference, Gold Coast, 13-16 July 2008 • What is the impact on Australian culture of the introduction of numerous laws which impact on our civil liberties and some might say our National identity? Presented by Steve Mark at the 6th Annual National Security Australia 2008 Conference, Sydney, 6-7 March 2008 • The impact on the Anti-money laundering Legislation on the Legal Profession and other Service Industries, presented by Steve Mark at the Anti-money Laundering 2007 International Quality and Productivity Centre, 30 October 2007 • The Corporatisation of Law Firms – Conflicts of Interests for Publicly Listed Law Firms, presented by Steve Mark at the Australian Lawyers Alliance national Conference 2007, Hobart, 11-13 October 2007 • Notes on the issue of listing of law firms in New South Wales and the Incorporation of law firms, researched by Tahlia Gordon and prepared by Steve Mark for the joint NOBC, APRL and ABA Centre for Professional Responsibility Program “Brave New World: The Changing Face of Law Firms and the practice of Law from a Professional responsibility Perspective”, San Francisco, 10 August 2007 • Analysing Alternatives to Time-based Billing and the Australian Legal Market, presented by Steve Mark at the Finance Essentials for Practice Management Conference, Sydney, 18 July 2007 • Money Laundering and Trust – What Role for Lawyers? Presented by Steve Mark, Marcus Evans Anti-Money Laundering Conference, Sydney 6 and 7 March 2007

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• Civility and Professionalism – Standards of Courtesy, and Addendum presented by Lynda Muston, Conference of Regulatory Officers, Sydney 9 and 10 November 2006 • Standards, expectations and Duties under the Legal Profession Act 2004, presented by Lynda Muston 29 June 2006 • New Structures for Legal Practices and the Challenges they bring for Regulators, Steve Mark and Molly Hutcherson, presented by Steve Mark at the 14th Commonwealth Law Conference 2005, London, September 2005 • What is Legal Work? – A Regulator’s View, presented by Steve Mark at the LAWASIA downunder 2005 Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, March 2005 • Legal Fees Review Panel Report, December 2004 • Legal Fees Review Panel Discussion Paper “Lawyer’s costs and the time billing” including Appendix A and Appendix B, November 2004 • Incorporated Legal Practices – A New Era in the Provision of Legal Services in the State of New South Wales, Steve Mark and Georgina Cowdroy, Penn State International Law Review, Spring 2004, Volume 22, Number 4, pp671-693 • Is State Regulation of the Legal Profession Inevitable?, presented by Steve Mark at the Pacific Rim Conference, Heron Island, October 2003 • Harmonisation or Homogenisation? The Globalisation of Law and Legal Ethics- An Australian Viewpoint, presented by Steve Mark at the Symposium on International Law Ethics at Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville Tennessee, USA, March 2001 • Personal Injuries and Workers Compensation Claims: Should these be adversarial?, presented by Steve Mark at the Medicine and Law Conference, Melbourne, May 2001 • Regulation: Putting the Profession in Good Order, presented by Steve Mark at the 2001 Conference of Regulatory Officers, Canberra, March 2001 • Looking Behind Client Instructions: Ethical Issues, presented by Steve Mark at the LAAMS CLE Seminar, Sydney, March 2001 • The Struggle for Identity in a Globalised World, presented by Steve Mark at the Change in Education Research Group Conference, UTS, Ku-ring-gai Campus, February 2001 • The Defence of the Fair Go Society, an occasional address by Steve Mark on being awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa, Macquarie University, October 2000 • Resolving Grievances in a Grieving World, presented by Steve Mark at the 11th Women, Management and Industrial Relations Conference, July 1999 • Intellectual Property and Indigenous Rights, presented by Steve Mark at the Pacific Science Conference, UNSW, July 1999 • Risk – Danger or Development, presented by Steve Mark, December 1998 • Complaints Against Lawyers: What are they about and how are they handled?, presented by Steve Mark, Sydney University Law School, Sydney, May 1995 Office of the Privacy Commissioner These documents are published on the website (with the exception of some hard copy documents which are available on request) at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/privacynsw. Annual Reports • Annual Reports of the Privacy Committee (Hard copies only) • Annual Report 1999-2000 • Annual Report 2000-2001 • Annual Report 2001-2002 • Annual Report 2002-2003 • Annual Report 2003-2004 • Annual Report 2004-2005 • Annual Report 2005-2006 • Annual Report 2006-2007 Parts 1 and 2 Quarterly Report Statistics • 2007-2008 Quarterly Report Statistics Privacy NSW Policy Documents • Privacy and people with decision making disabilities • How we deal with complaints • How we assess draft codes • Privacy NSW’s Privacy Management Plan • Information sharing and Complaint Referral Arrangements

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Brochures and Fact Sheets • September 2003 – Your Privacy – Protecting Privacy in NSW • Fact Sheet 7 – (PPIP Act) Public Registers and the Internet • Fact Sheet 5 – (HRIP Act) The Health Privacy Principles (HPPS) Explained for members of the public • Fact Sheet 4 – (HRIP Act) • The Health Privacy Principles (HPPS) Guidance for organisations • Fact Sheet 3 – (HRIP Act) (Draft) Statutory Guidelines on Management, Training, Research and Third Party Collection • Fact Sheet 2 (PPIP Act) The Information Protection Principles – guidance for the public sector • Fact Sheet 1 (PPIP Act) The Information Protection Principles – explained for the general public Information for members of the public • Internal review application form • Frequently asked questions – for members of the public • Frequently asked questions – for the public sector (NSW Government) • Frequently asked questions – for the private sector (businesses etc) • Privacy and Health Privacy Law in NSW (Powerpoint presentation) • Fact Sheet on the Statutory guidelines made under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIPA) Old Privacy Committee publications of interest • Invisible Eyes: Report on Video Surveillance (hard copy only) • Smart Cards: Big Brother’s Little Helpers (hard copy only) • Report on drug testing in the workplace Special Reports to Parliament • The Privacy Commissioner’s Special Report to NSW Parliament – Complaint by Student A and his father against Hon John Aquilina MP, Mr W Second and Mr P Low. • Special Report to Parliament on investigation of a complaint about Queanbeyan Council Submissions and Position papers • Submission by Privacy NSW in response to the Privacy Blueprint for the Individual Electronic Health Record: Shaping the Future of Healthcare (2008) • Submission by Privacy NSW in response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Discussion Paper on the Review of Australian Privacy Law (2007) • Submission by Privacy NSW in response to the Review of Privacy Issues Paper of the Australian Law Reform Commission (2007) • Submission on the HREOC Discussion Paper – Discrimination in Employment on the basis of Criminal Records (2005) • Submission by Privacy NSW to the Australian Statistician on the conduct of the 2006 Census (2005) • Submission by Privacy NSW on the Review of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (2005) • Submission on the Australian Communications Authority Discussion Paper: Location, Location: the future of location information to enhance the handling of emergency mobile phone calls (2004) • Submission to the Ministerial Inquiry into the Taxi Industry (2004) • Submission on the Australian Government Discussion Paper on Information Privacy and Employee Records (2004) • Submission on the Review of the Mental Health Act 1990: Discussion Paper 1 – Carers and Information Sharing (2004) • Submission on the proposed revision of the Passports Act 1938 (Cth)(2004) Further submissions back to 2002 are available on the website. Office of the Protective Commissioner Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opc. • Annual Reports 1999 to 2005 inclusive (Reports from 2001-2002 available on OPC’s webpage) • Annual Reports 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 – These reports include the Office of the Public Guardian • Annual Report Highlights

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• Financial and Asset Management Services and Private Management Support Services (explaining the services provided) • Managing (Newsletter for Private Financial Managers) [webpage] • My Budget and Money Plan – A booklet for people with a disability about budgeting and managing money [webpage] • OPC News (Client Newsletter bi-annual) published since July 2002 [webpage] • Service Providers Newsletters [webpage] • Interagency Protocol DADHC and OPC [webpage] • Private Managers Handbook [webpage] • Authorised Visitors’ Manual • Estate Management Service Standards (under review) • Private Management Service Standards (under review) OPC Fact Sheets • Fact Sheet 1 – What Happens After an Order? (Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish) • Fact Sheet 2 – What are Substitute Decisions? (Also available in Turkish) • Fact Sheet 3 – Reasons for Substitute Decisions (Also available in Turkish) • Fact Sheet 4 – Facts on Fees • Fact Sheet 5 – Have Your Say – Complaints Feedback (Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese) • Fact Sheet 6 – Review of Decisions (Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese) • Fact Sheet 7 – Review or Revocation (Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese) • Fact Sheet 8 – Financial Planning and Investment • Fact Sheet 9 – Claims for Past Care • Fact Sheet 10 – Sale or Lease of Property • Fact Sheet 11 – Purchase of Real Estate • Fact Sheet 12 – Banker Arrangements • Fact Sheet 13 – Your Rights as a Victim of Crime • Fact Sheet 14 – Deceased Estates • Fact Sheet 15 – Financial Affairs of a Missing Person • Fact Sheet 16 – Privacy • Fact Sheet 17 – Authorised Visitors • Fact Sheet 18 – Request for Aids and Equipment for OPC clients Private Management Fact Sheets • Fact Sheet 1 – Functions of OPC, Financial Management Orders • Fact Sheet 2 – Why Become a Private Manager • Fact Sheet 3 – Responsibilities of a Private Manager • Fact Sheet 4 – Fees and Charges • Fact Sheet 5 – The Authorised Visitors • Fact Sheet 6 – Power of Attorney – Wills and Estates • Fact Sheet 7 – Review Process and Complaint • Fact Sheet 8 – More Sources of Help and Information • Fact Sheet 9 – Review by Administrative Decisions Tribunal Policies and Procedures • Affordability Procedure • Annual Reviews Procedure • Assets • Audit Charter • Authorised Visitors • Budgets and Expenditure • Client Incidents and Security – Clarence Street • Client Information System (CIS) Security • Client Visit Checklist • Client Visits (Away from OPC) • Complex Case Reviews • Confidentiality • Conflicts of Interest • Corporate Governance Policy • Decision Making Policy • Delegations

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• Disability Advisory Service • Employment of Carers • Engagement of External Solicitors • Family and Community Room • Faxed Invoices • Fees: Collection and Management • Fees: Waiver, remission or reduction • Finalisation (of Deceased Estates) • Financial Planning Branch • Fixed Term Investments • Freedom of Information Policy – OPC • Incident Report • Income Support Payment • Information Guide Suicide • Intake Completion Checklist • Key Performance Indicators • Legal Services – Creation and Allocation of Files • Legal Services – EFN • Legal Services – Limitation Dates • Legal Services – Operational Procedures • Legal Services – Electronic Legal Submissions • Legal Services – File Closure and Finalisation • Legal Services – Specialisation • Liaison (General) (Delete) • Ministerials, reviews and complaints procedure • Notified Workplace Surveillance • OHandS Serious Incident • Past Care (GvK) • Planning and Coordination • Privacy and Confidentiality • Private Management Branch – Fees • Ready Reference Guides • Assets • Budgets and Expenditure • Clarence Street • Disability Services • Financial Services • Intake • Liaison and Coordination • Real Property Investment • Reverse Mortgages • Reviews of Management • Statement of Advice Procedure • Salvation Army – Groceries Policy • Staff Support • Serious Incidents • Task Manager Notes • Threats Talk of Suicide • Translation and Interpreters • Victims of Crime • Visitors to OPC • Voluntary Management Orders Practice Directions • Access to Wills • Aged Care Accommodation Bonds and Pensions • Approval of Settlements • Assets Management • Bank Accounts • Budget Module • Caveats

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• Centrelink Rent Certificate and Nominee Form • Charging and rebating fees • Checklists • Clarence Street • Client Liaison Queue and attendances • Complaints about requests not actioned • Correct use of Electronic File Notes • Email Referrals • E File Notes • Federal Government Bonus • File reviews • Financial Plans • Gift – Loan of Clients Funds • HIC Contact Details • Illicit Drugs • Legal Services Referrals • Liaison Bank Accounts • Long Bay Correctional Centre • Management of Client Bank Accounts • Management of Legal Matters by Client Service Teams • New Client’s Bank Accounts • Private Management Supervision Risk Management and Reporting • Private Management Account Format • Private Management Distinction between Capital and Income • Provision of Reasons for Decisions • Referral Information • Release of Court Visitor Reports • Release of Information • Restructure Issues Clarification 1 • Restructure Issues Clarification 2 • RTA – Notification of Disposals • Section 23A – Authority to client to manage • Task Manager • Transition Team Tasks • Use of General File Notes • Verifying Information • Withdrawal of Caveats for former clients Office of the Public Guardian Documents published on the website are available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opg. Position Statements • Determining whether to consent to a proposal concerning access to a person under guardianship • Determining whether to consent to a proposal to move a person from domestic style accommodation • Determining whether to consent to proposed medical intervention involving amputation • Responding to proposals concerning a person living an ‘at risk’ lifestyle • Valuing the cultural, linguistic and religious background of the person under guardianship • Determining whether to consent to intervention and support plan concerning a person’s behaviour • Determining whether to consent to contraception, menstrual regulation or menstrual suppression • Determining whether to consent to treatment proposed for a person with an eating disorder • Determining whether to consent to proposed medical or dental treatment • Determining whether to consent to the use of restraint on an elderly person in a care facility Annual Reports • 1999 to 2003 inclusive • 2003-2004 [webpage] • 2004-2005 summary of activities [webpage] • 2005-2006 summary of activities [webpage] • 2006-2007 summary of activities OPG and OPC (webpage as of December 2007)

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Newsletters (Onguard) Onguard! A newsletter for private guardians in NSW/may 2004 – October 2007 (webpage) (November 2007 to June 2008 yet to be included in the webpage) Booklets • Enduring Guardianship – Your Way to Plan Ahead • Information for Family Friends and Service providers • Answers to Your Questions – Information for People under Guardianship • After the hearing – An Information Guide for private Guardians • How Will My Guardian Make an Accommodation Decision for Me? Brochures • An information and support service for Guardians • What is a guardian (Information for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders) Guardianship standards • What is a Guardian (Information for people with disabilities – web based available December 2007) Fact sheets • Person Responsible • The Public guardian as a guardian for a person with a mental illness • What is a guardian Multilingual Fact Sheets on Enduring Guardianship Arabic, Chinese, Greek (updated 2007), Italian (updated 2007), Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Vietnamese Forms • Form of appointment of enduring guardian/s • Form of notice of revocation of appointment of enduring guardian • Form of Notice of resignation of appointment as enduring guardian or alternative enduring guardian • Application for Guardianship and/or Financial management • Community Education request Form • Application to carry out Medical or Dental Treatment for a person under Guardianship of the Public Guardian Professional Standards Council Documents published on the website are available at www.professionalstandardscouncil.gov.au Annual Reports • Annual Report 1999 to 2008 inclusive [website] • Archived Annual Reports 1995 to 1998 Information packages for Scheme Administrators [CD-Rom] • Guide for Scheme Administrators • Terms and Conditions of Use of Cover of Excellence® Logo • Cover of Excellence® Style Guide • Reporting Disclosure Information packages for Scheme applicants [website] • Application Guidelines • Framework for Compliance under Professional Standards Legislation • Model Codes of Ethics Principles Information for clients and the community • Professional Standards Schemes: Accountants; Engineers; Solicitors; Surveyors; Valuers; Barristers [website] Policy Statements • Policy Business Entity Associations April 2007 [website] • Policy Statement on Complaints and Discipline Systems Report [website] • Policy Statement on Payment of Annual Fees [website] • Policy Statement on Professional Indemnity Insurance September 2007 • Professional Standards Councils’ Code of Conduct, February 2007

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Public Defenders Office The following documents are located on the Public Defenders website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/ publicdefenders. • Annual Reviews • Business Plans • Conference papers • Criminal Law Survival Kit • Employment opportunities for Law Graduates and Students • Evidence Act Tables • Guideline Judgments • Judgments • Papers Delivered and published by Public Defenders to professional audiences • Reports on legal issues • Sentencing Tables • Service Level Agreement with the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited • Service Level Agreement with the NSW Legal Aid Commission • “Short Notes” – concise summaries of reported and unreported criminal cases compiled since 1997 The following is available from the Public Defenders Office. • Selected submissions made regarding law reform Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Documents published on the website are available at www.bdm.nsw.gov.au. • Access to Information policy • Certificate Replacement policy • Change of Name policy • Refunds policy • Staff entry, exit and movement policy • Stolen Generation policy • At a Glance (brochure) • One Journey (brochure) • Birth Certificate Application Form (brochure and form) • Death Certificate Application Form (brochure and form) • Marriage Certificate Application Form (brochure and form) • Application to Correct an Entry • Fees for Products and Services flyer • Family History brochure • Change of Name 18 years and older (application form and information) • Change of Name, Under 18 years old (application form and information) • Application for a Replacement Change of Name Certificate • Application to Correct an Entry (form) • Application for Single Status (brochure and form) • Application for a Section 50 Search (form) • Application Amending the Given Name of a Child (under 3 months) (form) • Adding a Father’s Details to a Birth Registration (form) • Registering a Change of Sex (online only) • Adding Mothers Details to a Birth Registration (available on request) Sentencing Council • Report on Sentencing Trends and Practices 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 • Seeking a Guideline Judgment on Suspended Sentences (July 2006) • The NSW Sentencing Council, by The Hon Alan Abadee RFD QC (former Chairperson), prepared for the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s Conference: Sentencing and the Community: Politics, Public Opinion and the Development of Sentencing Policy, Melbourne, Fri 21st – Sat 22nd July 2006 (published on the Council’s website in August 2006) • The Role of Sentencing Advisory Councils, by The Hon Alan Abadee RFD QC (Chairperson), prepared for the National Judicial College of Australia conference Sentencing: Principles, Perspectives and Possibilities, 10 February 2006 (published on the Council’s website in March 2006). • Firearm Offences and the Standard Non Parole Sentencing Scheme (March 2005) • How best to Promote Consistency in the Local Court (May 2005)

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• Report: Review of Periodic Detention (Dec 2007) • Whether attempt and accessorial offences should be included in the Standard Non-Parole Scheme (March 2005) • Monograph: Judicial Perceptions of fines as a sentencing option –A Survey of NSW Magistrates (Aug 2007) • Abolishing Prison Sentences of Six Months or Less (November 2004) (included a Discussion Paper) • The Role of the NSW Sentencing Council, by Peter Zahra, presented to the China-Australia Human Rights Technical Cooperation Program, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (April 2004) • The New South Wales Sentencing Council, by The Hon Alan Abadee RFD QC (Chairperson), prepared for the Local Courts Annual Conference (2003). • Sentencing Information Package (joint Sentencing Council , Victims Services and Criminal Law Review Publication). Sheriff of NSW • Policy – Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Surveillance • Brochure – Jury Service, A Rewarding Responsibility • Brochure – A Guide For Jurors, Welcome to Jury Service • Brochure – Juror Support Program • Brochure – Downing Centre Court Complex Service Directory • Video – Our Jury, Our Values. (Juror induction Video available for viewing) • Fact Sheets (Lawlink Website) • About Us (the Sheriff) • History of the Office of the Sheriff • Jobs at the Sheriff’s Office • Being a Court Officer: A Rewarding Experience • Regional Contact Details for Sheriff’s Offices • Services provided (by the Sheriff’s Office) • Jury Service: Homepage (general Information) • Form – Application to be excused from Jury Service • Form – Explanation / Fail to attend Jury Service • Protecting the Courts. Why are Sheriff’s In Courthouses? • Civil Operations • Fine Operations • Fact Sheet – Notice to Creditors Service and Enforcement of Process • Fees Chargeable by the Sheriff’s Office • Sheriff’s Auctions • Publication (online only) – NSW Office of the Sheriff…Working with the Public Sector Training Package. (Implementing Training Packages in the Public Sector A Case Study.) Special Commissions of Inquiry • Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in NSW Public Hospitals Website: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Special_projects/II_splprojects.nsf/pages/acsi_index • Special Commission of Inquiry into Sydney Ferries Website: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/ Special_projects/II_splprojects.nsf/pages/ferriesinquiry_index Supreme Court of NSW All documents are available on the Supreme Court website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/sc unless otherwise stated. • The Supreme Court of New South Wales Annual Reviews 2001 to 2007 inclusive (publication and online) • NSW Law Almanac 2008 (hardcopy publication only; published in January 2008) • NSW Law Almanac 2007 (hardcopy publication only; published in January 2007) • NSW Law Almanac 2006 (hardcopy publication only; published in January 2006) • NSW Law Almanac 2005 (hardcopy publication only; published in January 2005) • NSW Law Almanac 2004 (hardcopy publication only; published in February 2004) • NSW Law Almanac 2003 (hardcopy publication only; published in July 2003) • Mediation • The Supreme Court – About Us

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• Supreme Court of NSW and its Judicial Officers • Courtroom layout – Who’s Who in Court • Bail applications and refunds – Probate factsheet • Technology in the Courtroom – Protocol and Procedures for Video and Audio Link • Information for Litigants in the Possession List (website fact sheet – hardcopy also available in relevant courtroom) • Online Court in the Common Law Division • Online Court in the Equity Division • Adoption procedures • Professional Negligence List: a guide to draft final orders • Examinations under sections 596A and 596B of the Corporations Act 2001 • Remuneration applications by office holders of a corporation • Pro Bono Assistance • Where to obtain legal advice • Preparing for Court without a lawyer • How to correctly address a Judicial Officer • Registrars • Payment of monies into Court • Statement of registry services • Supreme Court of New South Wales Practice Notes • Disability Services • Forms (including prescribed court forms and administrative forms) and fees • Announcements • Recent Rule Amendments • Changes to Practice and Procedure • Feedback and complaints • Guidelines for the Waiver, Remission and Postponement of Fees • Procedure for ordering transcripts at the Supreme Court • Vexatious Litigants • Delays in Reserved Judgments policy • Court Attire policy • Release of statistics, data and information policy • Tape recording of court proceedings policy • Identity theft and anonymisation policy • Use of mobile telephones or personal digital assistants (PDAs) in courtrooms policy • Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition factsheet • Information sheet for litigants in person seeking to issue subpoenas Victims Services Please note that all material is available on the Victims Services, Victims of Crime or the Family and Friends of Missing Persons Unit websites on Lawlink (www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au) unless otherwise stated. Information sheet • Access to Court Documents • Applicant’s guide to the Approved Counselling Scheme • Are you an Extended Family Member or Friend of a Missing Person? • Are you the Parent of a Sibling of a Missing Person? • Are you the Sibling of a Missing Person? • Authorised Report Writers – A Guide for Applicants • Best Practice Principles for Counselling Indigenous Clients • Best Practice Principles for Counselling the Families and Friends of Missing Persons • Charter of Victims Rights • Charter of Victims Rights – Aboriginal Communities • Charter of Victims Rights No. 4 – Information about Investigation of the Crime • Coping with Sleeplessness • Coping with and witnessing a traumatic event • Families and Friends of Missing Persons Unit Vision • Family Violence: Information about Compensation and Counselling for Victims (Indigenous) • Guarantee of Service • Guide to Nominating an Interstate Authorised Report Writer (ARW) • Helping Children cope with trauma

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• Information about Compensation for Victims of Domestic Violence • Information about Compensation for Victims of Sexual Assault • Key Facts 2006/07 • Listen Up – (information about the Charter of Victims Rights for young people) • Managing the Financial and Property Affairs of a Missing Person Protected Estates Amendment (Missing Persons) Act 2004 No. 86 • Mental Illness and Serious Crime • Missing Persons Information for Mental Health Professionals • Report on the Roundtable Meeting for Siblings of Missing People 30 April 2005 • Sexual Assault: Information about Compensation and Counselling for Victims (Indigenous) • Statements of Harm Information Guide • Supporting a Family Member of Friend who is a Victim of Crime • Telephone Interpreter Assistance (contains information in 20 languages) • Your Rights as a Victim of Crime (24 sheets in different languages) • Violent Crime Against Men: Where to Find Help • Website Guide • What can I do to Assist Police when Reporting a Missing Person? Brochure • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contact Line • Approved Counselling Scheme for Victims of Violent Crime (now available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Tagalog and Vietnamese) • Are you a Victim of Crime? • Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime (also available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Tagalog and Vietnamese) • Contact Numbers • Courtwise • Families and Friends of Missing Persons Counselling and Support Service • Information and Support for Victims of Crime (also available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Tagalog and Vietnamese) • Information for Families and Friends of Missing Persons • Information for Victims of Youth Crime • Reconnecting with a Missing Person • Someone Missing – Can the media help? • Support for Family Members of Homicide Victims • Victims of Crime – Information for service providers – Aboriginal Communities • Victims Registers • Your Rights as a Victim of Crime Report/booklet • Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Victims of Crime Interagency Forum Report – 2001 • A Glimmer of Hope – Stories of Courage from Families and Friends of Missing Persons • A Review of ATSI Peoples’ Compensation and Counselling Claims lodged with the Victims Compensation Tribunal 2001-2003 • Charter of Victims Rights Resource Kit • Handbook for Approved Counsellors • Authorised Report Writers Handbook • It’s the Hope that Hurts – Best Practice in Counselling Models Relevant to Families and Friends of Missing Persons • Schedule 1 – Compensable Injuries • Sentencing Information Package [currently under review] • Someone is Missing [hard copy only] • Standards for Counselling and Support Services for Victims of Crime [currently under review] • Standards for Court Support for Victims of Crime [currently under review] • Support Needs for Families and Friends of Long-term Missing Persons • Victim Impact Statement Information Package • Young Aboriginal Females Reported Missing to Police: Which way for Prevention and Service • Your Day in Court • Your Rights as a Victim of Crime – Information for people with a cognitive disability • What Now? Information and Support for Victims of Crime in NSW

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Application • Application for 2 hours of Counselling • Application for Compensation and/or Expenses • Application for Compensation by a Family Member of a Homicide Victim • Application for Counselling by Family Members of a Homicide Victim • Application for Funeral Expenses • Request for Further Hours of Approved Counselling • Victims Assistance Scheme (VAS) Supplementary Form Annual Report • Victims Advisory Board Report on Activities 2006/2007 • Victims Compensation Tribunal Chairperson’s Report 2006/2007 Newsletter • Families and Friend of Missing Persons e-newsletter • Victims of Crime Chronicle (quarterly) Posters • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contact Line • Charter of Victims Rights – Aboriginal Communities (A3) • Charter of Victims Rights – People with Disabilities (A3) • Charter of Victims Rights – People with Disabilities (A4) • Courtwise • Victims Support Line (contains information in five languages) [currently under review] • Victims of Crime Website [hard copy only] • Your Rights as a Victim of Crime – Information for people with a cognitive disability Audio/videotape • Victim Impact Statement Information Package – audio • Your Day in Court – audio • Your Day in Court – video [fee applies] Business Card • Families and Friends of Missing Persons Trigger Card Miscellaneous • Guide to Completing Your Victims Compensation Application Form • Information on the Charter of Victims Rights for Court Services staff • Position Statement – Charter of Victims Rights • Practice Note Number 1: Request for Oral Hearing on Appeal to the Tribunal • Practice Note Number 2: Documents Filed in Support of Compensation Applications and Appeals • Section 65 Guidelines – Chairperson’s guidelines to sections of the legislation • Victims Compensation Tribunal Chairperson’s Guide to Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 • Victims Services Confidentiality Policy Restitution • Affidavit of Financial Circumstances • Application to Pay Amount of Restitution by Arrangement or by Instalments • Guide for Restitution Defendants • Notice of Objection to a Provisional Order for Restitution • Restitution Payment Options Application

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The latest Attorney General’s Department’s Statement of Affairs was the June 2008 edition. It can be inspected at the Legal Services Branch of the Attorney General’s Department on Level 3, 60-70 Elizabeth Street, Sydney or can be viewed on the Lawlink website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lsb.

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SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS All inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 in relation to the Attorney General’s Department should be made to: Special Projects Officer (FOI and Privacy) Legal Services Branch NSW Attorney General’s Department Telephone: (02) 8224 5330 Level 3, 60-70 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 6, Sydney NSW 2001 The Department is open between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays). Any other queries concerning any information contained in this Summary or in the Statement of Affairs should also be directed to the Special Projects Officer (FOI and Privacy). If you are planning to make an application under FOI, feel free to contact the Legal Services Branch who will be able to give you information on making the application. You can also obtain information from the Department’s website on www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au under Lawlink Agencies – Legal Services Branch – Freedom of Information Act 1989 applications.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents Corporate and Audit Policies • Quality Manual • System for Auditing Government Entities (SAGE 2008) – Audit Approach and Detailed Guidance • Audit Office Practice Manual • Corporate Services Manuals • Guarantee of Service • Accounting Manual • Style Guide • Contract Audit Agents Manual and Standard Contract • Protected Disclosure Policy and Procedures Manuals • Fraud Control • Risk Management • Privacy Management • Acceptable Usage of ICT Resources Policy • Professional Independence • Records Management Manual • Information Security Policy • ICT Operational Security Policy • Corporate Planning Framework • Performance Audit Guidance Notes and Checklists • Financial Audit Guidance Notes, Forms, Checklists and Templates People Management and Development Policies • Financial Audit Staff Scheduling Principles • Staff Rotation Policy • Learning and Development Strategy • Discrimination/Harassment Policy • Code of Conduct • Engaging of Contractors • Recreation Leave Policy • Recruitment and Selection Procedure • Sick Leave Policy and Procedures • Occupational Health and Safety Policy • Performance Management • Employee Assistance Program • Private Employment • Grievance Procedures • Exit Interview Procedures • Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan and Strategies • Ethnic Affairs Policies • Personnel Handbook • Audit Office Award • Flexible Working Hours Policy • Overtime Policy • Remuneration and Progression Policy • Undergraduate Study Policy • Professional Independence Policy General • Administrative Circulars

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PUBLICATIONS The Audit Office publications in 2008 were: Auditor-General’s Reports to Parliament – Financial Audit Reports We published six Auditor-General’s Reports to Parliament – Financial Audits. These reports summarise the outcomes of our financial audits of NSW Public Sector agencies’ financial reports and may include agency performance information and report on waste, probity and financial judgement, investigate allegations of serious and substantial waste of public money. Auditor-General’s Reports to Parliament – Performance Audits We published 11 Auditor General’s Reports to Parliament – Performance Audits. Agency or Issue Examined Title of Performance Audit Report or Publication Department of Education and Training Ageing Workforce – Teachers Department of Commerce Managing Departmental Amalgamations Department of Primary Industries A guide for managing the amalgamation of Implementing Successful Amalgamations government departments Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Efficiency of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Managing the Amalgamation of the Greyhound Authority and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing Working with Hotels and Clubs to reduce alcohol- NSW Police Force related crime Follow-up of 2003 Performance Audit Protecting our Rivers Department of Environment and Climate Change Recycling and Reuse of Waste by the NSW Public Sector Department of Health Delivering Health Care out of Hospitals Department of Education and Training Improving Literacy and Numeracy in NSW Public Schools NSW Police Force Managing Injured Police

Annual Report The Audit Office’s annual reports are available on the Audit Office internet site www.audit.nsw.gov.au. Awareness We issued 6 editions of Awareness. This publication provides Office staff and our clients with the latest news on developments in accounting standards; auditing standards and public sector issues relevant to accounting and auditing. It also includes the Office’s views, comments and policies in respect of the changing public sector audit and accounting environment. Professional Update The Office produces the Professional Update newsletter every six months, in January and July, to coincide with the main financial year-ends of our clients. The newsletter provides details of recent major developments in accounting and auditing requirements. Professional Update only contains brief details, more information being available from the relevant Awareness issue that is referred to at the end of each article. Professional Update is issued to staff and clients. All Office publications are included on the Office’s internet site www.audit.nsw.gov.au. Unless otherwise indicated, copies of the reports and guides may be purchased from the Government Information Service Bookshop.

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Access to Office Documents The Office is exempted from the requirements of Freedom of Information for auditing information, but covered for administrative matters. We received one FOI application since 1 January 2008. The request was refused as it concerned audit information. Requests for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 1992 should be in writing and provide sufficient information to enable the correct documents to be identified. Documents relating to the Office’s investigative, audit and reporting functions are exempt. In the main, the final outcomes of these functions – including independent audit reports and other reports – are made publicly available. Also, under Section 38 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, the ‘Auditor-General, auditor or an authorised person shall preserve and aid in preserving of secrecy with respect to all matters and things that come to the knowledge of the Auditor-General, auditor or authorised person in the exercise of the functions of the Auditor- General, auditor or authorised person under this Act and the prescribed requirements and shall not communicate to any person any such matter or thing.’ If the applicant is seeking documents relating to his/her personal affairs, the Office may request proof of identity. If the applicant is seeking documents on behalf of another person relating to that person’s personal affairs, the Office will ask the applicant to submit a consent form signed by that person. A request will be dealt with as soon as practicable and in any case within 21 days after it has been received. In the event that the request is successful, arrangements will be made between the applicant and the Office for an appropriate form of access. Application Fees/Charges An application fee of $30 in cheque/cash must be included with the application. Processing charges may also be applicable. The applicant will be supplied with a statement of charges if applicable.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The New South Wales Auditor-General: • helps the New South Wales Parliament hold Government accountable for its use of public resources • is independent of Government and reports directly to the Parliament • is appointed by the NSW Governor for a fixed term of seven years • operates under the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983. The Audit Office of New South Wales supports the Auditor-General by: • auditing New South Wales Government agencies’ financial reports • assessing how well agencies comply with a selection of legal requirements, government policies or central agency directives • examining whether an agency is carrying out its activities effectively and doing so economically and efficiently and in compliance with relevant laws. Known as performance audits, audits may cover all or part of an agency’s operations or consider particular issues across a number of agencies • investigating allegations of serious and substantial waste of public money.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Access to the policy documents listed above can be arranged by contacting the Freedom of Information Coordinator by telephone, fax or in person at the address below between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. Formal requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 for access to documents held by the Audit Office of NSW should be directed to: Freedom of Information Coordinator, Level 15, 1 Margaret Street, Sydney NSW 2001 Telephone: (02) 9275 7100 Fax: (02) 9275 7200 Email: [email protected]

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Corporation The Corporation holds the following policy documents which may be accessed for inspection: • Policy and procedures relating to the authority and administrative powers of the Corporation • Policy and procedures relating to the financial provisions of the Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Fund • Policy and procedures relating to registration of workers, recording of service credits, long service payments and long service levies • Personnel procedures relating to work specification, training and operational matters • Records stored on computer and /or paper relating to registered workers, employers and levy payers • The Corporation’s Business Plan activity reports • The Corporation’s 2007/2008 Annual Report • Current brochures, pamphlets and newsletters The Corporation’s internet site lspc.nsw.gov.au contains information about the Corporation and its operation. Prior to making an FOI application to the Corporation, it is suggested the 13 14 41 Helpline be contacted as information may be available free as part of the Corporation’s service to the building and construction industry. Committee The Committee holds the following policy documents which may be assessed for inspection: • Minutes of the Committee’s meetings specified in FOI applications • The Committee’s findings in relation to appeals • A listing of the members who form the Committee (published in the Corporation’s Annual Report) • Any brochures which may be current Prior to making an application to the Committee, it is suggested the 13 14 41 Helpline be contacted as information may be available free as part of the Corporation’s service to the building and construction industry.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation’s Annual Report (describing the operation, functions, and structure of the Corporation) will serve as the Corporation’s and the Committee’s latest Statement of Affairs. The Annual Report can be obtained from the Corporation’s internet site (lspc.nsw. gov.au) or by contacting the Corporation’s FOI Co-ordinator.

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SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Any inquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents and Statements of Affairs should be made to: FOI Co-ordinator Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation Locked Bag 3000 Central Coast MC NSW 2252 Telephone: 13 14 41 Facsimile: (02) 9287 5685

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority has the following documents for inspection or purchase: • Report on the Location, Size and Style of the New South Wales Casino (January 1993) • Invitation Document, the Sydney Casino, Australia (May 1993) • Ministerial Directions (as reported in relevant Authority Annual Reports) • Report of Public Inquiry Pursuant to Section 143 (4) of the New South Wales Casino Control Act 1992 (December 1994) • Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 31 of The New South Wales Casino Control Act 1992 (December 1997) • Submission to The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (“IPART”) Gaming Inquiry (27 August 1998) • Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 31 of the New South Wales Casino Control Act 1992 (December 2000) • Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 31 of the New South Wales Casino Control Act 1992 (December 2003) • Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 31 of the New South Wales Casino Control Act 1992 (December 2006) • Annual Reports (from 1992/93 to 2006/2007) • Approved Rules of Casino Games • Fraud Prevention and Control Policy (October 2005) • Privacy Management Plan • Press/Media releases on major operational and administration decisions/policies The following information is available at the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority’s internet site (www.clgca.nsw.gov.au): • An overview of the Authority • Legislation – Casino Control Act 1992 and Casino Control Regulation 2001; Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Act 2007; Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Regulation 2008; Liquor Act 2007 and Liquor Regulation 2008; Miscellaneous Acts (Casino, Liquor and Gaming) Amendment Act 2007. • Official Rules of NSW Casino Games • Various media releases and historical material • Annual Reports (from 1992/93 to 2007/2008) • 2006 Section 31 Investigation – Media Release 21 December 2006 • 2006 Section 31 Investigation – Public Submissions • Introduction to the Government Inspectors (March 2004) • Reports of Investigation Pursuant to Section 31 of the New South Wales Casino Control Act 1992 (December 1997, December 2000, December 2003 and December 2006) • Submissions to The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (“IPART”) Gaming Inquiry (27 August 1998) • FOI Summary of Affairs • STATE PLAN – A New Direction For NSW

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SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Requests under the Freedom of Information Act for access to documents held by the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority must be in writing and be accompanied by a fee of $30.00. Request should be directed to: The Chief Executive Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority GPO Box 3970 Sydney NSW 2001 Inquiries may be directed to telephone number (02) 8234 8800, fax number (02) 9299 7427. The Authority’s office hours are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The following documents held by the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust are available for inspection: CORPORATE DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS Corporate Plan of the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Annual Report of the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Brochures, pamphlets and leaflets Parklands Calendar Parklands Magazine Fact Sheets Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Minutes for Public Inspection PLANNING DOCUMENTS Conservation Management Plan Moore Park South Master Plan Plan of Management Queens Park Master Plan Sports Strategy Transport, Access and Parking Plan Tree Master Plan Education Strategy POLICY DOCUMENTS Banner Policy for Trust Lands Bicycle Policy and Procedures Bus Policy Child Protection Policy and Procedures Code of Conduct Contractors and Hirers Insurance Policy Cultural Events Policy Dog Policy for Trust Lands Environmental Interpretation and Education Policy Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Equestrian Centre Code of Conduct Filming and Photography Policy First Aid Policy Fun Run Policy for Trust Lands Gate Opening and Closing Policy and Procedures Generator Policy Helicopter Policy Lost and Abandoned Children Response Guidelines Media Policy Occupational Health and Safety Policy On-Site Interpretation Policy Permissible Uses Policy on Trust lands Privacy Policy and Management Plan Procurement Manual Public Address System Policy Reporting Corruption and Other Forms of Misconduct Policy Road Closure Policy for Driver Avenue

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Security Policy Smoke Free Policy Sound Amplification Guidelines Stores/Purchasing Policy Subpoena/Handling of Legal Documents Policy Tent/Weather Protection Policy Volunteer Policy

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The most recent Statement of Affairs of the Trust was published in the Trust’s 2007-2008 Annual Report and is available at www.centennialparklands.com.au.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Access to documents held by the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, and subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1989 can be obtained by contacting the Freedom of Information Officer: Postal Address: The Freedom of Information Officer Centennial Parklands Locked Bag 15 Paddington NSW 2021 Office Location: Parklands Administration Corner Grand and Parkes Drive Centennial Park NSW 2051 Office Hours: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday Prior to making an application it is suggested that the applicant either contact Parklands Administration (02) 9339 6699 or visit the website at http://www.cp.nsw.gov.au as some information is provided free to the community.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY and GENERAL PUBLICATIONS OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL Internal Audit – • Reporting Corrupt Conduct, Maladministration and Serious and Substantial Waste of Public Money Policy December 2005 • Business Ethics Statement November 2005 • NSW Department of Commerce Code of Conduct • NSW Department of Commerce Corporate Plan Enquiries: Freedom of Information Coordinator, Level 22, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney between the hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: (02) 9372 8720 Facsimile: (02) 9372 8733 PEOPLE, WORKPLACE AND PLANNING • NSW Department of Commerce Occupational Health and Safety Policy • Smoke-Free Workplace Policy • Injury Management Policy • Manual Handling Policy • Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Policy • Environment Policy • Study Time Leave and Financial Assistance Guidelines • Children in the Workplace Policy • Family and Community Service Leave Guidelines Procurement of Goods and Services Policy FINANCIAL SHARED SERVICES • NSW Department of Commerce ICT Strategic Plan 2006 – 2010 • Information Security Policy • Internet and Email Use Policy • Acceptable Use of Information and Information Systems Policy COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVERTISING The following publications and information can be accessed at www.advertising.nswp.commerce.nsw.gov.au: • Advertising Peer Review Overview • Peer Review Workbook • Government Advertising Guidelines OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING Investigations and Enforcement • Alteration/Replacement of Odometers in Motor Vehicles Procedure • Notice to Show Cause Procedures under Motor Dealers Act • Suspension of Licences Guidelines under section 64A of the Fair Trading Act 1987. • Enforceable Undertakings Guidelines • Substantiation Notice Guidelines • Commissioner’s Guidelines on Supervision under section 32 of the Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 • Estimated Selling Price Guidelines for Agents (Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002) • Guide for considering applications by licensees, former licensees or their personal representatives for not taking Disciplinary Action, Prosecution Action or the Issue of Penalty Notices for Failure to Audit Trust Books and Records and Lodgement of an Audit Report or Statutory Declaration with the Commissioner under sections 111 and 113 of the Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002. • Guide to applying for an exemption under section 31 of the Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 from having a licensee-in-charge at each place of business

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• Guide re: Disqualified Persons section 16(1)(O) Property Stock and BusinessAgents Act 2002 • Formal Caution Manual • Penalty Notice Manual • Guidelines for Use of Statutory Notices and Powers • Office of Fair Trading Compliance Policy • Public Warning Statements – Procedures and Guidelines Enquiries: Director, Investigations and Enforcement, Level 3, 1 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta between the hours of 9am–5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9895 0054. Legal Services Division • Prosecution Policy and Guidelines • Guideline regarding Intervention by Minister or Commissioner for Fair Trading in Legal Proceedings • Legal Assistance Guidelines • Subpoena Procedures Enquiries: Director, Legal Services Division, Level 3, 1 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta between the hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9895 0153. Registry of Co-Operatives and Associations • Formation kits for co-operatives – Registry of Co-operatives and Associations – role and services – A guide to co-operatives – How to form a co-operative – Formation meeting for a co-operative – Model rules for co-operatives – Guide for using model rules – Co-operatives Development Grants Program – fact sheet – Co-operatives Development Grants Program – guidelines – Standard forms of disclosure documents – Comparative table of business structures – Compliance checklist for co-operatives – Co-operative directors – a guide to duties and responsibilities – Co-operative membership • Standard rules for: – Housing co-operatives – Co-operatives that are also registered clubs • Model rules co-operatives for: – Co-operatives – Incorporated associations • Approved forms for: – Co-operatives – Incorporated associations – Co-operative housing and Starr-Bowkett societies • Search request forms for: – Co-operatives – Incorporated associations – Co-operative housing and Starr-Bowkett societies • Setting up an incorporated association • Running an incorporated association • How to incorporate as an association checklist • Information sheets for incorporated associations • Application forms and guide for incorporated associations • Application for registration of a funeral fund • A guide to making application for registration of a funeral fund Enquiries: Registry of Co-operatives and Associations, 154 Russell Street, Bathurst between the hours of 8.30am –5.00pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 6333 1400 Toll Free: 1800 502 042 Fax: 6333 1444. Policy and Strategy • Consumer Credit Code Guidelines – Objectives, Criteria and Process • Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA) Uniformity Agreement – administration of laws regulating the provision of Consumer Credit

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• Sponsorship Policy • Policy on Ex-gratia Payments • Property agency industry – Commissioner’s Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development • Home Building Act 1989 – Commissioner’s Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development • Property agency industry Continuing Professional Development Program- Activity approval form • Home Building- Guidelines for Assessing and approving owner builder courses • NSW Consumer Protection Awards – Protocol Document – renamed NSW Fair Trading Awards Protocol Document • Media Policy • Guidelines for Exemptions from the Home Warranty Insurance Requirements under the Home Building Act 1989 • Customer Service Standards (Statement of Guarantee of Service) • Policy on Establishment of Continuing Professional Development for Regulated Industries • Copyright and Website Linking Policy • Scheme for the Accreditation of Service Providers to Undertake Contestable Works: Information for Applicants and Application Forms • Guidelines issued by the Commissioner for Fair Trading to assist agents when publishing photographic advertisements • Privacy Management Plan • Privacy Code of Practice for the NSW Department of Fair Trading • Customer Complaint Management Policy • Guidelines issued by the Commissioner for Fair Trading to Assist Licensees and Certificate Holders in relation to Misrepresentation Offences under the Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 Enquiries: Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Fair Trading, Level 9, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney between the hours of 9am –5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9338 8908. Home Building Service • Home Building Licensing Procedures Manual – May 2008 Enquiries: Director, Home Building Licensing, Level 4, 1 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta, between the hours of 9am –5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9895 0801. • Mediation Services and Compliance Procedures Manual – May 2008 Enquiries: Director, Mediation Services and Compliance, Level 4, 1 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta, between the hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9895 0861. • Home Building Insurance Services (BIGCorp) Procedures Manual – May 2008 • The Fair Trading Administration Policy and Procedures Manual • Conditions of Approval – Approved Private Providers of Insurance • Market Practice Guidelines (general) – made as a condition of approval under section 103A of the Home Building Act 1989 • Market Practice Guidelines (for home warranty insurance issued to owner builders) – made as a condition of approval under section 103A of the Home Building Act 1989 • Claims Handling Guidelines – made as a condition of approval under section 103A of the Home Building Act 1989 • External Complaint Handling Protocols and Procedures relating to Insurers Enquiries: Director, Insurance Services, Level 8, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney, between the hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9777 8880. Energy and Utilities Unit • Electrical Equipment Safety Requirements in NSW – Explanatory Notes Enquiries: Manager, Energy and Utilities Unit, Bradfield Road, Lindfield West between the hours of 9am–5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 8467 4462. Fair Trading Services • Community and Industry Grants Programs Policy and Procedures • Financial Counselling Services Program Funding Guidelines • Property Services Grants Program Funding Guidelines • Home Building Grants Program Funding Guidelines • Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Program Funding Guidelines • Home Building Advice and Advocacy Service Guidelines • Rental Bond Board Grants Program Funding Guidelines • Co-operatives Development Grants Program – Fact Sheet • Co-operatives Development Grants Program Funding Guidelines

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• No Interest Loans Scheme Fact Sheet • No Interest Loans Scheme Funding Guidelines • Motor Vehicle Industry Grants Program Funding Guidelines • Property Services Compensation Fund Procedures Manual Enquiries: Office of the Executive Director, Fair Trading Services, Level 8, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9619 8777. Customer Services • Customer Services Handbook • Home Building Disputes Procedures Manual Enquiries: Office of the Director, Customer Services Division, Level 6, 1 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta between the hours of 9am –5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9895 0380. Property and Licensing • Renting Services Procedures Manual • Rental Bond Lodgement and Revenue Procedures • Rental Bond Refunds Procedures Enquiries: Manager, Renting Services Branch, Level 8, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney between the hours of 9am –5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9377 9023. REVS – Register of Encumbered Vehicles • Show Cause matters – procedures • REVS Penalty Notice Manual • Telephone Vehicle Enquiry Procedure • REVS-RTA Verification Link Procedures • Stolen Vehicle Enquiry Procedures • REVS Certificate Procedures • Section 8(5) Retrospective Certificate Procedure • Fine Default Enquiries • Written Off Vehicle Enquiries Enquiries: General Manager, REVS, Level 3, 1 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta between the hours of 9am –5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 9895 2726. Trade Measurement • Trade Measurement Act – Certification Scheme Administration Guide • Trade Measurement Policy for the conduct of retail and industrial inspection, verification, in service inspection (re-verification), certification, observation and rejection of trade measuring instruments • Trade Measurement Enforcement Policy Enquiries: Manager, Measurement and Technical Services, Bradfield Road, Lindfield West between the hours of 9am–5pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 8467 4450. The Office of Fair Trading publishes a range of publications for the public, a full list of which is displayed on the Office of Fair Trading website at www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au or by phoning Office of Fair Trading on 13 32 20. OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS The Office of Industrial Relations has the following policy documents available for inspection and/or purchase: • Various policies and procedures relating to work specification and operational matters, including: • Guidelines for Accepting Industrial Complaints • Workplace Targeting Policy and Procedures Note: Where copies of policy documents are required, a photocopy fee of 20 cents per sheet is payable. However, in all cases, documents are only charged for when the total value of an individual request is $10.00 or more. Enquiries: Office of Industrial Relations also has a variety of current brochures, pamphlets, newsletters and booklets containing information on New South Wales industrial relations matters available to interested members of the public, some free of charge and others for a nominal fee. A full list of these publications is included in the Department of Commerce Annual Report and more information regarding OIR publications can be obtained by contacting the Office of Industrial Relations on 13 16 28 or by visiting the Office of Industrial Relations website www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au .

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Any inquiries concerning applications, procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents and Statements of Affairs should be made to: FOI Coordinator NSW Office of Industrial Relations Executive Officer Level 23, McKell Building 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9020 4505 Facsimile: (02) 9020 4730 Office of Industrial Relations Any inquiries concerning applications, procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents and Statements of Affairs should be made to: FOI Coordinator NSW Office of Industrial Relations Executive Officer Level 23, McKell Building 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9020 4505 Facsimile: (02) 9020 4730 OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES Project Management • Colour Scheme Primary Schools $800.00 (CD) • Colour Scheme Secondary Schools $1200.00 (CD) • Design Standard ($450.00) • Education Research Facilities Group Gazette (subscription $15.00) • Energy Management in New South Wales Schools $35.00 • Improving Workshop Safety $225.00 • Landscape Design Standard $150.00 (CD) • Primary and Secondary Schools Facilities Standard $850.00 (CD) and $75.00 (Summary). • Primary School Facilities Standard $450.00 (CD) • Playing Safe: Guidelines for the Installation and Maintenance of Playground Equipment in NSW Government Schools $50.00 • School Specification Standard ($450.00) or each Section ($55.00) • Secondary School Facilities Standard $550.00 (CD) • Secondary Schools Summary – $75.00 • Sunshade in Schools $15.00 • Windows and Doors Drawing Set $140.00 (14 drawings @ $10 each) • Built to Teach: Designed to Learn (secondary schools $100) and Space to Teach: Room to Learn (primary schools $75) $150 (DVD combined) • Landscape Management in NSW Schools $35.00 • Special Education Facilities Standards $350.00 (CD) • Primary and Special Education Facilities Standards $650.00 (CD) • Secondary and Special education Facilities Standards $750.00 (CD) • Primary, Secondary, Special Education Facilities Standards $1,050.00 (CD) Contact: Cecilia Wilson, Telephone: 9372 8697 or Email [email protected] • Paradise Purgatory Hell Hole: The Story of the Saunders Sandstone Quarries Pyrmont” ISBN 981- 05-5922-4 Author Robert Irving ($29.95) • “Sandcastle--Australian Museum” DVD 30 Minute film. Subject--the stone conservation work carried out under the Minister for Commerce’s Centenary Stonework Program on The Australian Museum ($25.00) • “Sandstone Ghosts, Wind and Water” VHS 30 Minute film. Subject--the stone conservation work carried out under the Minister for Commerce’s Centenary Stonework Program on the National Art School, Darlinghurst ($25.00)

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• “Where the Stones Talk” VHS 30 Minute film-on the stone conservation work carried out under the Minister for Commerce’s Centenary Stonework Program and the philosophy of George Proudman (OAM) former Public Works Master Stonemason ($25.00) Contact: Ron Powell, Telephone: 9372 8526 or Email [email protected] NSW Water Solutions • NSW Tide Charts, $5.50 per copy Contact: Rob Jacobs, Technical Specialist, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory. Tel: 02 9949 0240, Email: rjacobs@ mhl.nsw.gov.au Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (prices vary – contact Publications Officer) MHL produced two hundred and two (202) Reports for clients in 2007/08 (mostly sewer system gauging reports). However, only eleven (11) MHL Reports are available under FOI legislation as indicated below. • MHL1804 Coffs Harbour and Bellinger River Region January 2008 Flood Summary • MHL1803 Clarence River January 2008 Flood Summary • MHL1802 Richmond River January 2008 Flood Summary • MHL1801 Tweed River January 2008 Flood Summary • MHL1787 Brunswick River Tidal Data Collection April to November 2007 • MHL1766 NSW Wave Climate and coastal Air Pressure Annual Summary 2006-07 • MHL1754 NSW Central Coast and Metropolitan June 2007 Flood Report • MHL1755 NSW Hunter Valley June 2007 Flood Report • MHL1756 NSW Hawkesbury and Nepean June 2007 Flood Report • MHL1763 NSW Estuary and River Water Levels Annual Summary 2006-07 • MHL1765 Coastal Rainfall Annual Summary 2006-07 Contact: Megan Jensen, Publications Officer, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory. Tel: 02 9949 0266, Email: [email protected] Government Architect’s Office The Quantity Surveying group within the Government Architect’s Office prepare and publish the NSW Building Price Index (BPI) which is the cost index recognised by Treasury and Government agencies to forecast price movements in the building construction industry. • Building Price Indices $165 per annum including quarterly updates available on the Internet (including GST) • Concise Method of Measurement for Building Works $33 (including GST) Contact: Vincent Shaw Telephone: 9372 8311 or Email: [email protected] GOVERNMENT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICE (GCIO) The following publications and information can be accessed at www.gcio.nsw.gov.au • Acquisition of IMandT Guideline • Authentication – Digital Signatures Guideline • Authentication and Security • Approved Mobile Data Radio Service (MDRS) Network Equipment • Benefits Management Plan Guideline • Benefits Realisation Register Guideline • Business Case Development Guideline • [Government] Broadband Services • Broadband Service – Technical Highlights • Government use of Broadband • Back Office Application Consolidation • Broadband Services – Program of Works • Call Centre Establishment Guideline • Call Centre Operation Guideline • Change Management Guideline • Chief Information Officer Guideline • Code of Conduct and Ethics Guideline • Contracting Out Guideline • Facilitators Handbook Guide to accompany the video [I wish] it wasn’t me • Government Selected Application Systems (GSAS) • Information Security Guidelines V1.1 • Interoperability

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• Information Management • Labelling Sensitive Information – Guide • NSW Government Website Style Directive • Post Implementation Review Guideline • Project Management Guideline • Project Risk Management Guideline • Quality Management Guideline • Return On Security Investment (ROSI) • Service Costing Methodology • Telecommunications • Use of the Internet for Electronic Messaging • X.500 Directories Part 1 – Directory Architecture • X.500 Directories Part 2 – Core Directory Information Tree and Schema NSW PROCUREMENT eBusiness and Policy Support Services The following publications and information can be accessed through the links: • http://www.dpws.nsw.gov.au/Government+Procurement/Procurement+System/Procurement+System. htm • http://www.dpws.nsw.gov.au/Government+Procurement/Government+Procurement+Publications/G overnment+Procurement+Publications.htm • http://www.managingprocurement.commerce.nsw.gov.au General • Tendering Guidelines • Procurement by Direct Negotiation Construction • Procurement System for Construction (various publications) • Security of Payment Act Information (various publications) • Guidelines for Construction Procurement Valued to $1 Million • Capital Project Estimating Guidelines for Construction (Draft) • Procurement Methodology Guidelines for Construction • Project Agreements • Environmental Management Systems Guidelines • Industrial Relations Management Guidelines • Insurance for Government Construction Projects Guidelines • Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Guidelines (and supporting documents) • Prequalification of Service Providers Guidelines • Quality Management Systems Guidelines (and supporting documents) • Training Management Guidelines • Consultant Performance Reporting and Exchange of Reports between Government Agencies Guidelines • Contractor Performance Reporting and Exchange of Reports between Government Agencies Guidelines (Construction) • Aboriginal Participation in Construction Implementation Guidelines (and supporting documents) Goods and Services • Implementation Guidelines Employment and Outwork Obligations (and supporting documents) • NSW Government Preference Scheme • Procurement Cards (P-Cards) and Expense Management Software • Procurement Planning Guidelines • Service Contracting Guidelines • Risk Management • Simple Procurement • Economic Development • Environmental Management • Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation • Service Provider Performance Management • Disposal • Reverse Auction.

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A range of publications in relations to electronic procurement can be found on the following websites: • www.smartbuy.nsw.gov.au – NSW Government eMarketplace for the procurement of goods and services • www.tenders.nsw.gov.au – NSW Government eTendering site, for the advertisement of tender opportunities and secure receipt of tender bids electronically Contracting Services The following publications and information can be accessed through www.nswbuy.com.au • Guide to Purchasing from State Contracts • Guide for NSW State Contract Suppliers • Procurement Certification Training Program Booklet • State Contract and NSW Procurement Services fact sheets (various) • NSWBUY Customer Update e-newsletter to customers • NSWBUY Supplier Update e-newsletter • BETTER BUYING magazine.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Department of Commerce Corporate, Office of Fair Trading, Office of Industrial Relations, Office of Public Works and Services and NSW Procurement – The Department of Commerce Annual Report serves the purpose of publishing the Department’s Statement of Affairs. The report can be accessed on the Department of Commerce website at www.commerce.nsw.gov.au The last Statement of Affairs for the Department of Commerce was published in the Annual Report for 2007/08.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Department of Commerce Any inquiries concerning applications, procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents and Statements of Affairs should be made to: The Freedom of Information Coordinator Department of Commerce Level 22, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9372 8720 Facsimile: (02) 9372 8733 Office of Fair Trading Applications for access to any other type of documents held by the Office of Fair Trading should be made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (FOI). FOI forms can be downloaded from Fair Trading’s website at: www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au or obtained from any Fair Trading Centre. Applications should be addressed to the: Co-ordinator, Freedom of Information Office of Fair Trading c/- McKell Building 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9338 8926 Facsimile: (02) 9338 8970

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Office of Industrial Relations Any inquiries concerning applications, procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents and Statements of Affairs should be made to: FOI Coordinator NSW Office of Industrial Relations Executive Officer Level 23, McKell Building 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9020 4505 Facsimile: (02) 9020 4730 Freedom of information applications – fees and hours of business: All application made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1989 require a normal fee of $30.00 and general inquiries may be made between the hours of 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday to any of the FOI Coordinators mentioned above. FOI forms can be downloaded from the Department of Commerce website at www.commerce.nsw.gov.au and the Office of Fair Trading website at www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au. FOI forms can also be obtained from any Fair Trading Centre.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents • Ageing People of a Non-English Speaking Background: A Policy Perspective • Business Continuity Management Policy • Cabramatta CityWatch – The Way Forward, Transition and Exit Plan (April 2008) • Canterbury-Bankstown Community Harmony Round Table • Canterbury Bankstown Community Harmony Round Table Project – Guidelines for the Operation of • Canterbury Bankstown Community Harmony Round Table Project – Implementation Working Groups – Operational Guidelines • Canterbury Bankstown Community Harmony Round Table Project – Partner Agencies Application • CCTV Camera Surveillance Policy • Code of Conduct for Commissioners, Officers and Employees of the Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW (Supplement to the NSW Public Sector Code of Conduct) • CommuniLink Acceptable Use Policy • CommuniLink assessment guidelines • CommuniLink policy guidelines • CommuniLink Webhosting Service Policy Guidelines • Community Development Grants Program 2009 – Funding Application Handbook • Community Development Grants Program Procedures Manual • Community Harmony Crisis Management Plan • Community Harmony Reference Group Report • Community Language Allowance Scheme Examination Policy and Procedures Guidelines • Community Relations Commission submission to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs on the DIMIA Client Service Charter and Client Service Strategy for Visa and Citizenship Services. • Community Relations Commission submission to the NSW Attorney General’s Review of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (May 2007) • Community Relations Commission submission to the NSW Ombudsman’s Review of Parts 2A and 3 of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (May 2007) • Community Relations Commission submission to the NSW Ombudsman’s Review of the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Public Safety) Act 2005 (January 2007) • Community Relations Commission submission to the NSW Parliament Legislative Council Standing Committee on State Development Inquiry into Skills Shortages in Rural and Regional NSW (September 2005) • Community Relations Commission submission to the Standing Committee of Attorneys General (Censorship) discussion paper on Material that Advocates Terrorist Acts (May 2007) • Community Relations Commission submission to the Review of the Community Relations Commission and Principles of Multiculturalism Act 2000 (September 2006) • Community Relations Commission submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee Inquiry into the Administration and Operation of the Migration Act 1958 (September 2005) • Community Relations Report 2007, Youth Diversity and Harmony – Shaping our Future • Community Resource List: Operational Guidelines for Respected Community Members (June 2008) • Complaints Handling Policy and Procedures for Casual Interpreters and Translators • Copyright policy • Corporate Plan 2072-2012 • CRC Awards for Volunteering • CRC Code of Conduct for Interpreters and Translators • CRC Guide to services • Crown Employees (Interpreters and Translators, EAC) (Transitional) Award

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• Customer Information Management System Policy Guidelines • Customer Service Charter • EAPS Forward Plan 2003-2006 • Electronic Mail Management Policy • EmailLink Policy Guidelines • Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement (EAPS) Standards Framework • Fairfield Model Court Report • Families and Cultural Diversity – Volume 1: Contemporary Issues • Families and Cultural Diversity – Volume 2: The Statistics • Families and Cultural Diversity – Volume 3: The Research Perspectives • Financial and Corporate Services Policy and Procedures Manual • Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy • Government Green Paper: Building on our Cultural Diversity (May 1996) • Government White Paper: Building on Our Cultural Diversity – Ethnic Affairs Action Plan 2000 • Green Paper, Cultural Harmony – The Next Decade 2002-2012 • Guidelines – Exemptions from Payment for Language Services (March 2003 amended June 2006) • Guidelines for the Operation of Regional Advisory Councils (June 2002) • Guidelines for Youth Liaison teams • Immigration and Planning in New South Wales (March 1997) • Immigration: New South Wales Government Position Statement • Implementing the Principles of Multiculturalism Locally – A planning framework for councils • Inactive Records Procedures • Information and Communication Technology Policy Guidelines • Information and Communication Technology Strategic Plan 2007-2009 • Information and Communication Technology Operational Plan 2007-2009 • Information Security Policy Guidelines • Internet Banking Policy • Language Services Schedule of Fees (amended July 2007) • MediaLink Business Policy Guidelines • MediaLink Guidelines for Reporters • Ministerial Records Management Policy • NSW comments on Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy Discussion Paper • NSW Council for Pacific Islanders – implementation plan • NSW Government submission to the Australian Government on the recommendations of the Interdepartmental Committee on Humanitarian Settlement (November 2006) • NSW Government submission to the Citizenship Task Force, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), on the Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper (October 2006) • NSW Government submission to the House of Representatives Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Skills Recognition, Upgrading and Licensing (July 2005) • NSW Position on Supporting Settlement in Rural Regional and Remote Australia • Operational Guidelines for Community Liaison Officers • Overseas Qualifications and Skills in the New South Wales Public Sector • Police and Ethnic Communities (November 1994) – reprinted 1995 • Policy Guidelines for Translators (April 2004) • Premier’s Chinese Community Service Awards • Proposed Direction for the Development of a representative Pacific Council - Options for Discussion • Proposed Direction for the Development of a Representative Pacific Council – Outcome of Consultations with Pacific Communities • Privacy Management Plan • Records Management Policy guidelines • Privacy Policy • Religious Development in New South Wales (Planning for) • Report of the Community Relations Commission Investigation into African Humanitarian Settlement in NSW (September 2006) • Report of the National Trafficking and Sexual Slavery Working Party • Report of the Working Party on Migration to Sydney and Regional NSW • Requesting and Working with Interpreters from the Community Relations Commission (May 2006) • Resource Handbook for Chief Executive Officers and Senior Managers on Ethnic Affairs in the New South Wales Public Sector – reprinted 1998

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• Retrenched Workers’ Rights Project (January 1993) • Serial Sponsorship: Perspectives for Policy Options 1992 (price $5.00 plus postage) • Street Festivals Project Guidelines • The Way Forward: A Consultation Document Leading to a Community Relations Commission 1999 • Training Policy • Translator and Interpreter User Guide – An in depth guide to LanguageLink • 2008 Multicultural Marketing Awards Guidelines • Use of Interpreters in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases – A guide for Service Providers (June 2002) – 4th edition • Viewpoints – A Collection of Speeches on Multicultural Issues (July 1996) • Vital Records Procedures • White Paper, Cultural Harmony, The Next Decade, 2002 – 2012

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The Statement of Affairs dated July 2008, prepared in respect of the Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW, is available free of charge from the Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator on telephone number 8255 6773. The document, which is published in the Commission’s 2007-2008 Annual Report, is also available for inspection at the Commission’s head office at Level 8, 175 Castlereagh Street Sydney. The Statement of Affairs provides an overview of the functions, objectives and activities of the Commission, together with administrative information of particular use to an inquiry in terms of Freedom of Information legislation.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Copies of the policy documents and the Statement of Affairs may be obtained from the FOI Coordinator. There is no cost for the documents other than where indicated. A full list of Commission publications is also available from the FOI Coordinator who may be contacted on telephone number 8255 6773 between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm. Any applications under the Freedom of Information Act should be directed to: The FOI Coordinator Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW PO Box A2618 Sydney South NSW 1235

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The Department of Community Services (DoCS) has produced a number of policy documents which are listed below. Most are available free of charge to the community from: Department of Community Services 4-6 Cavill Ave Ashfield NSW 2131 Postal Address: Locked Bag 4028, Ashfield NSW 2131. Documents that incur a fee are indicated and their cost (at time of publication) is also detailed. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are available on the DoCS website, http://www.community.nsw.gov.au. Where documents are available on a different website the relevant address has been listed below. Adoption and Permanent Care Services and Adoption Information Unit • Adoption Information Package (includes Considering Adoption Booklet) – cost $40.00 • Adoption Search Guide – What Do I Do Now? – cost $10.00 • Mandatory Information for Birth Parents • Mandatory Information for Children • Mandatory Information for Intra-family Adoption • Post Adoption – Adoption Act 2000 – How it Affects You * • Post-Order Support Service Factsheet • Thinking about Adoption Newsletter* Business Intelligence and Performance • DoCS Corporate Directions 2007/08* • DoCS Corporate Plan, 2004/05 – 2008/09 * • DoCS Strategic Management Framework (August 2005) • Guidelines for Directorate Business Planning in DoCS (January 2007) Children’s Services • Anaphylaxis guidelines for children’s services* • Assessment of children services Qualifications Procedure* • Building Blocks • Central Licensing Fact Sheet • Discussion paper: Review of the Children’s Services Regulation 2004 • Early Childhood Services Policy for NSW • Early Childhood Teacher Interim Policy 2006 * • Economic effects of a 1:4 staff-child ratio for under two years old in child care • First Aid course approval process, 2007 • Framework for constructing meaning – rationale for the practice of relationships : essential provision for children’s services • Furniture and Play Equipment Checklist for a Child Care Centre in NSW ($5.50) #tbc • Licence application guide 2008 • Licence application guide for existing school-based preschools or children’s services 2008 • National Standards for Out of School Hours Care • NSW Curriculum Framework for children’s services * • Preschool Investment Reform Plan Application Package September 2006 • Prosecution policy and guidelines • Qualifications for cooks in children’s services • Service Analysis and Business Development Resource Manual, December 2007 • Step by step Guide to Children’s Service Licensing *

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• Strategic compliance monitoring and enforcement framework • Supporting Children with Additional Needs (SCAN) brochures and posters (languages available: English, Vietnamese, Croatian, Turkish, Macedonian, Arabic and Chinese) • Supporting Children with Additional Needs (SCAN) Funding Scheme – Guidelines for identifying level of support needs May 2003* # Available from Salmat Print on Demand Centre, Level 3, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000, tel: 9743 8777 Child and Family Welfare • Aboriginal Community Engagement Guidelines: Guidelines to assist Joint Investigation Response Teams (JIRTs) to develop a community engagement plan with Aboriginal communities in their local area. • About the Brighter Futures program – key facts* • Brighter Futures Caseworker Manual (abbreviated version) * • Brighter Futures Service Provision Guidelines * • Charter of Rights for 7 to 12 year olds* • Charter of Rights for 13 to 18 year olds* • Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Out of Home Care in NSW • Child Neglect Policy* • Child Protection and Out of Home Care Caseworker Policy Manual • DoCS Case Management Policy * • Evaluation Plan: Early Intervention Program* • Financial Support for Children and Young People in Out of Home Care: Guidelines and Policy • Foster Carer Resource Guide* • Framework for the Future of Out of Home Care in NSW* • Good Practice Guide – Working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people and communities (2005) • Guidance Note on Contact • Joint Investigation Response Teams (JIRT) Physical Abuse Criteria • Joint Investigation Response Team Policy and Procedure Manual • NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention, 2006 Edition * • NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention 2006 – Briefings Information Session * • Out-of-Home Care Header Agreement 2006-2008* • Out-of-Home Care Program Guidelines 2007 • Out of Home Care Service System Overview * • Out of Home Care Service Model – General Foster Care Services * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Intensive Foster Care Services * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Supported Family Group Home * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Relative/Kin Care * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Residential Accommodation * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Intensive Residential Treatment * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Wrap Around Services * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Supported Independent Living * • Out of Home Care Service Model – Family Preservation/Intensive Support * • Parent Responsibility Contract Agency Information Sheet • Parent Responsibility Contracts Parent Information Sheet • Permanency Planning Policy * • Placement of Siblings in Out of Home Care Policy* • Policy on Child Neglect, July 2006 • Practice Guidelines for Caseworkers on Child Neglect • Procedures for the use of Psychotropic Medication psychotropic medication * • Reference for Contact for Children and Young People in Out of Home Care • Report Checklist – A guide for making a report to DoCS about a child or young person at risk of harm * • Respite Care Policy • Responding to Prenatal Reports Policy, March 2008 • Risk of Harm Report (fax form) * • Service Provision Guidelines Out-of-home care (draft)*

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Corporate Services • Code of Conduct and Ethics • DoCS Aboriginal Strategic Commitment • DoCS Multicultural Strategic Commitment 2008-2013. • Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement (EAPS) Plan 2005 – 2009* • Information Security Policy • Procurement and Purchasing Policy for the Supply of Goods and Services Economics, Statistics and Research • Costing Manual for Child and Family Services in NSW * • DoCS Collaborative Research Program Guidelines * • DoCS Evaluation Guidelines • DoCS Guidelines for External Researchers * • DoCS Research Agenda 2006/2009 * • DoCS Research Ethics Guidance * • Economic Evaluation guidelines • Guidelines for Requesting Statistical Information Families and Communities • Domestic Violence Brochure, May 2005 • Families NSW Evaluation Framework 2008 • Families NSW Planning Guidelines 2007 • Families NSW Results Logic Diagram • NSW Youth Action Plan: The Way Forward: Supporting young people in NSW (www.youth.nsw. gov.au) • Parenting Magazines • Participation and Partnership: Directions for consulting with the community, our clients and our community partners * • Right to Better Service: Ethnic Affairs Policy Directions – 1999 * • Right to Better Service: Rural and Remote Communities Policy Directions – 1999 * • Supporting someone who experience Domestic Violence Brochure, May 2007 • Working Together for NSW; An Agreement between the NSW Government and NSW Non Government Human Services Organisations (www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au) Memoranda of Understanding • Memorandum of Understanding between Commissioner of Police, the Director-General of Community Services and the Director-General of Health • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) and the Australian Red Cross, The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul Society, ADRA Australia and Anglicare regarding Disaster Recovery Services. • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS), Department of Education, Catholic Education Commission and the Association of Independent Schools on mandatory reporting for the education sector. • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) and Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care on Children and Young Persons with a Disability. • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS)and the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) and NSW Health on prioritising access to health services for children and young people for whom the Minister for Community Services has parental responsibility or the Director-General of DoCS has parental or care responsibility relating to residence and/or medical issues • Memorandum of Understanding between the Minister for Community Services and the Minster for Health regarding joint funding for the Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Strategy (AMIHS) • Memorandum between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) and Department of Family and Community Services Indigenous Affairs (FCSIA) for construction of a memorial to commemorate Forgotten Australians • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Education and Training and NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) in relation to educational services for children and young people in Out-of-Home Care

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• Memorandum of Understanding between the Director General of the Department of Health, Director General of the Department of Community Services, Director General of the Department of Juvenile Justice, Commissioner of Police and Director General of the Department of Education and Training in the State of NSW – Regarding NSW Health Funded Programs for Children Aged 10 or Over and Young People who Sexually Assault Other Children • Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Department of Health, the NSW Department of Community Services, New South Wales Police, the NSW Department of Housing and the NSW Attorney General’s Department • Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Community Services and Participating Churches in NSW: Allegations of Sexual Abuse/Assault involving a child or young person by a Church Worker • Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Ombudsman and the Department of Community Services, June 2003 • Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Community Services and the Child Death Review Team, March 2001 • Memorandum of Understanding between the Family Court of Australia and DoCS • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) and Commonwealth Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for Neighbourhood Model Occasional Care funding. • Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) and NSW Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) on children and young people who are under the parental responsibility of the Minister for Community Services and are clients of the Department of Juvenile Justice. • NSW Housing and Human Services Accord between the Department of Housing and NSW Human Service Agencies. The Accord provides an umbrella for the following Operating Agreements to which DoCS is a signatory: • Tamworth Shared Access Trial Operating Agreement • Housing First Regional Operating Agreement • Moree Shared Access Trial Operating Agreement • Juniperra Regional Operating Agreement • Young People Leaving Care, Maitland Regional Operating Agreement • Dilwinya Regional Operating Agreement Operations • Casework Practice is an electronic collection of documents on the Department’s operational procedures on child protection, out-of-home care and early intervention. • Helpline Rules is an electronic collection of internal procedures and processes for use by Helpline staff. • Permanency Planning Guidelines Protocols • Agreement – Australia Egypt – Protecting the welfare of children • Letter of Agreement between DoCS and Coronial Services of NSW • Framework for Exchange of Regulatory and Quality Assurance Information between DoCS and National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC) September 2004 • Protocol between DoCS and the Family Court, June 2005 • Protocol between Department of Community Services and Federal Magistrates Court of Australia • Protocol for the conduct by the Crown Solicitor’s office of Civil Proceedings for the Department of Community Services • Agreement between Police and DoCS regarding Section 13AB of the Coroners Act 1980, January 2003 • Protocol between Department of Community Services through SAAP Service Providers, NSW Police Service and NSW Health, for provision of services to homeless people who are affected or addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs • “Information sharing between NSW Health and NSW Department of Community Services in relation to persons participating in opioid treatment (methadone or buprenorphine) who have care and responsibility for children under 16 years of age in order to assess potential risk of harm under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998” Protocol • Interstate Child Protection Warrants Protocol, 21 March 2002 • Protocol for Homeless People in Public Places

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• Protocol for the Transfer of Child Protection Orders and Proceedings and Interstate Assistance, 13 August 2007 • Provision of Mental Health Services to People with Developmental Disabilities: Protocol between DoCS and NSW Mental Health Services • Regional Protocol for the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between DoCS and DJJ • Youth Protocol (Case Management Protocol between Commonwealth Agencies and State Authorities for Unsupported Young People) Service Funding Strategy • 2007/08 Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) service specifications* • 2008/09 Service Agreement – update * • 2008/09 Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) service specification Template • Brighter Futures Program Guidelines* • Children’s Services Funding capital funding guidelines • Children’s Services Program peak projects review • DoCS Case Management Policy* • DoCS Contractual Arrangements with Consortia/Partnerships * • DoCS Funding Policy (August 2005) * • DoCS Performance Monitoring Framework • Draft Funding Manual : sections 1-5 • Draft Service Analysis and Business Development (SABD) Resource Manual and Workbook* • EOI Information Package – Establishing a register of approved providers to undertake assessments of families and children in the out-of-home care program • Financial Support for Children and Young People in Out Of Home Care: Guidelines and Policy • Good Practice Guidelines for DoCS Funded Services – priority grid template* • Good Practice Guidelines for DoCS Funded Services – Quality Workplan template* • Good Practice Guidelines for DoCS Funded Services – self-assessment workbook template* • Good Practice Guidelines for DoCS Funded Services Manual* • Guide for Service Providers to the Youth Drug and Alcohol Court Program • Guide to assist regional staff in the funding negotiations, establishment and ongoing monitoring of Out-of-Home Care Services • Guide to Tools used for Performance Monitoring Framework for DoCS Funded Services* • Guidelines for Partnerships and Planning Teams 2007/08 – Annual Performance Report – update • Indexation Payment Policy 2005/2006 • Information about DoCS Funding* • Intercountry Adoption EOI Information Package • Leaving care and after care information (OOHC EOI)* • OOHC EOI Information Package Appendices* • OOHC EOI Information Package* • OOHC evaluation EOI Information Package* • OOHC funding rollout consultation paper* • OOHC funding rollout FAQs* • Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Program Guidelines* • OOHC Service Specification 2008* • OOHC Funding Rollout 2007 Service Plan* • Performance based approach to OOHC funding* • Performance Monitoring Framework for funded services • Policy for responding to fraud in DoCS funded services • SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund 2007/08 Service Specification Template • SAAP Innovation and Investment 2008/09 Service Specification Template • SAAP Performance Monitoring Framework FAQs* • Service Specification for Getting It Together and Youth Drug and Alcohol Court • Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Program Guidelines * • FNSW Service Level Agreement • Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) preschool funding model principles* • Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) working version of preschool funding model* • Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) preschool funding model FAQs* • Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) preschool and long day care communiqués* • Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) new preschool funding roll-out • Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) preschool funding review guidelines

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• Preschool Investment and Reform Plan (PIRP) preschool funding review template • Supporting Children with Additional Needs (SCAN) disability funding options paper • Review of Annual Service Planning and Reporting Document (ASPARD) • Supporting Children with Additional Needs (SCAN) disability funding model State Disaster Recovery Centre • Disaster Recovery – fact sheet* • Disaster Recovery – Financial Assistance – fact sheet* • Drought Household Assistance – fact sheet • Immediate Assistance Policy • Immediate Assistance – Temporary Accommodation Guidelines • Revised Drought Assistance Guidelines – February 2006 Strategy, Communication and Governance • Complaints Operating Framework • Client Complaint Form* • Client complaint process* • DoCS and your privacy • Guide to Fraud Risk Assessment • Fraud Control Plan * • Fraud Risk Assessment for Service Providers * • Managing Allegations Against Employees, Policy and Procedures • Privacy Management Plan • Responding to Fraud in DoCS Funded Services • Visiting Delegations Policy*

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The most recent Department of Community Services Statement of Affairs is published in the Department’s 2006/2007 Annual Report. It can be downloaded from http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCSwr/_assets/ annual_report07/index.htm.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS All enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 in relation to the Department of Community Services or in relation to any information contained in this Summary or in the Statement of Affairs, should be directed to: Freedom of Information Coordinator Freedom of Information Unit Department of Community Services 4-6 Cavill Avenue Ashfield NSW 2131 Locked Bag 4028 Ashfield NSW 2131 Telephone: (02) 9716 2662 Fax: (02) 9716 3400 Enquiries can be made by telephone, fax or in person between the hours of 8.30 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Section 15 (1) (c) of the FOI Act requires the Department to make each of its policy documents, as defined by section 6 of the FOI Act available for inspection and purchase by members of the public. Section 15 (2) of the FOI Act allows the Department to delete from a policy document information that would, if included, cause the document to be an exempt document. Where No. price is shown, the policy document is a free publication. Documents with an asterisk, *, next to them are available on the Internet. The Department’s website address is www.dcs.nsw.gov.au. Documents with a hash, #, next to them are available in the Department of Corrective Services Library. Aboriginal Support and Planning Unit • Aboriginal Offenders Strategic Plan * # Adult Education and Vocational Training Institute • AEVTI Policy and Procedures Manual • AEVTI Course Handbook Alcohol and Other Drugs/HIV and Health Promotion • HIV/AIDS, Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion Policies, Procedures and Management Guidelines • Offender Programs Unit Health Survival Program • Offender Programs Unit Peer Supporter Program At Risk Offenders • Management Plan and Operational Procedures for Acute Crisis Management Units Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy • Appeals Policy and Procedures • Assessment Policy and Procedures • Certificate Issue Policy • Enrolment and Admissions Policy • Participants Rights and Responsibilities Policy • Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy • Customer Feedback Policy • Non-conforming Products and Services Policy • Orientation Policy • Professional Development Policy • Quality Policy • Records Management Policy • Course Handbook * # • Learning and Staff Development Prospectus * # • BFCSA Code of Conduct and Ethics Chaplaincy Services • Chaplaincy Manual • Mission Statement • Role and Resourcing of Prison Chaplaincy • Memorandum of Understanding 2006 Child Protection Co-ordination and Support Unit • Child Contact Assessment Program – Assessment Guidelines (some material is deleted from this document as it would be exempt under the FOI Act) • Strategic Framework Child Protection #

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Commissioner’s Media Unit • Media Policy, section 20, Operations Procedures Manual (the whole manual is available for purchase for $10.00 from the Offender Policy Unit). Community Compliance Group • Home Detention Policy (part of Community Offender Services Policy and Procedure Manual). • External Leave (part of Operations Procedures Manual [OPM]) • Correctional Centre Security (part of Operations Procedures Manual [OPM]) Community Offender Services • Community Funding Program ○ 2008 to 2011 EOI Submission Package * ○ Framework * • Victims of Violent Crime Grants Program ○ 2008-2009 Victims of Violent Crime Grants Program Application Package * • Parolee Support Initiative – Mental Health/Intellectual Disability ○ Parolee Support Initiative – Mental Health/Intellectual Disability – Expression of Interest Information and Submission Package (2006/07-2008/9) * Corporate Strategy • Annual Report 2007-2008 * # • Annual Report Highlights Brochure/CD ROM • Corporate Plan 2006 – 2009 * # • Departmental Planning Policy • Policy Guidelines • Policy Directory • Business Planning Guide • Environmental Management Plan * • Corporate Communications Plan * Corrective Services Industries • Corrective Services Industries Business Plan ($2.75 per copy) • CSI and Competitive Neutrality ($11.00 per copy) • CSI in Focus • CSI and Other Businesses Brochure Corrective Services Support Line • Corrective Services Support Line – Information sheet for inmates • Got a problem? – A4 and A3 posters, and bookmark Disability Services Unit • Disability Action Plan 2000-2002 Family and Community Support • Funeral assistance • Travel assistance for Families Visiting Inmates Finance and Asset Management Asset Management • Awarded contracts * • Business Ethics for Contractors and Suppliers to the Department of Corrective Services * • Code of Conduct for Tendering Processes (August 2006) • Contract Management Committee Guidelines (March 2005) • DCS Ellipse Equipment Register Policy and Procedure Manual • Environmental Management Plan * • Environment Policy • Fixed Asset Policy • Intellectual Property Management Policy • Minor Works Asset Manual • Official and Semi-official Telephone, Mobile Phone and Pager Procedure Manual • Procurement and Materials Management Manual • Procurement Plan 2007-2010

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• Property Policies and Procedures, Acquisitions and Disposals • Recently awarded contracts * • Temporary Staff User Guide • Terms and Conditions for Suppliers to the Department of Corrective Services * • Transport Policies and Procedures (2007) Corporate Services Administration • Risk Management Policy and Procedures Manual Finance • Accounting Policy Manual • Accounting Procedures Manual • Accounts Payable Procedures • Accounts Receivable Procedures • Cab Charge Card Policy • Centralised Accounts Payable System Management Manual • Chart of Accounts • Corporate Credit Card Policy • CTS Inmate Phone System Management Procedure • Debt Recovery Policy • Engagement of Consultants and Contracted Employees Policy and Procedures • Centralised Accounts Payable Mismatch Management Manual • Month end procedures • Year end procedures Freedom of Information and Privacy Unit • FOI and Privacy Unit Proof of Identity Policy * • Public Access to Records, Documents, Personal Information and Health Information * • Privacy Internal Review Applications Lodged Out of Time Policy • Privacy Management Plan * Human Resources Division • Human Resources Strategic Plan 2008 – 2011 * • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy * • Managing Work-Related Bullying and Harassment * • Occupational Health and Safety Manual ($25.00 per copy) # • Occupational Health and Safety Statement of Intent * • Security and Criminal Record Checks Policy and Guidelines Information Communication and Technology Division • DCS ICandTD Governance Manual • DCS Information Management Framework • Corporate Records Management Procedures Manual • ICandTD Business Continuity Plan (DRP) • Business Architecture Reference Model • Information Architecture Reference Model • Application Architecture Reference Model • Infrastructure Reference Model Inmate Classification and Case Management Branch • Inmate Case Management Policy • Managing Young Adults in NSW Correctional Centres • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Handbook * # • Inmate Handbook # • Handbook for Women Offenders • Inmate Classification and Placement Procedures Manual (This manual is part of the Operations Procedures Manual – Section 2. See Offender Policy Unit below.) Partial deletions Chapter 6 Reception Screening and Induction – Procedures for Court Cell Complexes section only Full deletions Chapter 8 Correctional Centres Chapter 17 Inmate Transfer and Escorts Procedures

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Chapter 18 The Serious Offenders Review Council Chapter 26 Placement Location for specific programs Legal Branch • Operations Delegations • Financial Delegations • Administrative Delegations • Section 1.9, “Subpoenas”, contained in the Legal Branch Policy and Procedures Manual • Memoranda of Understanding Register – Policy • Significant Departmental Contracts Register – Policy • Ex Gratia Assistance for Legal Representation Offender Assessment Unit • Assessment of Offenders and Inmates Offender Policy Unit • Community Offender Services Policy and Procedure Manual. CD ROM ($10.00 per copy). Partial deletions Section A, Part 1.10 Supervision Level Assessment/Interim Service Delivery Standards Section A, Part 1.12.3 Alerts Screen Section A, Part 1.14 Submit Assessments for Approval Full deletions Section J Serious Incident Reporting All forms and annexures within the Community Offender Services Policy and Procedure Manual (including the Community Supervision Guidelines). • Operations Procedures Manual (Custodial Policy and Procedures) – contains policies and procedures relating to the management of inmates and correctional centres. CD ROM ($10.00 per copy) # Full deletions Section 6 Escorts Section 12 and Part C Correctional Centre Security Section 13 and Part D Serious Incidents Section 23 AA and Category 5 Inmate: Management Regime All forms and annexures within the Operations Procedures Manual (Custodial Policy and Procedures). • Plan for Cultural Inclusion 2004 – 2007 * Offender Services and Programs • Mothers’ and Children’s Policy 2008 • Getting Out: Your Guide to Serving on the Outside Offender Programs Unit • Strategic Accreditation Framework (2003) • Policy concerning External Program Providers in Correctional Settings (2006) • Policy concerning the Strategic Accreditation Framework and the Role of the Offender Programs Unit (2006) Official Visitor Scheme • Standard Operating Procedures for Official Visitors Scheme Probity and Staff Development Division • Guide to Conduct and Ethics # * • Protected Disclosures Policy # • Management of Professional Conduct Policy # • Employee Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy # • DCS Organisational Development and Recognition of Excellence Policy • External Professional Development and Placement Policy • Mentoring Policy • Security Awareness Training Policy • Staff Development Policy Protocol Unit • NSW Corrective Services Dress Manual

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Restorative Justice Unit • Charter of Victims Rights – Victims Rights Act 1996 * • Submissions Concerning Offenders in Custody Information Package – External Leave * • Submissions Concerning Offenders in Custody Information Package – Parole Consideration * • Submissions Concerning Offenders in Custody Information Package – Parole Consideration for Serious Offenders * • Restorative Justice Unit – information brochure; Frequently Asked Questions * • Restorative Justice Unit – Programs and Services * • Victims Register Brochure – English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese* • Restorative Justice for Victims of Crime video ($15.00 each). This video is also available for viewing at the Restorative Justice Unit. • Restorative Justice – Offenders Version video ($15.00 each). This video is also available for viewing at the Restorative Justice Unit. Sentence Administration Branch • Policy and Procedures – Parole Order Transfers Sex Offender Programs • Guidelines for the Protection of Victims of Abuse and the Management of Sex Offenders October 1997 State Parole Authority • State Parole Authority – Operating Guidelines • State Parole Authority – Code of Conduct and Protocol Guidelines Throughcare and E-Case Management • Throughcare Strategic Framework 2002-2005 # • Throughcare Brochure 2008 Video Conferencing • Commissioner’s Memorandum 2006/85 Video Visits Program for Inmates and their Families

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The most recent Statement of Affairs of the Department of Corrective Services was published in the Department’s 2007-2008 Annual Report. The Annual Report is available on the Department’s website (www.dcs.nsw.gov.au), in the Department of Corrective Services Library (contact details provided in Section 3) and in some public libraries. The Statement of Affairs may also be obtained free of charge by contacting the Freedom of Information and Privacy Unit. The Statement of Affairs may be inspected at the Department’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Unit. The address of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Unit is level 6, Henry Deane Building, 20 Lee Street, Sydney. The Freedom of Information and Privacy Unit is generally open from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm Monday to Friday. Members of the public are advised to telephone the Freedom of Information and Privacy Unit to make an appointment prior to making a personal visit. To make an appointment contact the Manager of the Unit on telephone number (02) 8346 1067.

SECTION 3 – HOW TO INSPECT OR OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION 1 The documents listed in section 1 can be inspected or obtained by contacting the officer-in-charge of the relevant listed section. The sections can be contacted through the Department’s switchboard on telephone number (02) 8346 1333. The officer-in-charge of a given section will advise the procedures for inspecting and obtaining a document. If you wish to inspect a document, the officer-in-charge will advise you of the address at which you may inspect the document and the times at which you may inspect the document. The Head Office of the Department of Corrective Services is located at 20 Lee Street, Sydney; however, not all sections of the Department are located at that address. Generally, all administrative sections of the Department operate between the hours of 8.30 am and 4.30 pm. Documents with an asterisk, *, next to them are available on the Internet. The Department’s website address is www.dcs.nsw.gov.au. Documents with a hash, #, next to them are available in the Department of Corrective Services Library. The Department of Corrective Services Library is open to the public. Members of the public may view and photocopy documents, within the copyright guidelines, but cannot borrow items. Enquiries to the Library can be made on telephone number (02) 9804 5459, by email at [email protected]. or from late 2008 www.bfcsa.nsw.gov.au. The Library can be also accessed through the Department’s website.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents Country Energy has produced a wide range of policy and administrative documents in the following areas to which access is available to members of the public: Customer Newsletters Regulatory Information • Contestable Works • Heritage Assessment Management Strategy (HAMS) • CEM7001 – Network Services: Design Construction Drawings • Electrical Safety Rules • Product notification 12 • CEFD6496 – Creation of Easements for Services installed by Level 2 Accredited Service Providers • CEFD6007 – Accredited Service Providers Requisition and Record sheet for the Supply of Metering Equipment • CEPG 8079 – High Voltage Connection Requirements • CEK8058 – P1 Single Phase Electronic Meter Installation and Use • CEK8059 – Q4A Polyphase Electronic Meter Installation and Use • CEK8073 – CM170 Single Phase Induction Disc Meter Installation and Use • General Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Electricity to New Subdivisions and Site Developments • Easement Requirements • CEFD9091 – Designer’s Advice that Proposed Easement is Suitable • CEFD9096 – Solicitor’s Undertaking that Easement will be Created • CEFD9090 – Solicitor’s Advice that Easement has been Created • CEFD9082 – Consent Form – Customer Funded Project • CEFD9095 – Consent Form – Country Energy Funded Project • CEFD9093 – Consent Form Schedule of Works Required • CEFD9097 – Terms of Easement for Overhead Powerlines • CEFD9098 – Terms of Easement for Underground Powerlines • CEFD9099 – Terms of Easement for Multi purpose Electric Installation • CEFD6010 – Design Information • Public Lighting Consent • CEFD6011 – Design Submission • Notification to Commence Construction • Outage/Connection Request • Completion Notice • Manual CEM7004 – Contestability (Approved) materials inventory • CEFD6030 – Approved Materials Form • Environmental Impact Assessment • Environmental Assessment Supplementary Notes • Project Safety and Environment Plan • Consultant Checklist for the Preparation of REF • CEFD6024 – Environmental Impact Assessment Checklist • Notable Changes to the 2006 Service and Installation Rules of NSW • Approved Accredited Service Providers • CEPG2397 – Application for Connection Procedural Guideline • CEFD6533 – Application for Connection Form • Environment Policy

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• CECG1000 – Safety, Health and Environmental Management • CEFD6480 – Initial Site Visit Checklist for Contamination Assessment • CEPG8008 – Vegetation Management Plan • CEPG2227 – Identification, Management and Disposal of PCB Materials • CEPG8033 – Electric and Magnetic Fields (Extra Low Frequency) • CEPG8052 – Waste Management • CEPG1078 – Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (Draft document) • CEPG2016 – Environmental Impact Assessment • CEFD6024 – Environmental Impact Assessment Checklist • CEPG2033 – Management of Acid Sulphate Soils • CEPG2043 – Minor Works on Asbestos Based Electrical Mounting Boards for Domestic and Commercial Metering/Electrical Installations • CEPG5041 – Project Safety and Environment Plan • Schedule of Rates for Minor Customer Service Work • Environmental Operations Manual: Handbook • Meter Drilling Templates • CEPG8004 – Customer Installation Safety Plan • Electricity Network Pricing and Info • Annual Prices Report 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 • Network Price List 2008 • Network Price List Obsolete Tariffs 2008 • Network Price List Explanatory Notes 2008 • Annual Prices Report 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 • Network Strategy Statement • Network Price List 2007 • Network Price List Obsolete Tariffs 2007 • Network Price List Explanatory Notes 2007 • Cost Allocation Method • Street Lighting Management Plan • Distribution Loss Factors – Methodology • Network Management Plan • Electricity Network Performance Report 06-07 • Public Lighting Use of System Charges 1 July 2007 • Public Lighting Use of System Charges – Annual Tariff Schedule • Standard Form Customer Connection Contract • Negotiated Short Form Customer Connection Contract • High Voltage Connection Requirements • Register of Interested Persons • Network Pricing FAQs • Excluded Services – Customer Funded Connections and Connection Related Services • Excluded Services – Type 1-4 Metering Services • CEPG4053 – Metering Services: Installing Current Transformer Metering • CEFD2016 – Request for CT Metering by Country Energy • Instructions for completing CEFD2016 • Carrier Access Agreement Template • Access Price Schedule • Capital Contributions • Electricity Supply Standard • Reimbursement Scheme for Rural and Large Load Customers • Network Price List 2006 • Network Price List 2005 • Network Price List 2004 • Australian Inland Network Price List 2004 • Electricity • Regulated Retail Electricity Charges • Retail Price List • Residential Electricity Tariffs • Residential Electricity Tariffs (Far West Region)

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• Electricity Contract Documents • Standard Form Customer Supply Contract • Summary for Small Retail Customers • Standard Form Customer Connection Contract • Your Rights Regarding Bills and Charges for Electricity • Purchase Agreement for Electricity Generated by Small Generation Units for Market Contract Customers – Victoria • Pricing for the purchase of small renewable generation – Victorian customers only • Electricity (Retail Billing Guaranteed Service Level Scheme) Code – Queensland customers only • Gas Network Pricing and Information • Wagga Wagga Gas Transportation Charges • Monaro Towns (Bombala and Cooma) Gas Transportation Charges • Riverina Towns (Temora, Culcairn, Holbrook, Henty and Walla Walla) Gas Transportation Charges • Tumut Valley Towns (Adelong, Gundagai and Tumut) Gas Transportation Charges • Wagga Wagga Access Arrangement Information • Wagga Wagga Access Arrangement • Reference Service Agreement Wagga Wagga Natural Gas Distribution Network • Gas Supply Availability Online Request Form • Request for Consumption Data • Request for Gas Transportation Form – application form Cooma • Request for Service – Order Form • Meter/Asset Removal Form • Meter Upgrade Request Form – Request Form • Request for Meter Test – Request Form • Request for Change of MDQ – Request Form • Network Connection Application Form • Relocation of Network Service – Request Form • Relocation of Basic Metering Facility Form • Notice of Leak Test of Consumer Installation • Certificate of Compliance Form • Natural Gas Pricing Documents • Regulated Retail Gas Charges • Wagga Wagga and Uranquinty Gas Tariffs • Tumut and Gundagai Gas Tariffs • Henty, Culcairn, Holbrook and Walla Walla Gas Tariffs • Temora Gas Tariffs • Cooma and Bombala Gas Tariffs • Natural Gas Contract Documents • Standard Form Contract – Gas • Summary for Small Retail Customers • Your Rights Regarding Bills and Charges for Gas • Network Investment Consultation Reports • Final Report – New large network asset construction of second 132kV supply from Cooma to Bega • Final Report – New large network asset second 66kV supply from Koolkhan to Maclean • Consultation Paper – Proposed new large network asset Second 66kV supply from Koolkhan to Maclean • Application Notice – Proposed new large transmission network asset. Development of electricity supply to the NSW Far North Coast • Consultation Paper – Proposed new large network asset – Construction of second 132kV circuit from Cooma to Bega • Final Report – Demand Management and Assessment and Request for Proposals – Bega/Far South Coast Supply • Final Report – Proposed new large transmission network asset. Proposed new large distribution network asset. Development of electricity supply to the Mid North Coast. • Final report – Proposed new large transmission network asset. Development of electricity supply to the Cowra/Forbes/Parkes area • Transmission Limitations in the Cowra/Forbes/Parkes area

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• Application Notice – Proposed new large transmission network asset. Development of electricity supply to the Port Macquarie area • Application Notice – Coffs Harbour – Kempsey (full version) • Application Notice – Coffs Harbour – Kempsey (summary) • Agri Business • Electricity and Agriculture Safety Fact Sheet • Cotton Farming Electrical Safety Fact Sheet • Irrigation Electrical Safety Fact Sheet • Sugar Cane Electrical Safety Fact Sheet • Safety in the Home and Workplaces • Viticulture Electrical Safety Fact Sheet • Increased Visibility of Powerlines Fact Sheet • Are you being SAFE? • Construction • Electricity and Plumbing Safety • Electricity and Scaffolding Safety • Electricity and Your Worksite Safety • Emergency response to a Powerline incident • Working Near Overhead Powerlines • Increase Visibility of Powerlines • Are you being SAFE? • Community • Are you being SAFE? • Christmas Light Safety • Domestic Portable Generators • Electrical Fire Safety Tips • Safety in the Home and Workplace • Increased Visibility of Powerlines • Storm Safety Advice • What to do if the lights go out • Structures near Powerlines • What all residents should know about living with electricity easements • Pesticide Notification Plan • Public Electrical Safety Awareness Plan • Policies • Risk Management Policy • Health and Safety Policy • Security and Privacy • Environmental Policy • Asset Management Policy • Customer Service Policy • Ethics and Conduct Policy • Finance Policy • Governance Policy • Human Resource Policy • Drinking Water Policy • Strategy Statement • Code of Conduct • Conflict of Interest • Protected Disclosures • Powerful Ethics – Maintaining High Standards of Integrity at Country Energy • Statement of Business Ethics – A guide to Contractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Tenderers and Business Partners • Vegetation Management • Vegetation Management Plan • Tree Planting and Tree Trimming Guide • Weed Guide

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• Pesticide Notification Plan • Tenders and Expressions of Interest Please see the RFT published under this section from time to time • Miscellaneous • Reliability, Safety and Innovation Document • Natural Gas Safety Brochure • Connecting to the electricity network guide • Summary of Affairs • Statement of Affairs • Annual Report • Press Releases • Vacancy List and Description All documents are free of charge unless stated otherwise. These documents are published on Country Energy’s website www.countryenergy.com.au.

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The first edition of Country Energy’s Statement of Affairs was published in July 2002. Copies of Country Energy’s Statement of Affairs can be obtained by writing to: The FOI Officer Country Energy PO Box 718 Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Copies of the Statement of Affairs and this Summary are free of charge.

SECTION 3 – Contacts Arrangements In many instances, information may be provided or access given to documents by simply making a request either in person, by telephone, fax, mail or e-mail. Should Country Energy decline to provide information or give access to documents in response to a request of this nature, the applicant may consider making a formal application for access under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Under this Act Country Energy is required to make information available where possible. Access to documents can be obtained by making a request in writing to the Freedom of Information Officer, supplying all details required accompanied with the application fee. Applications may be lodged in person, faxed or posted to the FOI Officer. The FOI Officer is available during business hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Contact details of the FOI Officer are: FOI Officer, Country Energy, PO Box 718, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Telephone: 13 23 56 Facsimile: (02) 6332 6812 Proof of identity may be required at the time the inquiry is made or the application lodged.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The prosecution policy of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is set out in the “Prosecution Guidelines of the Director of Public Prosecutions”, which were last furnished in their entirety on 1 June 2007. A copy of the Guidelines (which shows the current guidelines and the changes made since they were initially published on 20 October 2003) can be obtained from the ODPP website, http:// www.odpp.nsw.gov.au or from the ODPP Head Office Library at 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, by telephoning any member of the Library staff (02) 9285 8912 between 9am and 5pm on weekdays. The publication is available at No. charge. The publication may be inspected by arrangement with a member of the Library staff at the ODPP Head Office at 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has published to its officers four internal procedural manuals relating to the performance of its prosecuting functions, namely the Sentencing Manual, the Child Sexual Assault Manual, the Court of Criminal Appeal Guide and the Solicitors Manual, and a number of Research Flyers on significant aspects of the ODPP’s practice. The Director of Public Prosecutions, the Deputy Directors and the Solicitor for Public Prosecutions also publish memoranda to ODPP officers and Crown Prosecutors in relation to procedural matters relating to the performance of the ODPP’s prosecuting and administrative functions. These documents are for internal use only (for training, operational and reference purposes), and are not available to members of the public, in the normal course, for inspection or for purchase. There are exemptions in the Act applicable to operational documents of this type.

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The most recent Statement of Affairs of the ODPP published under section 14 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act was published as at 30 June 2008.

SECTION 3 – Contacts Arrangements A copy of the Statement of Affairs and/or a copy of the Summary of Affairs can be obtained from the ODPP website (http://www.odpp.nsw.gov.au) or by telephoning the Executive Assistant to the Solicitor’s Executive at the ODPP Head Office at 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney (02) 9285 8733 between 9am and 5pm on weekdays. In her absence a copy of the Statement and/or the Summary can be obtained by telephoning the Library (02) 9285 8912 between 9am and 5pm on weekdays. The Statement and the Summary are available at No. charge. A copy of the Statement of Affairs and/or the Summary of Affairs may be inspected by arrangement with the Executive Assistant, or, in her absence, by arrangement with a member of the Library staff, at the ODPP Head Office at 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Deputy Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Legal) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

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Section 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The documents listed on the following pages comprise the policy documents as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 1989 as at 1 December 2008. The Department’s policies and the list of policies are under constant review. Please note that policies noted as “(intranet only)” may have certain restrictions on access. Inspecting and Purchasing Policy Documents Policy documents are available for either inspection or purchase in the following ways: 1. through the Department’s internet site – www.det.nsw.edu.au 2. through public libraries using the internet service 3. for inspection, by appointment only, contact the Public Liaison Office on (02) 9561 8999 during office hours (9am – 5pm) 4. for purchase, contact the Department’s Public Liaison Office on (02) 0561 8999 during office hours (9am – 5pm) Note: Some policy documents are not accessible via the internet usually because a fee applies. For inquiries about policy documents marked “intranet only” on the list, please contact the Department’s Public Liaison Office or Freedom of Information Unit. Policy Name Document No. A Aboriginal Education and Training Policy PD20080385 Aboriginal Education and Training Policy: An Introductory Guide (PDF 605KB) PD20080385 Absentee Notices (pdf) PD20050259 Accreditation of New Scheme Teachers at Professional Competence Procedures (pdf) PD20050165 Accreditation of New Scheme Teachers in NSW Government Schools Policy PD20050165 Accreditation of Teachers at Professional Accomplishment and Professional Leadership in NSW Government Schools Policy PD20080384 Accreditation of Teachers at Professional Accomplishment and Professional Leadership Procedures (Ms Word 384kb) PD20080384 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Policy Framework for TAFE NSW Institutes (intranet only) PD20050225 Alcohol and Other Drugs: Policy Framework for TAFE NSW Institutes (intranet only) PD20050225 Allegations against Employees in the Area of Child Protection PD20050263 Animal Welfare Policy – Schools PD20040029 Animals in schools: Animal welfare guidelines for teachers PD20040029 Anti-bullying Plan for Schools – Procedures PD20060316 Anti-Racism: Contact Officers(intranet only) PD20050235 Anti-Racism Policy PD20050235 Anti-Racism: Complaints of Racism (intranet only) PD20050235 Anti-Racism: What schools can do (intranet only) PD20050235 Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Collection Procedure (pdf) PD20050088 Assessment Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050173 Assessment Procedures – TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050173 Assisting Students with Learning Difficulties PD20060342 Attendance Certificates /security Policy – TAFE PLUS (intranet only) PD20080379 Attendance Register Codes (pdf) PD20050259 Australian Qualifications Framework, issuing guidelines (pdf)(intranet only) PD20050328 Authority to run Policy (intranet only) PD20050006 B Back-to-School Allowance PD20050228 Back-to-School Allowance guidelines PD20050228

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Beginning Teachers Resource Allocation Procedures PD20070367 Beginning Teachers Support Policy PD20070367 Budget Policy (intranet only) PD20060354 Business Continuity Management Policy (intranet only) PD20050289 Business Continuity Management Website (intranet only) PD20050289 C Cash Handling and Cash Minimisation Policy TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050084 Child protection, procedures for responding to allegations against employees (pdf) PD20050263 Child protection, procedures for the Local Management of Less Serious Allegations against DET Employees (pdf) PD20050263 Children’s Centres Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050306 Code of Conduct Policy PD20040020 Code of Conduct Procedures (pdf 1.53MB) PD20040020 Commercial Activities Costing – TAFE PD20050297 Commercial Programs (intranet only) PD20050297 Commercial Recognition Services Policy TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050262 Commercial Recognition Services Policy TAFE NSW Procedures and Guidelines v1.1(pdf) (intranet only) PD20050262 Commercial Services Guidelines TAFE NSW (pdf 49kb) (intranet only) PD20050321 Commercial Services Policy – TAFE NSW PD20060321 Common Leave Pass (pdf) PD20050259 Community Language Allowance Scheme PD20050096 Community Language Allowance Scheme Administration Procedures (Ms Word) PD20050096 Community Language Schools Free Use of Government School Facilities PD20050265 Complaints Handling Guidelines PD20020051 Complaints Handling Policy PD20020051 Conditions of Employment for TAFE NSW PD20050151 Controversial Issues in Schools PD20020045 Controversial Issues in Schools Policy Implementation Procedures (Ms Word 66.5kb) PD20020045 Copyright: Lawfully Screening Films and Television Programs in Schools PD20060339 Copyright: podcasting in schools PD20060355 Copyright: Screening pirated DVDs in schools PD20060338 Correct Procedures for Submissions from Schools PD20020011 Corruption Prevention Framework (pdf 19.7kb) PD20040009 Corruption Prevention Policy PD20040009 Corruption Prevention Procedures (pdf 149kb) PD20040009 Course Completion Procedure V1.0 (intranet only) PD20050199 Course Related Charges Policy – TAFE NSW PD20060314 Course to Course Transfer Procedure (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050198 Courses Attached to Vocational Training Orders, Entry and Selection guidelines (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050217 Cultural Diversity and Community Relations Policy: Multicultural education in schools PD20050234 Cultural Diversity and Community Relations: Inclusive Curriculum (intranet only) PD20050234 Cultural Diversity and Community Relations: What Schools can do. (intranet only) PD20050234 Current Requirements for Head Teachers, Teachers Handbook 1990 (Ms Word) PD20050275 Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents K-12 PD20050290 Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents website PD20050290 Curriculum Policy Standards (pdf) PD20050290 D Date of Birth Declaration Procedure (pdf) PD20050198 Demountable Accommodation for Schools and TAFE Institutes PD20050261 Department of Education and Training OHS Website PD20040007 Departmental Motor Vehicle Best Practice Guide (intranet only) PD20050291 DET Purchasing, Tendering and Contracting Handbook for State Office, Directorates and District Office(intranet only) PD20050294 Development application notifications for neighbouring developments (responding to) PD20050269 Displaced and Excess Staff Management Policy (intranet only) PD20080377 Displaced and Excess Staff Management Procedures (intranet only) PD20080377 Driver Training Implementation Guidelines PD20020033

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Drug related incidents in schools guidelines (pdf) PD20020040 Drugs in Schools Policy PD20020040 E Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools 2004 (Ms Word) PD20050275 Embedded qualifications, Application for Testamur Form (pdf) PD20060327 Embedded qualifications, Procedures manual (pdf) PD20060327 Embedded qualifications, Testamur request [Policy] PD20060327 Emergency Planning and Response Policy (intranet only) PD20050250 Emergency Planning Management Guidelines and Support Tools (intranet only) PD20050250 Employer Communications Devices Staff Acceptable Use Guidelines (pdf 99k) PD20020024 Employer Communication Devices Staff Use Policy PD20020024 English as a Second Language: Guidelines for schools (pdf) PD20050234 Enrolment Administrative Procedures (intranet only) PD20050198 Enrolment and Enrolment Adjustment Forms Guide (intranet only) PD20050198 Enrolment by Proxy Procedure (intranet only) PD20050198 Enrolment of Students Enrolled in Modules Failed More Than Once (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050198 Enrolment of Students in NSW Government Schools: A Summary and Consolidation of Policy PD20020006 Enrolment Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050198 Enterprise Risk Management Guidelines (Ms Word) (intranet only) PD20040036 Enterprise Risk Management in the Department of Education and Training PD20040036 Entry and Selection Policy for Courses Attached to Vocational Training Orders (intranet only) PD20050217 Entry Requirements Implementation Guidelines (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050090 Entry Requirements Implementation Guidelines (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050299 Entry Requirements Policy – TAFE NSW (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050090 Environmental Education Policy for Schools PD20020049 Environmental Education Policy for Schools guidelines (pdf) PD20020049 Ex-Gratia Payments PD20050266 Ex-Gratia Payments Procedure – DET (intranet only) PD20050266 Ex-Gratia Payments Procedure – TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050266 Excursions Policy PD20040010 F False and Fraudulent Student Result Documents Procedure V1.0 (pdf) PD20050199 Films, Videos, DVDs and Computer Games in Schools: Procedures for Use (Ms Word 39 kb) PD20020045 Finance Directorate – TAFE Accounting manual (pdf) PD20050298 First Aid Policy (intranet only) PD20050247 Freedom of Information Policy PD20080380 Freedom of Information Procedures (word 185kb) PD20080380 Fresh Tastes NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy PD20020058 G Gifted and Talented Policy PD20040051 Guidelines for the Management of Conduct and Performance (pdf 991kb) PD20060335 Guidelines for the Safe Conduct of Sport and Physical Activity PD20020012 Guidelines for the use of strategies to support gifted and talented students (pdf) PD20040051 Guidelines on screening films and TV programs (pdf) PD20060339 H Head Teacher Eligibility Requirements Policy PD20050275 Home School Liaison Programme Guidelines (pdf 531kb) PD20050259 Homework Policy PD20020003 Homophobia in schools PD20050287 I Implementing the Environmental Education Policy in your school (pdf) PD20020049 Incident Reporting Policy (intranet only) PD20070362 Incident Reporting Procedures (Ms Word 65.5kb) PD20070362 Income – Commercial Activities (intranet only) PD20050297 Infection Control Policy (intranet only) PD20050257 Information About Homework PD20020003

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Injury Management, Health and Wellbeing Management Guidelines and Support Tools (intranet only) PD20050247 Injury Management, Health and Wellbeing Management Guidelines and Support Tools (intranet only) PD20050257 Intellectual Property Licensing Guidelines – TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050272 Intellectual Property Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050272 Intellectual Property Policy – TAFE NSW Guidelines V2 (pdf) PD20050272 Interest Subsidy Scheme for Non-Government Schools PD20050273 Internet and Email Services Acceptable Usage Policy – TAFE NSW PD20070363 Internet and Email Services Code of Expected User Behaviour – TAFE NSW (Ms Word 41kb)PD20070363 Internet and Email Services: Acceptable Usage for Schools PD20020046 Interpreting Policy – TAFE NSW PD20040035 Interpreting Policy Guidelines 2008 – TAFE NSW PD20040035 J Joint funding of capital works in schools PD20050274 Joint Testamur Procedure V1.0 (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050199 L Leading and Managing the School PD20040024 Learning Assistance Program PD20060342 Library Policy – Schools PD20050221 Literacy K-12 Policy PD20050288 Literacy Policy Support PD20050288 M Management Guidelines and support tools, Consultation and Communication (intranet only) PD20050260 Management of Conduct and Performance PD20060335 Mandatory Roll Procedure – TAFE NSW (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050083 Mentoring and Supporting Students Guidelines (pdf) PD20050115 Mentoring Students Policy PD20050115 Minimum Age for Entry to Courses Policy – TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050154 Mobile Communication Devises and Associated Services (intranet only) PD20050296 MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PD20050148 Motor Vehicle Policy (intranet only) PD20050291 N National and International Costing Guidelines (intranet only) PD20050297 Non-Participation of Students Enrolled in TAFE NSW Courses (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050198 NSW DET Disability Action Plan 2004-2006 (pdf) PD20050243 NSW Institute of Teachers website PD20050165 Numeracy K-12 Policy PD20070365 O Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Consultation Policy (intranet only) PD20050260 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Risk Management Policy (intranet only) PD20050256 Occupational Health and Safety Policy PD20040007 OHS Risk Management Management Guidelines and Support Tools (intranet only) PD20050256 Opportunity class packages for local, interstate and overseas applications PD20060353 Outreach Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050299 Outstanding Fees Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050141 Outstanding Fees TAFE NSW Mandatory Procedures (pdf) PD20050141 Overseas Trained Teachers Policy PD20040016 Overseas trained teachers, Pre-Employment Program Implementation Guidelines (pdf) PD20040016 P Pecuniary and Private Interests Register (pdf 324.8kb) PD20040020 People With Disabilities – Statement of Commitment PD20050243 Per Capita Allowance Funding for Non-Government Schools PD20050280 Performance Management and Development Implementation Documents PD20060334 Performance Management and Development Policy PD20060334 Performance Management and Development Scheme for Public Service and TAFE Administrative and Support Staff (intranet only) PD20060334 Performance Management Scheme for TAFE NSW Institute Managers (intranet only) PD20060334 Phone Intervention Program Guidelines PD20050259

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Pirated DVDs Screening Guidelines (pdf) PD20060338 Podcasting copyright and permissions guidelines PD20060355 Policy and implementation strategies for the education of gifted and talented students (pdf) PD20040051 Policy Documents – DET Requirements PD20040001 Policy Documents, Format Guidelines (Ms Doc) (intranet only) PD20040001 Policy Documents, Online Publication Procedure (pdf 25.7kb) (intranet only) PD20040001 Policy Documents, Online Publishing Process [Procedure] (pdf 25.7kb) (intranet only) PD20040001 Policy for Protecting Children and Young People PD20020067 Prevention of Bullying in the Workplace Policy PD20050246 Prevention of Bullying Procedures and Guidelines PD20050246 Principals Network Information: Acceptable Usage in Schools Policy (intranet only) PD20070359 Private and Secondary Employment Guidelines (Ms Word) PD20030007 Private and Secondary Employment Policy PD20030007 Procedures for Joint Funding of Capital Works in Schools Procedures (pdf) PD20050274 Procurement Policy (intranet only) PD20050294 Professional Learning Policy for Schools PD20040017 Protected Disclosures – Internal Reporting Policy PD20020019 Protected Disclosures – Internal Reporting Procedures 2205 (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050019 Protecting and Supporting Children and Young People: Revised Procedures, December 2000 PD20020072 Protection from the Sun: Guidelines to Assist in Implementing the Student Welfare Policy PD20020055 Provision of Personal References Procedures (pdf 96kb) PD20040020 Psychological Tests Policy PD20050205 Purchasing Manual – TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20050294 Q Quality Policy – TAFE NSW PD20070361 R Recognition Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050251 Recognition Policy TAFE NSW Procedures and Guidelines Ms Word 92.56kb (intranet only) PD20050251 Records Management Manual (intranet only) PD20050284 Records Management Program (intranet only) PD20050284 Referral for Consideration of Prosecution (pdf) PD20050259 Referral for Home School Liaison support (pdf) PD20050259 Release of Student Information Policy PD20050088 Release of Student Information Procedure (pdf) PD20050088 Religious Education Implementation Procedures PD20020074 Religious Education Policy PD20020074 Repeat Enrolments of Students in Successfully completed Modules/Units of competency (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050198 Replacement Testamur Procedure V1.2 (intranet only) PD20050199 Reporting School Accidents PD20020064 Reporting School Accidents Support Document (pdf) PD20020064 Road Safety Education, Driver Education and Training Policy PD20020033 Roll Policy (intranet only) PD20050083 S Safe and Ethical Practice during Student Workplace Learning – Implementation Guide V1.0 PD20050104 Safe and Ethical Practice during Student Workplace Learning Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050104 Safe Working and Learning – Implementation Guidelines (intranet only) PD20050248 Safe Working Policy (intranet only) PD20050248 School Attendance Policy PD20050259 School Council Guidelines PD20020007 School Development Policy PD20050310 School Manual on Financial Management -Chapter 6-Procurement of Goods and Services (intranet only) PD20050294 School Planning Implementation Procedures (MsWord 75.5kb) PD20080378 School Planning Policy PD20080378 School Student Special Transport Guidelines (intranet only) PD20050292 School Student Special Transport Scheme (intranet only) PD20050292 School Uniform Policy PD20040025 Scope of Registration Guide (intranet only) PD20040004 Scope of Registration Policy (intranet only) PD20040004

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Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Policy PD20060353 Senior Executive Service and Senior Officers Performance Management Scheme(intranet only) PD20060334 Special Circumstance Register PD20050259 Special Education Handbook for Schools (1998) (pdf) PD20050243 Special Education Handbook for Schools (1998) (pdf) PD20060342 Specially Funded Programs (intranet only) PD20050297 Sponsorship of School and Departmental Activities, Policy Statement and Guidelines For Implementation (intranet only) PD20050295 Sport and Physical Activity in Schools, Safe Conduct Guidelines PD20020012 State Numeracy Plan 2006-2008 PD20070365 Student Administrative Management Policy PD20050199 Student Assessment and Selection Criteria PD20040064 Student Assessment in Selection, Recognition or Achievement – Ethical Practice and Conflict of Interest (Ms Word) (intranet only) PD20040064 Student Assistance Scheme (SAS) PD20050241 Student Assistance Scheme Financial Guidelines for Schools (intranet only) PD20050241 Student Attendance in Government Schools: Procedures (pdf) PD20050259 Student Counselling Files Policy PD20050206 Student Discipline in Government Schools PD20060316 Student Discipline in Government Schools – Support Materials PD20060316 Student Discipline Mandatory Procedures TAFE NSW PD20050075 Student Discipline Policy – TAFE NSW PD20020075 Student Documentation – Issuing Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Qualifications and Related Documentation in TAFE NSW Policy (intranet only) PD20060328 Student Health in NSW Public Schools: A summary and consolidation of policy PD20040034 Student Identification in Final Examinations Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050087 Student Name Changes Procedure V1.0 (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050199 Student Selection Guide (Ms Word) (intranet only) PD20040064 Student Selection Implementation Guidelines (Ms Word) (intranet only) PD20040064 Student Selection Policy – TAFE NSW PD20040064 Student Selection, Application Processing System Guidelines (intranet only) PD20040064 Student Welfare Policy PD20020052 Students with Disabilities Implementation Procedures (Ms Word) (intranet only) PD20050194 Students with disabilities in regular classes: School Support Document 2004 (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050243 Students with Disabilities Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050194 Students with Significant Difficulties in Government Schools to Access Educational Services at Palm Avenue School (2001) draft guidelines Attachment to Draft Guidelines . . . Palm Avenue School (2001) PD20060342 Students withdrawing From a Module More than Once (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050198 Suspension and Expulsion of School Students – Procedures PD20060316 T TAFE Children’s Centres Policies and Procedures Manual (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050306 TAFE NSW Human Resources Policies Index (intranet only) PD20050151 TAFE NSW Offshore AQF Program Delivery (intranet only) PD20050298 Temporary Visa Holders Enrolment Procedures – TAFE NSW 2007 (intranet only) PD20050089 Temporary visa holders mandatory study conditions – TAFE NSW 2008 PD20050089 Temporary Visa Holders Policy – TAFE NSW PD20050089 Testamur Issue Procedure V1.0 (pdf) (intranet only) PD20050199 Third Party Access to TAFE NSW Facilities (intranet only) PD20050239 Third Party Access to TAFE NSW Facilities – Implementation Guidelines V1.2 (Ms Word) (intranet only) PD20050239 Trade Skills Information (intranet only) PD20050112 Trade Test Financial Statement Guidelines (Ms Word) PD20050112 Trade Test Policy (intranet only) PD20050112 Trade Test Procedures (intranet only) PD20050112 Transition to school for young children with special learning needs (1997) (pdf) PD20050243 Travel on Official Business(intranet only) PD20050229 Travel on official business procedures(intranet only) PD20050229

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V Values in NSW public schools PD20050131 Varying Scope and ATR Procedures – TAFE NSW (intranet only) PD20040004 Violent Behaviour, Identification of History and Management Guidelines PD20070368 Violent Behaviour, Identification of History and Management Policy – TAFE NSW PD20070368 Vision Impairment Handbook (1997) (pdf) PD20050243 Voluntary School Contribution PD20050233 W Welfare of Students While Engaged in Activities Conducted Under the Auspices of the School PD20040019 Who’s Going to Teach My Child? (Revised 2005) (pdf) PD20050243 Working with Children Check Appendix 1, Definitions (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check Appendix 4, Consent to Employment Screening (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check Appendix 5, Consent to Employment Screening – School or TAFE NSW Applicants (pdf) PD20050264 Working With Children Check Policy PD20050264 Working with Children Check Procedures for Principals (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check Procedures for State Office, TAFE NSW Institutes, Regions and AMES (pdf 212 kb) PD20050264 Working with Children Check, Appendix 2, Directors’ Checklist (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check, Appendix 2, Principals’ Checklist (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check, Appendix 3, Prohibited Employment Declaration (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check, Appendix 6 – Identification of the Applicant (pdf) PD20050264 Working with Children Check, Appendix 7 – Rejected Applicants Notification (pdf) PD20050264 Workplace Health and Injury Management Policy (intranet only) PD20050258 Workplace injury management, health and wellbeing (intranet only) PD20050258 Workplace learning implementation documents 2005 PD20050016 Workplace Learning Policy for Secondary Students in Government Schools and TAFE NSW Institutes PD20050016 Y Year 7 selective high school packages for local, interstate and overseas applications PD20060353

Section 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Department of Education and Training publishes its Statement of Affairs each year in conjunction with its annual report. The Statement of Affairs to 31 December 2007 is included in the Department’s 2007 Annual Report, published in June 2008. It is also available as a printed document from the Freedom of Information Unit or as an electronic document (.pdf format) on the Department’s internet site www.det.nsw.edu.au/foi/statement/index.htm The 2008 Statement of Affairs will be published in conjunction with the 2008 Annual Report, in June 2009.

Section 3 – ENQUIRIES AND CONTACT Enquiries regarding access to the policy documents listed in this publication or regarding the operation of the Freedom of Information Act should be directed to: The Manager, Freedom of Information Unit, Legal Services Directorate, Department of Education and Training, Level 7, 35 Bridge Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9561 8519 Fax: (02) 9561 1157 Email: [email protected]

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Section 1 – Policy Documents Subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1989 the New South Wales Electoral Commission holds the following policy documents which may be accessed for inspection: • Working papers, reports and documents relating to the conduct of elections and management of the Commission. • Annual Reports of the Commission. No charge is made for copies of the Annual Report.

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs A copy of the Commission’s most recent Statement of Affairs may be obtained by contacting the FOI Coordinator.

Section 3 – Contact Arrangements Access to documents held by the New South Wales Electoral Commission and subject to the FOI Act must be made by written application accompanied by a fee of $30. The application should be directed to: The FOI Coordinator, New South Wales Electoral Commission, GPO Box 832, Sydney NSW 2001 All of the documents may be accessed at the New South Wales Electoral Commission, Level 25, 201 Kent Street, Sydney between 8.30 am and 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. Some documents are available on the Commission’s website at www.elections.nsw.gov.au. Prior to making an application it is suggested that the applicant contact the Commission on telephone (02) 9290 5999 or facsimile (02) 9290 5991, as some information may be provided as part of a free community service.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS EnergyAustralia’s policy documents include a variety of publications, leaflets and booklets across a range of the organisation’s activities. Abbreviations have been used to describe the type of document. The abbreviations used are: - • B Booklet • D Document • ES Electrical Standards • NS Network Standard • NUS Network Universal Standard All documents are available from the local Customer Service Offices free of charge, unless stated otherwise (prices include GST). Pricing information, Network Standards, Customer Installation Advice’s, Electrical Standards, Network Plans and General documents are published on EnergyAustralia’s website www.energy. com.au free of charge. All of the policy documents in this Section are listed by category or function. 1. ELECTRICITY PRICING AND ACCOUNTS D Residential Customer Price List D Business Customer Price List D Miscellaneous Charges Price List D Monopoly Charges Price List D Network Price List D Network Pricing Strategy Statement 2004 D Network Annual Pricing Report D Network Transmission Price List D Distribution Loss Factor Calculation Methodology D Public Lighting Price List D Calculating Network Price Components ES 7 Application of Network Use of System Charges 2. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION B Standard Form Customer Connection Contract, October 2001 (As amended by Amendment No.3 November 2006) D Standard Generator Connection Agreement B Standard Form Customer Supply Contract B Information Guide to the Electricity Supply D Deed of Agreement for Easement D Deed of Agreement for Lease D Electricity Network Operation Standards D Network Undergrounding Policy Guidelines ES 1 Customer Connection Information ES 3 Metering Installations ES 4 Service Provider Authorisation ES 5 Charges for Network Miscellaneous and Monopoly Services ES 8 Capital Contributions Guidelines ES 9 Agreement for Connection of Developments ES 10 Requirements for Electricity Connection to Developments NS104 Network Project Design Plans $11 NS109 Design Standards for Overhead Developments $11

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NS110 Specification for Design Standards for URD (Sydney) $11 NS111 Specification for Design and Construction Standards for URD Subdivisions (Newcastle and Upper Hunter Region) $22 NS112 Design Standards for Commercial/Industrial Developments $11 NS113 Site Selection and Civil Design Standards for Chamber Type Substations $11 NS114 Electrical Design Standards for Chamber Type Substations $11 NS116 Design Standards for Distribution Earthing $11 NS117 Design Standards for Kiosk Type Substations $11 NS118 Specification for Street Lighting Design Standards (Sydney) $11 NS119 Specification for Street Lighting Design Standards (Newcastle) $11 NS122 Specification for Pole Mounted Distribution Substation Construction $22 NS124 Specification for Overhead Service Connections (100 to 400 Amps) $11 NS125 Specification for LV Overhead Conductors $11 NS126 Specification for HV Overhead Conductors $11 NS127 Specification for Low Voltage Cable Joints and Terminations $11 NS128 Specification for Pole Installation and Removal $11 NS129 11kV Joints and Terminations – Paper Insulated Lead Covered Cables $11 NS130 Specification for Laying of Underground Cables up to 22kV $11 NS135 Specification for the Design and Construction of Overhead Sub-Transmission Lines $11 NS136 Assessment and Management of Low Voltage Parallels $11 NS141 Specification for Site Selection for Kiosk Type Substations $11 NS143 Easements $11 NS145 Pole Inspection and Treatment Procedures $11 NS148 Overhead Line Support, Street Light Column and Pillar Numbering $11 NS149 Drawing Content for Chamber Type Substations, Control Points, Cable Risers and Ductlines $11 NS156 Working Near or Around Underground Cables $11 NS158 Labelling of Mains and Apparatus $11 NS161 Specification for Testing of Cables after Installation $11 NS162 Specification for the Installation of Communication Cables and Ductlines and Substations $11 NS165 Construction Work in Substations $11 NS167 Positioning of Poles and Lighting Columns $11 NS168 Specification for the Designs and Construction of UG Sub-Transmission Lines $11 NS169 Telecommunication Installations on EA HV Transmission Towers $11 NS171 Firestopping in Substations $11 NS172 Design Requirements for Cable Jointing Pits and Vaults $11 NS177 11kV Joints (including Transition Joints) and Terminations – Polymeric Insulated Cables $11 NS178 Metering and Indication Requirements for Sub-Transmission Systems and Zone Substations $11 NS179 Vegetation Safety Clearances $11 NS183 Installation of Private Attachments on EnergyAustralia Poles $11 NS188 Design for Substation Overpressure $11 NS195 High Voltage Customer Connections $11 NS196 Mobile Generators $11 NUS100 Field Recording of Network Assets $11 NUS146 Safety Inspection Procedure for Working on Poles $11 NUS174 Environmental Procedures $11 NUS181 Approval of Materials and Equipment, and Network Standard Variations $11 NUS199 Safe Electrical Working on Low Voltage Assets $11 3. NETWORK PLANS D Customer Installation Safety Plan $11 D Bush Fire Risk Management Plan $11 D Network Management Plan $11 D Public Electrical Safety Awareness Plan D Tree Safety Management Plan $11 D Public Lighting Management Plan $11 D Electricity Network Performance Report $11 D Investing For Future Generations, Volume 1: Our Five Year Network Plan $11 D Investing For Future Generations, Volume 2: Electricity System Development Review $22 D Transmission Annual Planning Report $11

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4. GENERAL B Freedom of Information – Summary of Affairs B Annual Reports – Various years D Quality Policy for relevant businesses D PeopleSafe Policy D Environmental Policy D Privacy Policy B EnergyAustralia and You – Your rights and our responsibilities B Customer Charter D Customer Hardship Charter D EnergyAustralia Payment Plan D Code of Conduct D Graffiti Policy

Section 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS EnergyAustralia’s Statement of Affairs will be published as part of the Annual Report which can be obtained from the FOI Coordinator or on EnergyAustralia’s website.

Section 3 – FOI CONTACT Copies of this document may be obtained free of charge from the FOI Coordinator or from all EnergyAustralia business offices. All of the documents listed are covered by copyright. Copies that are provided must not be reproduced in whole or in part or stored in a computer or imaging system without written permission of EnergyAustralia. Members of the public seeking access to EnergyAustralia’s policy documents are invited to contact the FOI Coordinator who can make available copies of documents at the office listed below or selected business offices. The FOI Coordinator is available during business hours of 8.30 am to 5pm. A meeting can be arranged by prior appointment. FOI Coordinator EnergyAustralia Building 570 George Street, Sydney NSW 2001 Telephone: (02) 9269 2941 Facsimile: (02) 9269 2830 or post to: FOI Coordinator EnergyAustralia GPO Box 4009 Sydney NSW 2001

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The policy documents listed below reflect the current strategic and operational policies of the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC). New policy documents are being developed progressively to assist DECC in carrying out its functions related to: • climate change • protection and conservation of the environment and natural and cultural heritage • management of national parks, marine parks and other aquatic and terrestrial reserves • wildlife protection; and • sustainable management of natural resources, including coastal environments and floodplains, and as an educational and information resource for the community, industry and Government agencies. DECC policy documents are listed below. Members of the public wishing to access the documents should refer to Section 3 of this Summary of Affairs (Contact Arrangements). This is not a comprehensive list of DECC publications. Only documents that explain how DECC will carry out its functions which affect the public’s rights, privileges or benefits; or impose obligations, penalties or detriments, fall within the definition of ‘policy documents’. The list is divided into the following categories: • Corporate policy documents • Botanic Gardens Trust policy documents • Climate Change, Policy and Programs Group policy documents • Culture and Heritage Division policy documents • Environment Protection and Regulation Group policy documents • Parks and Wildlife Group policy documents • Scientific Services Division policy document • Environmental guidelines • Guidelines on interim environmental objectives • Manuals • Policy documents adopted by DECC • Policy statements/strategies. CORPORATE POLICY DOCUMENTS Aboriginal Community Engagement Framework (2007) Aboriginal Employment and Development Strategy (2008) Aboriginal People, the Environment and Conservation principles (2006) Code of Ethical Conduct (2007) Community Resource Use Framework (2007) DECC Annual Report 2006-2007 DECC Corporate Plan 2008-2012 DECC Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement 2006-2010 DECC intellectual property management framework (2006) • DECC Intellectual Property Policy • Guideline to Aboriginal Intellectual Property • Guideline to Intellectual Property and Confidential Information • Guideline to Intellectual Property and Contracts • Guideline to Intellectual Property and Databases • Guideline to Intellectual Property and Information Technology • Guideline to Intellectual Property and Plants • Guideline to Intellectual Property and Publishing

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DECC policy and approach for managing external complaints and allegations (2006) DECC Procurement Manual (2006) Externally Funded Projects – Policy and Procedural Guidelines Fraud and Corruption Prevention Strategy (2007) Guarantee of Service (2007) Guidelines for Seeking Environmental Court Orders (EPA) (2003) Law Enforcement Policy (NPWS) (July 2002) NSW Department of Environment and Conservation Science Investment and Management Plan 2006-2010 NSW Environmental Law: Access to Information Prosecution Guidelines (EPA) (2004) Prosecution Policy (NPWS) (1997) Science Statement (April 2008) Statement of Business Ethics (2007) BOTANIC GARDENS TRUST POLICY DOCUMENTS Annual Report of the Scientific Report of the Science and Public Programs Branch 2007-2008 BGANZ International Networking Policy 2007 Botanic Gardens Trust Annual Report 2006-2007 Botanic Gardens Trust Corporate Plan 2006 – 2010 Botanic Gardens Trust Interpretation Policy (May 2007) Botanic Gardens Trust Results and Services Plan (2008) Botanic Gardens Trust Signage Policy (May 2007) Botanic Gardens Trust Sponsorship Policy Supplementary Guidelines and Procedures (May 2007) Botanic Gardens Trust Volunteer Policy (July 2006) Botanic Gardens Trust Work Experience Policy (June 2006) Capital Investment Strategic Plan 2003-2008 Commitment to Service Cultural Acquisitions Policy (June 2006) Cultural Collections Management Policy (2007); Cultural Diversity Statement (BGT) Domain Master Plan (2002 – 2012) Domain Interpretation Policy (2007). Environmental Commitment Statement (BGT) Helicopter Landing Policy (October 2006) Interpretation Policy Mount Annan Master Plan (2000 – 2010) Mount Annan Master Plan Review (2006) Mount Annan Recreation Plan (2008) Pesticides Notification Plan Policy for Personal Trainers Royal Botanic Gardens Central Depot Conservation Management Plan Royal Botanic Gardens Conservation Management Plan Total Asset Management Strategies 2007-2008 CLIMATE CHANGE, POLICY AND PROGRAMS GROUP POLICY DOCUMENTS Air: Action for Air (1998) Action for Air: 2006 Update NSW Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels Strategy (August 2008) BioBanking: Background paper. An investigation of market-based instruments to secure long term biodiversity objectives (January 2006) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/biobanking/biobankback0609.pdf BioBanking Assessment Methodology: Overview (March 2007) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ biobanking/biobankassoverview.htm BioBanking Assessment Methodology (July 2008) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/ biobanking/08385bbassessmethod.pdf BioBanking Compliance Assurance Strategy (November 2007) (draft) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ resources/biobanking/biobankingcas07455.pdf

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BioBanking Scheme Overview Booklet (November 2007) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/ biobanking/biobankingoverview07528.pdf BioBanking Threatened Species profile database (TSPD) (May 2008) BioBanking Threatened Species Profile Database (TSPD) – Guide (May 2008) http://www.environment.nsw. gov.au/resources/biobanking/08267tspd.pdf Guide to the Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Bill 2006 (June 2006) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/biobanking/biobankbill.htm Guide to the Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Act 2006 (draft) Peer review of the May 2007 Draft of the BioBanking Assessment Methodology (November 2007) – http:// www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/biobanking/bbpeerrev07457.pdf Pilot report of the May 2007 Draft BioBanking Assessment Methodology (November 2007) http://www. environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/biobanking/biobankingpilot07535.pdf Public exhibition of the BioBanking Regulation. Assessment Methodology and Compliance Assurance Strategy: Issues raised and proposed changes (May 2008) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/biobankin g/08245biobankingissres.pdf Regulatory Impact Statement: Proposed Threatened Species Conservation (Biodiversity Banking) Regulation 2007 (November 2007) – http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/biobanking/biobankingris07507. pdf Floodplains: DECC prepares Floodplain Management Plans for rural areas designated under Part 8 of the Water Act 1912 or under the regulations of the Water Management Act 2000 to ensure development of the floodplain provides for flow of floodwaters within paths identified in the plan. These statutory plans form the basis of assessing flood control work approvals. Existing gazetted Floodplain Management Plans were prepared by the former Department of Natural Resources. Licensing responsibilities now rests with the Department of Water and Energy. The following final Floodplain Management Plans can be found at http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/floodplains/ rural_flood_plans.shtml: • Billabong Creek Floodplain Management Plan (May 2006) • Blackville Floodplain Management Plan (October 2003) • Caroona – Breeza Floodplain Management Plan (June 2006) • Carroll to Boggabri Floodplain Management Plan (September 2006) • Lachlan River Hillston Floodplain Management Plan Lake Brewster to Whealbah (October 2005) • Lower Gingham Watercourse Floodplain Management Plan (June 2006) • Macquarie River: Narromine to Macquarie Marshes Floodplain Management Plan (November 2008) • Narrabri – Wee Waa Floodplain Management Plan (September 2005) • Noorong Road to Wakool-Murray Junction (Stage 4) Floodplain Management Plan (December 2002) • Tuppal and Bullatale Creeks Floodplain Management Plan (May 2004) • Upper Coxs Creek Floodplain Management Plan (November 2005) • Upper Yarraman Creek Floodplain Management Plan (August 2006) The following draft plans have been publicly exhibited and are currently under review: • Gwydir River Moomin Ck Floodplain Management Plan (draft) • Lachlan River Gooloogong to Jemalong Floodplain Management Plan (draft) Floodplain Development Manual: the management of flood liable land http://dnr.nsw.gov.au/floodplains/ manual.shtml NSW Flood Prone Land Policy incorporated into Section 1 of the Floodplain Development Manual: the management of flood liable land -http://dnr.nsw.gov.au/floodplains/pdf/2_flood_manual.pdf Native vegetation: Assessment protocol for where a minor variation is made to the EOAM to reclassify the condition of native vegetation (March 2008) Assessment protocol for where a minor variation is made to the EOAM to reclassify the percent cleared threshold for a Mitchell landscape or vegetation type or to vary the regional value of vegetation (March 2008) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/protocolstovarypercentclearedthreshold.pdf Compliance Policy – HTTP://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/pdf/compliance_policy.pdf

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Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (March 2007) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ resources/vegetation/eoam.pdf Information sheets: • A new approach to native vegetation (2005) • Clearing native vegetation for essential local government infrastructure (March 2007) • Clearing on state protected land (May 2006) • Clearing on Vulnerable Land (January 2006) • Compliance under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 – http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov.au/ vegetation/pdf/compliance_factsheet.pdf • Crown Land and the Native Vegetation Act 2003 (February 2007) • Details about the Native Vegetation Act 2003 (November 2005) • Guideline for the Clearing of Exotic Trees and Dead Native Trees on State Protected Land (April 2006) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/splguideline.pdf • How do I get a Property Vegetation Plan? (November 2005) • How does native vegetation improve farm profitability? (November 2005) • How does the Native Vegetation Act 2003 interact with other legislation? (January 2006) • How does the PVP Developer work? (November 2005) • Local government issues (March 2007) • Managing invasive native scrub (November 2006) • Native vegetation in the Western Division (February 2006) • Private native forestry and the Native Vegetation Act 2003 (January 2006) • Regulatory Compliance Audits • Rural Lands Protection Boards (March 2007) • Suggested methods for assessing groundcover (August 2006) • The NSW Government’s native vegetation assistance package : – Farmer exit assistance (May 2008) – Sustainable farming grants (May 2008) – Offset pool (May 2008) • What are the exemptions for routine agricultural management activities in central NSW CMAs? (November 2005) • What are the exemptions for routine agricultural management activities in coastal CMAs? (November 2005) • What are the exemptions for routine agricultural management activities in the Western Division? (November 2005) • What clearing requires approval? (November 2005) • What clearing does not require approval? (November 2005) • What funding is available to restore native vegetation on my property? (November 2005) Ministerial Review Committee – Consolidated Report to the Ministers for Natural Resources and the Environment, NSW Native Vegetation Reforms (October 2006) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/ vegetation/MRCreport.pdf Native vegetation – Private Native Forestry: • Draft Silvicultural Guidelines for Private Native Forests in NSW • Draft Techniques for Measuring Basal Area • Private Native Forestry Code of Practice Fact Sheet 1: Overview – new arrangements for private native forestry. • Private Native Forestry Code of Practice Fact Sheet 2: How to obtain a private native forestry property vegetation plan • Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Northern NSW • Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Southern NSW • Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for the River Red Gum Forests • Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Cypress and Western Hardwood Forests • Protocol for re-evaluating old-growth forest on private property • Protocol for re-evaluating rainforest on private property • Guidelines for assessing regeneration and stocking – Techniques for measuring stand height – Advisory note 1: Hollow bearing trees – Advisory note 2: Glossy black-cockatoo – Advisory note 3: Yellow-bellied glider – Advisory note 4: Nectar feed trees – Advisory note 5: Fleshy fruits

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– Advisory note 6: Roost and nest trees – Advisory note 7: Bat roosts – Advisory note 8: Flying-fox camps – Advisory note 9: Koala habitat – Advisory note 10: Old growth forests – Advisory note 11: Cultural heritage – Advisory note 12: Biodiversity – Advisory note 13: Threatened species conservation – Advisory note 14: Threatened species recovery plans – Advisory note 15: Spotted-tail quoll Native vegetation – reports and papers: • A New Model for Landscape Conservation in NSW 2003 • Auditor General’s Report – Performance Audit: Regulating the Clearing of Native Vegetation – Follow Up of 2002 Performance Audit (2006) http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/ performance/2006/native_vegetation/native_vegetation.pdf • Discussion Paper: Clearing/thinning of native vegetation known as invasive scrub under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 • Draft Native Vegetation Conservation Strategy for NSW (NVRAC) (November 2000) • Environmental Research and Information Consortium, Report for DLWC, Centre for Natural Resources, Rate of Clearing of Native Woody Vegetation 1995-97 (December 1998) • Environmental Research and Information Consortium, Report for DLWC, Centre for Natural Resources, Rate of Clearing of Native Woody Vegetation 1997-2000 (March 2001) • Invasive Native Species Collation of Discussion Paper submissions and responses from the Invasive Native Scrub Team – December 2005 • Native Vegetation Reform Implementation Group – Final Report 2003 (October 2003) • NSW Native Vegetation Report Card 2006 (March 2007) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ resources/vegetation/2006reportcard.pdf • NSW Native Vegetation Report Card for 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2006 (January 2007) http://www. environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/Janjun2006reportcard.pdf • NSW Native Vegetation Report Card for 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007 (April 2008) http://www. environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/Janjun2007reportcard.pdf • NSW Native Vegetation Report Card for 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007 (April 2008) http://www. environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/Juldec2007reportcard.pdf • NSW Woody Vegetation Change 2004 – 2006 (January 2007) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ resources/vegetation/Woodyvegchange2004-06.pdf • NSW Woody Vegetation Change 2006 – 2007 (March 2008) http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ resources/vegetation/woodyvegchange2006-07.pdf • Rates of Clearing Native Woody Vegetation 1995-2000 – Dept. Land and Water Conservation • Vulnerable Land Natural Resource Management Plan including the Vulnerable Land Map for NSW http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/vulnerablelandmap.pdf RiverBank: Delivering the Ramsar Convention in NSW (2006) Draft RiverBank Water Use Plan for the Murrumbidgee Water Management Area Managing Environmental Water to Improve River and Wetland Health in NSW (draft) (2008) NSW Ramsar Plan 2006-09 RiverBank Business Plan 2008-09 RiverBank Water Use Plan for the Lachlan Water Management Area (April 2007) RiverBank Water Use Plan for the Macquarie River (April 2007) RiverBank Water Use Plan for the Gwydir Water Management Area (February 2008) Threatened species issues: Identification Guidelines for Endangered Ecological Communities (2008) http://www.threatenedspecies. environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/home_tec.aspx Priorities Action Statement – Introducing the Threatened Species Priorities Action Statement (2007) Priority Action Statement http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/pas_search.aspx Recovery planning – statewide priorities for plan preparation (May 2003) (under review) Statement of Intent 1: Infection of native plants by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2008) Threatened Species Assessment Guidelines: the assessment of significance (2007) http://www.environment. nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/tsaguide.htm

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Threat abatement plans: Once the NSW Scientific Committee lists a key threatening process ie. a process that threatens or could threaten, the survival or evolutionary development of species, populations or ecological communities, DECC will prepare a threat abatement plan. Draft and final threat abatement plans can be found on the website www. environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/ThreatAbatementPlans.htm Threatened Biodiversity Survey and Assessment: Guidelines for Developments and Activities (November 2004) (draft under review). Threatened Ecological Communities in NSW (2008) http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/home_tec.aspx Threatened Species Assessment Guidelines – The Assessment of Significance (2008) Threatened Species Information Circulars (all under review): • Circular 1 Threatened Species Conservation Act (January 1996) • Circular 3 Scientific Licences for Threatened Flora and Fauna (November 1996) • Circular 4 Critical Habitat Identification and Declaration (December 1996) • Circular 5 Species Impact Statements (June 1998) Threatened Species Information Fact Sheets (all under review): • Alternation to natural flows as a key threatening process – an overview (July 2002) • Bushrock removal – a key threatening process (October 1999) • Clearing of native vegetation as a key threatening process – an overview (September 2001) • Removal of dead wood as a key threatening process – an overview (December 2003) Threatened Species Policy and Procedure Statements (all under review): • Statement 1 Director-General’s Requirements (March 1996) • Statement 2 Concurrence and Consultation (March 1998) • Statement 4 Issuing of Scientific Licences for Threatened Flora and Fauna (Nov 1996) • Statement 5 Guidelines for the Exhibition of Draft and Approved Recovery Plans (2000) • Statement 6 Authorship of Recovery Plans and Ownership of Intellectual Property (August 1999) • Statement 7 Provision and Format of Action Costs in Recovery Plans • Statement 8 Statewide Prioritisation for Recovery Plan Preparation • Statement 9 Policy for the Translocation of Threatened Fauna in NSW (July 2001) Threatened species recovery plans: Once a species, population or ecological community has been listed as threatened, DECC may draw up a recovery plan. This plan is designed to return the species, population or ecological community to a point where their survival is viable in nature and outline the actions that government departments and other organisations have agreed upon to help the recovery of the species. Recovery plans must generally be considered before development applications can go ahead. Draft and final recovery plans can be found on the website http:// www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/RecoveryPlans.htm.

Water and Energy Programs: The following policy documents held by the Department can be made available for inspection or purchase. Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are available from our website. Documents marked with a hash symbol (#) are commercial-in-confidence and are only accessible to ABGR and NABERS Assessors. Government Sustainability: • Energy Use in NSW Government Operations 2001/2002 • Environmental Data Gathering and Reporting System Reference Guide* • Government Energy Management Policy* • NSW Water and Energy Managers Toolkit (February 2007) • Start-up Kit* • Small Agency Model* Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) and National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) policy and accreditation: • NABERS Energy Commitment Agreement (New Buildings and Major Refurbishments) * • NABERS Energy Commitment Agreement (New Tenancies, Fitouts or Refurbishments) * • NABERS Energy Commitment Agreement (New Tenancies, Fitouts or Refurbishments – ABGR rating guaranteed) * • NABERS Energy Commitment Agreement Fee Structure * • ABGR Validation Protocol for Accredited Performance Ratings # • NABERS Energy Guide to Building Energy Estimation * • NABERS Energy Guide to Tenancy Energy Estimation *

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• NABERS Independent Design Review Panel * • Accredited Assessor Code of Practice • Accredited Assessor Dispute Resolution Procedure • Accredited Assessor Process Outline • Accredited Assessors Renewals Procedure • Guidelines for Conducting an Energy Efficiency Design Review * • Guidelines for the use of simulation in Commitment Agreements * • NABERS Accredited Assessor contracts • NABERS OFFICE Indoor Environment Validation Protocol # • NABERS OFFICE Water Accredited Assessor Contracts • NABERS OFFICE Waste Validation Protocol # • NABERS OFFICE Water Validation Protocol # • NABERS Office Building Trial Report 2005 * • Performance Rating Auditing Procedure • Simple Steps booklet • Tenant Energy Management Handbook Water and Energy Savings: • Guidelines for Water Savings Action Plans (October 2005)* • Guidelines for Energy Savings Action Plans (October 2005)* • Guide Note 1 – Savings Orders – Legal requirement to prepare water and energy savings action plans (January 2006) * • Guide Note 2 – Engaging external assistance to prepare savings action plans (January 2006) * • Guide Note 3 – Technical review requirements for energy savings action plans (January 2006) * • Guide Note 4 – Cities for Climate Protection and energy savings action plans (January 2006)* • Guide Note 5 – The ICLEI Water Campaign and water savings action plans (January 2006)* • Guide Note 6 – Federal energy efficiency opportunities and energy savings action plans (September 2006) * • Guide Note 7 – Every Drop Counts business program and the water savings action plans (April 2006) * • Guide Note 8 – Greenhouse Challenge Plus and energy savings action plans (April 2006)* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Central Coast tank rebate application form* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Hunter Water tank rebate application form* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Green Business Program Guide for Applicants* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Green Business Program DL brochure* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Hot water system rebate application form* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Insulation rebate application form* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Public Facilities Program Guide for Applicants* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Public Facilities Program DL brochure* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Rainwater Tank Rebate Application form* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Rainwater Tank Rebate DL brochure* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Rainwater Tank Rebate DL brochure – Sydney Water* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Residential Rebate Program DL brochure* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Renewable Energy Development Program Guide for Applicants* • NSW Climate Change Fund, Renewable Energy Development Program DL* • NSW Government Water Savings Fund – Guide for Applicants. Round Three, Central Coast (May 2008) * Other Climate Change, Policy and Programs Group policy documents: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme: Green Paper – NSW Government Submission (September 2008) Climate Change: Regional Community Consultation Forum – Resource Kit (September 2008) Coastal Dune Management: A Manual of Coastal Dune Management and Rehabilitation Techniques Coastline Management Manual – www.environment.gov.au/coasts/publications/nswmanual/index.html Conservation Agreement Policy 2007 Conservation Partners Program – Procedural guidelines for the establishment, monitoring and support of Conservation Agreements and Wildlife Refuges 2007 Discussion Paper on the NSW Energy Efficiency Trading Scheme (Department of Water and Energy and DECC) (July 2008) Energy Future: 6 step action plan (NSW Energy Efficiency Strategy) (June 2008) Environmental Criteria for Road Traffic Noise (1999) under review) Environmental Trust Annual Report 2006-07

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Environmental Trust Emergency Pollution Clean-Up Program Guidelines (2008) Environmental Trust Grant Guidelines 2007 Estuary Management Manual 1992 Green offsets for sustainable regional development http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/offsets05259. pdf Guide to Licensing Sewage Treatment Systems (2003) Information about Assessing Gasworks Sites (2005) Institutional framework for implementing salinity offsets under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Land Alive – Aboriginal land management for biodiversity (information sheet) (June 2008) http://www. environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/LandAlive/LandAliveWeb.pdf Learning for Sustainability – NSW Environmental Education Plan 2007-2010 National Market-Based Instruments Pilots Program: Green offsets for sustainable regional development – Final report (August 2005) National Market-Based Instruments Pilots Program: Institutional framework for implementing salinity offsets under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (August 2005) Natural Heritage Values of the Great Eastern Ranges (July 2008, Hyder Consulting) NSW Acid Sulfate Soil Manual (NSW Acid Sulfate Soil Management Advisory Committee 1998) NSW Biodiversity Strategy (1999-2003) (under review) NSW Coastal Policy (1997) -http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/plansforaction/coastalpolicy.asp NSW Government Greenhouse Plan (November 2005) NSW Government’s Rivers and Estuaries Policy http://dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/nsw_river_estuaries_policy. pdf NSW Government Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) Report (2008) NSW Industrial Noise Policy (2000) NSW Litter Report (2008) NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery, Strategy and Performance Report (2008) Saltwater Wetlands Rehabilitation Manual (November 2008) State of the Environment Report 2006 Sustainability Compact between Hewlett-Packard Australia and the Department of Environment and Conservation (November 2005) Sustainability Compact between IAG and the Department of Environment and Conservation (July 2006) Sustainability Compact between Sensis Pty Ltd and the Department of Environment and Conservation (April 2006) The Environment and NSW Ethnic Communities in 2004 (Sept 2005) Wildlife Refuge Policy 2007 CULTURE AND HERITAGE DIVISION POLICY DOCUMENTS Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Regional Studies: an illustrative approach – Guidelines (2006) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Standards and Guidelines Kit (under review) Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS) – information sheet Aboriginal Land Claims Policy (2008) Aboriginal Places: DECC Guidelines for the Assessment and Gazettal of Aboriginal Places under Section 84 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (2008) Conservation Management Plan Guidelines (2002) Conservation Management Plan Policy (2002) Cultural Heritage Community Consultation Policy (2001) (under review) Cultural Heritage Information Policy (2001) Cultural Heritage Strategic Policy (2006) Guide to Approvals: Cultural Heritage Items on Land Reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act (2004) Guide to Building Conservation Works (2002) Guide to Determining and Issuing Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permits (2008) Guidelines for Exercise of Heritage Act Delegations (2004) Guidelines for the Preparation of Conservation Management Plans (2003) Guideline for Works: Cultural Heritage Buildings and Structures (2004) Heritage Asset Maintenance Program Guidelines (2008-2009) Manual for the Identification of Aboriginal Remains (2006) Moveable Heritage Policy (2002) Operational Policy – Protecting Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (2008) Repatriation of Aboriginal Cultural Material Policy (2002) (under review)

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Talking History: Oral History Guidelines (2004) ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND REGULATION GROUP POLICY DOCUMENTS Compliance Audit Handbook (1997) (revised February 2006) Engaging a Contaminated Land Consultant in NSW (2005) Environmental Incident Reporting Protocols – Operations Policy (2005) Improving the environmental management of underground petroleum storage systems – information sheet (March 2008) Principles for the use of biodiversity offsets in NSW (2008) Transport of Waste Liquid Dangerous Goods by Road Tank Vehicles (2007) Forestry issues: Agency Coordinated Forestry Complaint Handling Protocol (2001) Draft Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Agreement (2008) Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals: • Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Eden Region (NSW Government only) (1999) • Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Lower North East Region (NSW Government only) (1999) • Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Southern Region (NSW Government only) (2002) • Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Upper North East Region (NSW Government only) (1999) Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (Amendments): • Amendment No. 5 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Eden Region (2008) • Amendment No. 4 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Eden Region (2006) • Amendment No. 1 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Southern Region (2004) • Amendment No. 1 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Upper North East, Lower North East and Eden regions (2001) • Amendment No. 2 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Upper North East, Lower North East and Eden regions (2003) • Amendment No. 3 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Upper North East, Lower North East and Eden regions (2004) • Amendment No. 4 to the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the Upper North East Region (2007) Forest Agreements: • Eden Region Forest Agreement (NSW Government only) (1999) • Lower North East Region Forest Agreement (NSW Government only) (1999) • Southern Region Forest Agreement (NSW Government only) (2002) • Upper North East Region Forest Agreement (NSW Government only) (1999) Regional Forest Agreements: • Eden Regional Forest Agreement (with Commonwealth Government) (1999) • North East Regional Forest Agreement (with Commonwealth Government) (2000) • Southern Regional Forest Agreement (with Commonwealth Government) (2001) Kangaroo issues: • Handbook for Kangaroo Harvesters (2008) • NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2007-2011 http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/CKHMP0711.pdf • NSW Kangaroo Management Procedural Manual (area office licensing staff) (draft) • NSW Kangaroo Management Procedural Manual (KMP Dubbo) (draft) • NSW Kangaroo Management System User Manual (draft) • Population Monitoring Methods for the NSW Kangaroo Management Program http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/population_monitoring_methods_forKMPfinal.pdf • Quota Report, 2008, prepared in accordance with the above management plan Lower Hunter Regional Conservation Plan (October 2006) (draft) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage: National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974: Part 6 Approvals – Interim Community Consultation Requirements for Applicants (Dec 2004) (under review) Guide to Determining and Issuing Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permits (2008) Operational Policy – Protecting Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (2008) [moved from CHD section] Operations Policy and background information with examples for prioritising time and effort put into responding to public reports of environmental incidents

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Recommendations for Radiation Safety Officers and Radiation Safety Committees (December 2003) Reviews of Environmental Factors – Guidelines for completing a review of environmental factors covering exploration in state conservation areas (2003) Reviews of Environmental Factors – Proponents’ guidelines for the preparation of Reviews of Environmental Factors (2007) (under review) PARKS AND WILDLIFE GROUP POLICY DOCUMENTS Adaptive Reuse Leases Policy (2001) (under review) A Review of Benefits of Marine Protected Areas and Related Zoning Considerations (December 2007) Access to Inholdings Policy (March 2006) Beekeeping Policy (July 2002) Bell Miner Associated Dieback National Forum Proceedings (2005) Blue Mountains Regional Pest Management Strategy Boundary Fencing Policy (January 2005) Budawangs Walking and Camping Strategy (2007) Cane Toad Management Policy Conservation Plan, Nurrewin, Macquarie Pass National Park (1993) Cycling Policy (June 2003) Discovery Program Policy and Guidelines (September 2003) Filming and Photography Policy (July 2002) Fire Management Manual 2007 Fire Management Plans and Strategies: Fire management plans and strategies are designed to help: • safeguard human life and property • promote the conservation of biodiversity • protect Aboriginal sites and historic assets. Draft and final fire management plans and strategies can be found on the website (http://www.environment. nsw.gov.au/firemanagement/FireManagementPlansByDoctype.htm). Firewood Policy (July 2008) Framework for Wild Rivers Assessments (2005) Guidelines and Conditions for Marine Reptile Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release in NSW Hang gliding and paragliding policy (2004) Hygiene protocol for the control of disease in captive snakes Hygiene protocol for the control of disease in frogs Interim Filming and Photography Policy (July 2004) Kosciuszko National Park Huts Conservation Strategy (2005) Living Parks – a sustainable visitation strategy for NSW national parks Management of native birds that show aggression to people policy and guideline (2003) Marine Mammals Management Manual Marine Parks issues: • Code of conduct for diving within NSW Marine Parks • Batemans Marine Park Zoning Plan Map and User Guide • Cape Byron Marine Park Zoning Plan Users Guide • Jervis Bay Marine Park User Guide • Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park Zoning Plan User Guide • Research Plans for NSW Marine Parks 2006-2007: • Batemans Marine Park • Cape Byron Marine Park • Jervis Bay Marine Park • Lord Howe Island Marine Park • Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park • Solitary Islands Marine Park • Solitary Islands Marine Park School Excursion Kit • Solitary Islands Marine Park Updated Zoning Summary and User Guide Memorandum of Understanding Policy (2002) Military Training Activities Policy (May 2008) Mitigation of Damage to Commercial Fruit Crops by Flying-Foxes Policy and Guideline (2005) Neighbour Relations Policy (July 2002) Netting of Commercial Fruit Trees: Guidelines to Protect Wildlife Netting of Garden Fruit Trees: Best Practice Guidelines to Protect Wildlife Northern Branch Guidelines for Interpretive Projects (2004)

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NPWS Pesticide Use Notification Plan (2006) NSW Marine Protected Areas Map Orienteering, Rogaining and Geocaching Policy (September 2002) Park Names Policy (2002) Pets Policy (August 2002) Regional Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (2006) Royal National Park Coastal Cabins Conservation Management Plan (August 2005) Schedule 14 Guidelines for Assessment of Reserve Lands (2002) Plans of Management: The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 requires that a plan of management be prepared for each park or reserve. A plan of management outlines how an area will be managed in the years ahead. Plans of management are being progressively prepared for all parks and reserves. All current draft and adopted plans of management are available on the website (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parkmanagement/ParkAndFireManageme ntPlansByCategory.htm), with the exception of the following plans: • Illawarra Escarpment State Recreation Area Plan of Management (this document is old and only available as hardcopy. A new Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area Plan of Management has been drafted and is planned for public exhibition) • Mutawintji National Park, Nature Reserve and Historic Site Plan of Management Protected and Threatened Plants in the Cut-flower Industry Management Plan (2002-2005) Rehabilitation of Fauna Policy (July 2002) Revocation of Land Policy (July 2002) South Coast Region Pest Management Strategy (2006-2009) State of the Parks 2004 Throsby Park Conservation Management Plan (1999) Throsby Park Cottage Conservation Management Plan (2006) Trade of Fauna Policy (July 2002) Vehicle Access Policy (July 2002) Visitor Safety Policy (July 2002) Wilderness Assessment Guidelines SCIENTIFIC SERVICES DIVISION POLICY DOCUMENT Vegetation Change Report 2004-2006 ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES A Resource Guide for Local Councils: Erosion and Sediment Control (2006) Assessing Vibration: a technical guideline (February 2006) Brochures • Avoiding the dangers of accepting fill on your land (2006) • Dry Cleaning Industry – PERC management educational brochure (DRAFT) • Important information for waste transporters and the waste industry (February 2008) • Know your responsibilities: Managing waste from Construction Sites (2007) • Safely disposing of asbestos waste from your home (2006) Chemical Control Order in Relation to Scheduled Chemical Wastes (2004) Chemical Control Order in Relation to Materials and Wastes Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyl (1997) Chemical Control Order in Relation to Dioxin-contaminated Waste Materials (1986) Chemical Control Order in Relation to Aluminium Smelter Wastes Containing Fluoride and/or Cyanide (1986) Chemical Control Order in Relation to Organotin Wastes (1989) Considering environmental values of water when issuing prevention notices (2006) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for Assessing Banana Plantation Sites (1997) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for Assessing Former Orchards and Market Gardens (2005) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for Assessing Service Station Sites (1994) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for Consultants Reporting on Contaminated Sites (1998) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Groundwater Contamination (2007) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for the NSW Site Auditor Scheme (2nd edition) (2006) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines for the Vertical Mixing of Soil on Former Broad-Acre Agricultural Land (1995) Contaminated Sites: Guidelines on Significant Risk of Harm from Contaminated Land and the Duty to Report (1999)

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Contaminated Sites: Sampling Design Guidelines (1995) Crackdown on Illegal Dumping – A Handbook for Local Government (2008) EM33 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Responsibilities of Consignors (2004) EM34 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Responsibilities of Prime Contractors (2004) EM35 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Responsibilities of Vehicle Owner (2004) EM36 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Responsibilities of Drivers (2004) EM37 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Shipping (Transport) Documents (2004) EM38 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Warning signs for bulk goods vehicles (2004) EM39 Road Transport of Dangerous Goods: Warning signs for packaged goods vehicles (2004) Environmental Action for Manufacturers of Furniture and Timber Products (2006) Environmental Best Management Practice Guidelines for Concreting Contractors (2004) Environmental Compliance Operating Principles (2002) Environmental Guidelines: Aerial Spraying Facilities (1999) Environmental Guidelines: Assessment, Classification and Management of Liquid and Non-Liquid Wastes (1999) – reissued 2004 (under review) Environmental Guidelines: Best Management Practices for Marinas and Boat Repair Facilities (June 1999) Environmental Guidelines — Composting and Related Organics Processing Facilities (2004) Environmental Guidelines: Industrial Waste Landfilling (draft) (1998) Environmental Guidelines: Regulation of Open Burning in NSW (June 2003) Environmental Guidelines for Selecting, Installing and Operating Domestic Solid Fuel Heaters (August 1999) Environmental Guidelines: Solid Waste Landfills (1996) (under review) Environmental Guidelines: Surface Water Management on the Covered Forecourt Areas of Service Stations (1992) Environmental Guidelines: Use of Effluent by Irrigation (2004) Environmental Information for Auto Servicing and Mechanical Repairers (1998) Environmental Information for Builders (1998) Environmental Information for the Composites Industry (2001) Environmental Information for Dry Cleaners (2002) Environmental Information for the Foundry Industry (2001) Environmental Information for Marinas, Boatsheds and Slipways (1998) Environmental Information for Photographic Film and Paper Processors (1998) Environmental Information for Printers (2000) Environmental Information for Retail Food Businesses (1998) Environmental Information for Service Stations (1998) Environmental Information for Shopping Centre Management (2000) Environmental Information for Small Factories (2000) Environmental Information for Smash Repairers (1998) Environmental Planning for Landscaping Works: Site Guide (2002) Food Sense Guide: A Guide to Reducing Waste in the Hospitality Industry (1998) Greensmart Course for the Building Industry (2003) Guidance Note: Assessment of non-standard fuels (May 2005) Guideline for the Use and Disposal of Biosolids Products (1997) Guidelines for implementing the POEO (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2008 (April 2008) (Draft) Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Groundwater Contamination (March 2007) Guidelines on the Burning of Bio-material: Record keeping and Reporting Requirements for Electricity Generating Facilities (2005) Guidelines to assist reporting WRAPP progress for 2003-2005 (November 2004) Guide to Licensing under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Part A and Part B Guide to Notices – Issuing notices under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (2006) Guide to Part 4 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2002: emissions of air impurities from activities and plant http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/air/poeocapart4.htm Herbicide Risk Management Tools for the Recycled Organics Industry (2003) Illegal Dumping Prevention and Clean-up – Handbook for Aboriginal Communities (Consultation Draft 2008) Improving the Environmental Management of NSW Golf Courses (2003) Industry Guidance Fact Sheets: • Pesticides Notification: o Pest Management Technicians (2006) o Owners, Strata Managers and Property Managers (2006, reprinted with minor revisions 2007)

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• Pesticides Record Keeping: o Field Crops, Pastures and Tree Plantations o Green Keepers o Horticulture o Landlords and Property Managers o Livestock o Pest Controllers o Public Authorities o Vertebrate Pest Baiting Information for applicants: Registration of sealed source devices Information for employers and employees that use ionising radiation: Personal monitoring devices Information for employers: Radiation licence exemptions Information for employers: Radiation accidents Information for employers: Preparation of Radiation Safety Manuals Information for occupiers: Registration of premises that keep radioactive substances Information for owners: Disposal of Radioactive Substances Information for owners: Disposal of Radiation Apparatus Information for owners: Sale, transport or giveaway Information for radiation licence applicants: Waiving of licence variation Information for radiation licence applicants: Variations to licences and licence conditions where the variation fee will be waived Information for registration applicants – Ionising radiation apparatus used in radiotherapy or the planning of radiotherapy (2004) Information sheets: • Courses for radiation licensing purposes – Guidance for Course Providers Seeking Approval • Liquid Waste: Automotive workshops (2007) • Liquid Waste: Boatyards and marinas (2007) • Occasional users of agricultural and forestry pesticides • Registration of diagnostic imaging (X ray) apparatus (2004) • Registration of sealed source devices • Whole Body Scanning (2003) Investing in our Catchments – Water Quality and its role in river health (2004) Issue of Authorisations — NSW Ozone Protection Regulation 1997 Landscape Industry Fact Sheets (2006) Liquid Waste Fact Sheets: • Handling liquid waste (October 2005) • Preventing spills (October 2005) • Reducing liquid waste through cleaner production (October 2005) • Responding to spills (October 2005) • Storing liquid waste (October 2005) Load Calculation Protocol — for use by holders of NSW Environment Protection Licences when calculating assessable pollutant loads (June 2008) Managing Land Contamination Guidelines: Consultation Draft (DECC and Department of Planning) (Nov 2008) Managing Lead Contamination in Home Maintenance, Renovation and Demolition Practices: A Guide for Councils Minimising Construction and Demolition Waste (1997) Model EMP: Environmental Management Plan for Landscaping Works (2002) Noise Control Guideline – Rail Traffic Noise (1985) Noise Control Guideline for Construction Site Noise (1985) Noise Guide for Local Government (2004) (web version 2006) Noise – Interim Guideline for the Assessment of Noise from Rail Infrastructure Projects (April 2007) NSW Pollution Laws and the Workplace (1999) NSW Radiation Series No. 5: Recommendations for Radiation Safety Officers and Radiation Safety Committees (2003) Nurseries: Environmental Information Sheets (1999) – includes: • Chemical/Fuel Storage and Handling Information Sheet • Environmental Responsibilities Information Sheet • Land Modifications Information Sheet • Local Native Vegetation and Weeds • Sediment and Erosion Control Information Sheet

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• Water Quality Management Paint Clean: Environmental Information for Painters (2001) Pesticides Notification – Developing a pesticide use notification plan for outdoor public places – A Guide for Local Councils (2006) Pesticides Use Notification Plan – An example only (2006) Powers of Authorised Officers – A guide to your powers under environment protection legislation (2006) Profits from Cleaner Production: A Self-Help tool for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses (2000) Protocol for Investigating and Reporting Fish Kills (October 2000) Radiation Control Enforcement Guideline (2004) Radiation Guideline 1: Monitoring Devices (Radiation) (2005) Radiation Guideline 2: Preparation of Radiation Safety Manuals (2005) Radiation Guideline: Recommendations for Minimum Standards and Safety Requirements for fixed radiation gauges (sealed radioactive sources) (1995) Radiation Guideline No. 6: Registration Requirements and industry Best Practice for Ionising Radiation Apparatus Used in Diagnostic Imaging (revised edition 2004) • Part 1: Mammography • Part 2: Fluoroscopy and Radiography • Part 3: Dentistry (including Maxillofacial) • Part 4: Veterinary Science • Part 5: Computed Tomography and Bone Mineral Densitometry • Part 6: Test Protocols for Parts 2–5 Radiation Guideline: The operation of part 3 of the mutual recognition legislation in relation to licensing and accreditation of consulting radiation experts under the Radiation Control Act 1990 incorporating Trans- Tasman mutual recognition agreement (2003) Recreation Vehicles Act 1983: Guidelines for Selection, Design and Operation of Recreation Vehicles Areas Requirements for Development Control Plans Including Underground Petroleum Storage Systems: A guide for planning consent authorities (Draft) (Dec 2008) Resource package for Industry Training and Vocational Education (2000) Resource Recovery (Land Application) Exemption Guidelines (draft) Site Guide: Environmental Planning for Landscaping Works (2002) Stormwater: Managing Urban Stormwater: Treatment Techniques (1997) Stormwater: Managing Urban Stormwater: Harvesting and Reuse (2006) Technical Framework – Assessment and Management of Odour from Stationary Sources in NSW (2006) Technical Notes – Assessment and Management of Odour from Stationary Sources in NSW (2006) Training Course Manuals for the Train-the-Trainer Program with TAFE Automotive Teachers Use Pesticides Safely DVD and poster (available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Khmer and Vietnamese) (2007) Waste and Environment (Liquid Waste) Levy: Operational Guidance Notes (2007) Waste and Environment (Liquid Waste) Levy: Technical Guidance Notes (2007) Waste and Environment (Solid Waste) Levy: Operational Guidance Notes (V1.1 2007) Waste Tracking Fact Sheets: 1. New waste tracking requirements (2007) 2. Waste that must be tracked (2007) 3. Characterising your waste (2007) 4. Waste tracking for waste producers (2007) 5. Waste tracking for authorised agents (2007) 6. Waste tracking for waste transporters (2007) 7. Transporting waste interstate or overseas (2007) 8. Waste tracking for receiving facilities (2007) 9. Online waste tracking (2007) Working Towards a Cleaner Environment: Environmental Management for the Smash Repair Industry (produced with the NRMA) (1993) WRAPP Guide to Conducting an Office Waste Assessment (January 2006) GUIDELINES ON INTERIM ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES Water Quality and River Flow Interim Environmental Objectives, Guidelines for River, Water and Groundwater Management Committees for: • Barwon–Darling and Far Western Catchments (1999) • Bega River Catchment (1999) • Bellinger River and Coffs Harbour Catchment (1999) • Border River Catchment (NSW) (1999)

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• Brunswick River Catchment (1999) • Camden Haven and Hastings River Catchments (1999) • Castlereagh River Catchment (1999) • Clyde River and Jervis Bay Catchments (1999) • Cooks River Catchment (1999) • Georges River Catchment (1999) • Gosford and Northern Beaches Lagoons Catchments (1999) • Gwydir River Catchment (1999) • Hacking River Catchment (1999) • Hunter River Catchment (1999) • Illawarra Catchments (1999) • Karuah River and Great Lakes Catchments (1999) • Lachlan River Catchment (1999) • Lake Macquarie and Tuggerah Lakes Catchments (1999) • Macleay River Catchment (1999) • Macquarie–Bogan River Catchment (1999) • Manning River Catchment (1999) • Moruya River Catchment (1999) • Murray River Catchment (NSW) (1999) • Murrumbidgee and Lake George Catchments (1999) • Nambucca River Catchment (1999) • Namoi River Catchment (1999) • Richmond River Catchment (1999) • Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River Catchment (1999) • Towamba and Genoa River Catchments (1999) • Tuross River Catchment (1999) • Tweed River Catchment (1999) MANUALS Approved Methods for the Modeling and Assessment of Air Pollutants in New South Wales (2006) Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales (2005) Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Water Pollutants in New South Wales (2004) Contingency Planning and Operations Manual (For Use by Regional Algal Coordinating Committees) (2000) Environment Protection Manual for Authorised Officers (under review) Monitoring and Reporting Coastal Recreational Water Quality Information Package and Field Manual (2004) POLICY DOCUMENTS FROM OTHER AGENCIES ADOPTED BY DECC The following documents are not published by but have been adopted as policy by DECC: Air National Environment Protection (Air Toxics) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (2004) National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (1998, as varied in 2003 to add the advisory PM2.5 standard) National Environment Protection (Diesel Vehicle Emissions) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (2001) Planning – Part 3A, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 DRAFT: Assessment into Part 3A of the EPandA Act (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Concept Plan Application Process under Part 3A (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Criteria for declaration of Critical Infrastructure Projects (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Draft Criteria for Construction Projects under Major Projects SEPP (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Draft Guideline on Publication Notification (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Guidelines for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Impact assessment and Community Consultation (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Guidelines for Threatened Species Assessment (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Protocol for working with Councils on matters of Major Infrastructure and Development Proposals (Department of Planning) (2005)

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DRAFT: Protocol for Working with Government Agencies on Major Infrastructure and Development Proposals (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: State Significant Sites – guidelines and checklist (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: Steps in the Assessment and Approval of Major Projects under Part 3A (Department of Planning) (2005) DRAFT: What are Major Projects under Part 3A? (Department of Planning) (2005) Radiation Control Australian Institute of Radiographers Guidelines for the Professional Development Year Code of Nursing Practice for Staff Exposed to Ionizing Radiation (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 8) (1984) Code of Practice for the Exposure of Humans to Ionizing Radiation for Research Purposes (ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series No. 8) (2005) Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material 2008 (ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series No. 2) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation in Veterinary Radiology: Parts 1 and 2 (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 3) (1982) (under review) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Radiation Gauges (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 4) (1982) (under review) Code of Practice for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation Emitted from X-ray Analysis Equipment (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 9) (1984) (under review) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation in Veterinary Radiology: Part 3 — Radiotherapy (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 10) (1984) (under review) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Soil Density and Moisture Gauges Containing Radioactive Sources (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 11) (1984) (under review) Code of Practice for the Disposal of Radioactive Wastes by the User (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 13) (1985) (under review) Code of Practice for the Safe Handling of Corpses Containing Radioactive Materials (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 18) (1986) (under review) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation in Secondary Schools (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 19) (1986) (under review) Code of Practice for the Control and Safe Handling of Radioactive Sources Used for Therapeutic Purposes (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 23) (1988) (under review) Code of Practice for the Design and Safe Operation of Non-Medical Irradiation Facilities (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 24) (1988) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources in Borehole Logging (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 28) (1989) Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Industrial Radiography Equipment (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 31) (1989) (under review) Code of Practice for Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Australia (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 35) (1992) Code of Practice and Safety Guide for Radiation Protection in Dentistry, ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series No. 10 (2005) International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionising Radiation and for the safety of Radiation Sources (Radiation Safety Series No. 115 IAEA) (2003) ISO 2919 – 1999 Sealed Radioactive Sources – Classification ISO 9978:1992 Radiation Protection – Sealed Radioactive Sources – Leakage Test Methods Interim Guidelines on Limits of Exposure to 50/60 Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 30) (1989) (under review) Intervention in Emergency Situations Involving Radiation Exposure (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 32) (1990) (under review) Occupational Standard for Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (NHMRC Radiation health Series No. 29) (1989) (under review) Radiation Control Compliance Audit Handbook (2004) Radiation Protection Standard for Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz. ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series No. 3 (2002) Recommendations for Ionization Chamber Smoke Detectors for Commercial and Industrial Fire Protection Systems (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 25) (1988) Recommendations for Limiting Exposure to Ionizing Radiation (1995) and National Standard for Limiting Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation, ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series No. 1 (republished 2002)

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Recommendations for Minimising Radiological Hazards to Patients (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 14) (1985) Recommendations for Discharge of Patients Undergoing Treatment with Radioactive Substances (ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series No. 4) (2002) Recommendations relating to the discharge of patients undergoing treatment with radioactive substances (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 5 (1983) (under review) Recommended Limits on Radioactive Contamination on Surfaces in Laboratories (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 38) (1995) Research Protocols Using Ionising Radiation in Human Volunteers (NSW Hospital and Radiation Safety Officers Group (HURSOG)) (2003) Revised Statement of Cabinet X-ray Equipment for Examination of Letters, Packages, Baggage, Freight and Other Articles for Security, Quality Control and Other Purposes (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 21) (1987) (under review) Safety Guidelines for Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Facilities (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 34) (1991) Safety Guide for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material RPS No. 2.1 (2008 Edition) Standards Australia, Publication No. AS 2243.4, Safety in Laboratories, Part 4: Ionizing Radiation (1998) Statement on Enclosed X-ray Equipment for Special Applications (NHMRC Radiation Health Series No. 22) (1987) Waste Land Protection Proposal: Regulating the use of industrially sourced waste materials as fertilisers (2004) National competition policy review: Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995 and the Waste Provisions of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, Environment Protection Authority (2001) National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (1998) National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (1999) Report on the Review of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (October 2003) Water Advice to Water Management Committees No. 1 – Managing to diversion limits in regulated rivers (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 2 – Supplementary water access (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 3 – Floodplain harvesting (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 4 – Regulated rivers (high security) access licences (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 5 – Managing to diversion limits in inland unregulated rivers (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 7 – Diversion limits for coastal unregulated rivers (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 8 – Groundwater quantity management (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 9 –Groundwater dependent ecosystems (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 10 – Freshwater flows to estuaries and coastal waters (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 11 – Integrating water quality and RFOs in water sharing plans (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 12 – Conservation of biodiversity and threatened species management (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 13 – Incorporating the results of the weir review into the water sharing plans (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 14 – Aboriginal issues and cultural heritage protection (NSW Government) (2001) Advice to Water Management Committees No. 15 – Water transfers (NSW Government) (2001) An Interim Approach for Water Monitoring in NSW (prepared for the State Water Monitoring Coordination Committee) (2003) Australian Guidelines for Recreational Use of Water (NHandMRC) (1990) Daily Extraction Management in Unregulated Rivers (2002) Environment and Health Protection Guidelines: On-site Sewage Management for Single Households (Department of Local Government) (1998)

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Management of Private Recycled Water Schemes (NSW Department of Water and Energy) (2007) National Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks National Water Quality Management Strategy: Australian Drinking Water Guidelines —Summary (NHMRC and NRMMC) (2004) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling – Managing Health and Environmental Risks (Phase 1) November 2006 National Water Quality Management Strategy: Effluent Management Guidelines for Aqueous Wool Scouring and Carbonising (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1999) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Effluent Management Guidelines for Dairy Processing Plants (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1999) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Effluent Management Guidelines for Dairy Sheds (ARMCANZ/ ANZECC) (1999) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Effluent Management Guidelines for Intensive Piggeries (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1999) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Effluent Management Guidelines for Tanning and Related Industries (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1999) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Effluent Management Guidelines for Wineries and Distilleries (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1998) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Groundwater Protection in Australia (ARMCANZ/ ANZECC) (1995) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Sewerage Systems —Acceptance of Trade Waste (Industrial Waste) (1994) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Sewerage Systems — Effluent Management (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1997) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Sewerage Systems — Reclaimed Water (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (2000) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Urban Stormwater Management (ARMCANZ/ ANZECC) (2000) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (2000) National Water Quality Management Strategy Guidelines: Implementation Guidelines (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1998) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Policies and Principles — A Reference Document (ARMCANZ/ ANZECC) (1994) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Rural Land Uses and Water Quality — A Community Resource Document (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (2000) National Water Quality Management Strategy: Water Quality Management — An Outline of the Policies (ARMCANZ/ANZECC) (1994) NSW Guidelines for Greywater Reuse in Sewered, Single Household Residential Premises (Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability) (2007) NSW Water Savings Policy (NSW Government) (2003) (draft) (under review) Other A Guide to Mangrove Transplanting (SPCC/Fisheries Division, NSW Dept of Agriculture) Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sites (Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, NHMRC) (1992) Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Road Transport Commission and Federal Office of Road Safety) (1998) Australian Environmental Guidelines for Copper Chrome Arsenate Timber Preservation Plants (1996) (TPAA, ANZECC) Code of Practice for the Reprocessing of Closed Head Steel Drums — Supplement to the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (Federal Office of Road Safety) (1992) Composite Sampling: National Environmental Health Forum Monographs, Soil Series No. 3 (now known as EnHealth) (1996) Core Environmental Indicators for Reporting on the State of the Environment (ANZECC State of the Environment Reporting Task Force) (2000) Dangerous Goods Initial Emergency Response Guide (Standards Australia) (2004) Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Guidelines for assessing human health risks from environmental hazards (Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and EnHealth Council,) (2002) Environmental Guidelines: State of the Environment Reporting by Local Government (Department of Local Government) (2000)

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Environmental Services Functional Area Supporting Plan [Enviroplan] (State Emergency Management Committee) (2001) Financial Liability for Contaminated Site Remediation — a position paper (ANZECC) (1994) Guidance Notes for the Transport of Class 6-2 (Infectious Substances) Dangerous Goods (Federal Office of Road Safety) (1997) Guidelines for the Assessment and Cleanup of Cattle Tick Dip Sites for Residential Purposes (NSW Agriculture and CMPSandF) (1996) Hazardous Materials Emergency Subplan [Hazmatplan] (State Emergency Management Committee) (2000) Hexachlorobenzene Waste Management Plan (ANZECC) 1996 Load Reduction Agreements — Freeing Funds for Environmental Improvements (2005) Load Restraint Guide (National Road Transport Commission and Federal Office of Road Safety) (2004) Medical Examinations of Commercial Vehicle Drivers (National Road Transport Commission Management of Asbestos in the Non-occupational Environment (enHealth) (2005) Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia Edition 2 (Land and Water Biodiversity Committee) (2003 and Federal Office of Road Safety) (1997) National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (1998) National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (National Environment Protection Council) (1999) National Guidelines For Beef Cattle Feedlots in Australia (Agricultural Council of Australia and New Zealand) (1992) National Protocol: Approval/Licensing of Trials of Technologies for the Treatment/Disposal of Schedule X Wastes (ANZECC) (1994) National Protocol: Approval/Licensing of Commercial-Scale Facilities for the Treatment/Disposal of Schedule X Wastes (ANZECC) (1994) National Strategy for the Management of Empty Unwanted Farm Chemical Containers (ANZECC) (1997) Organochlorine Pesticides Waste Management Plan (July 1999) Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Plan (ANZECC) (2003) Site-specific Emission Factor Guidance (2001) Specification for Segregation Devices for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services) (2000) Specifications for Intermediate Bulk Containers for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Federal Office of Road Safety) (1997) State Disaster Plan [Displan] (State Emergency Management Committee) (2000) Technical Basis for Guidelines to Minimise Annoyance Due to Blasting Overpressure and Ground Vibration (ANZECC) (1990) POLICY STATEMENTS/STRATEGIES Action for the Environment: The NSW Government’s Environment Statement (2001) Adapting to Climate Change: Impacts on Biodiversity Considering Environmental Values of Water When Issuing Prevention Notices (2006) Construction and Demolition Waste Action Plan (1998) Corporate Environmental Reporting: Why and How (1997) Differential Smoky Vehicle Enforcement Policy (2000) Extended Producer Responsibility Priority Statement (2007) Green Offsets for Sustainable Development — Concept Paper (2002) Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme – Working Together to Protect River Quality and Sustain Economic Development (2003) Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme Auction – General Information for the 2004 action (2004) Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme Auction – Process and Rules (2004) Local Planning for Healthy Waterways using NSW Water Quality Objectives (2006) Marine Water Quality Objectives for NSW Ocean Waters – South Coast (2005) Marine Water Quality Objectives for NSW Ocean Waters – Sydney Metropolitan and Hawkesbury-Nepean (2005) Marine Water Quality Objectives for NSW Ocean Waters – North Coast (2005) Marine Water Quality Objectives for NSW Ocean Waters – Hunter – Central Coast (2005) NSW City and Country Environment Restoration Program: New South Wales RiverBank 2006-07 Business Plan (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/ 2006442riverbankbp.pdf) Policy on Former Unhealthy Building Land Sites (2003) Using the ANZECC Guidelines and Water Quality Objectives in NSW (2006)

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SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs DECC’s Statement of Affairs was published in its 2006-2007 Annual Report and on the DECC website (www. environment.nsw.gov.au). A copy of the Statement of Affairs can also be obtained by contacting a DECC FOI/Privacy Officer (see below).

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Many of DECC’s key documents and publications are available on its website (www.environment.nsw.gov. au). Other contact arrangements follow: Environment Protection Documents DECC’s environment protection policy documents may be inspected at DECC’s Sydney library, which is located at: Level 15 59-61 Goulburn Street Sydney NSW 2000 Please contact the library in advance to arrange inspection (phone: (02) 9995 5302 or fax: (02) 9995 5910). Members of the public cannot borrow library materials but a reading section and photocopying facilities are available. Office hours are 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Publications may be purchased over the counter at Level 14 of the above address between the hours of 8.30 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. DECC’s Environment Line receives reports about environment, parks and pollution incidents, provides information about DECC’s activities, policies and pollution issues and assists members of the public seeking access to DECC’s policy documents. It may be reached on: • 131 555 (NSW only) (24 hours) or (02) 9995 5555 (TTY: (02) 9211 4723) for environment and pollution incident reporting; and • 1300 361 967 or (02) 9995 5550 for parks information (8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday). Parks and Wildlife documents General enquiries can be referred to the Information Centre: Level 14 59-61 Goulburn Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: 1300 361 967 Email: [email protected] Details of current prices of documents may be obtained by contacting the Information Centre or by going to the website www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Many Parks and Wildlife policy documents are available for inspection at the DECC Hurstville library (43 Bridge Street, Hurstville). The Hurstville library is open by appointment only (ph: (02) 9585 6437). Some policy documents may be inspected or purchased during normal business hours at various Parks and Wildlife offices. Members of the public who wish to inspect or purchase documents at a regional office should telephone the office regarding their local business hours and the availability of documents. Botanic Gardens Trust documents Most documents are available on the website; others are available on request by contacting (02) 9231 8111. Freedom of Information Act 1989 Requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 for access to documents held by DECC that are not publicly available should be accompanied by a $30.00 application fee and directed in writing to: FOI/Privacy Officer Department of Environment and Climate Change PO Box A290 Sydney South NSW 1232 General enquiries about FOI, privacy matters, DECC’s Statement of Affairs and Summary of Affairs can be made to the FOI/Privacy Officers (02) 9995 6080 or (02) 9995 6497. Information is also available on the website.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents • Achievement Through People • Asset Management • Business Planning, Budgeting and Performance Reporting • Code of Conduct • Compliance • Corporate Governance • Disposal of Company Assets • Diversity and Equity • Environment • Financial Control • Health and Safety • Information Technology and Telecommunications • Procurement • Project Appraisal and Approval • Public Relations • Risk Management • Security Publications Fact Sheets Statement of Corporate Intent Wind Farm Annual Reports Shoalhaven Scheme Community and Environment Reports Emissions Environmental Brochure Land Management Eraring Power Station Brochure Cooling Water Ash Disposal Project Bushfires Environmental Assessment Eraring PS Upgrade Project Foam Turtles Taprogge Balls

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs Eraring Energy’s Statement of Affairs outlines the structure, functions and operations of Eraring Energy and is available from the Freedom of Information Officer, Eraring Energy’s Office in Sydney free of any charge.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Enquires regarding access to Eraring Energy’s Statement of Affairs and Summary of Affairs should be directed to the Freedom of Information Officer, by contacting: Eraring Energy, Level 16, 227 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 8268 4200 Facsimile: (02) 9261 2967 Monday to Friday (9.00am-5.00pm) Or post to: Eraring Energy, PO Box A2238, Sydney South NSW 1235

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The NSW Fire Brigades purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, environment and economy of NSW. The NSWFB holds the following policy documents. Most are available free. A fee may be charged for larger documents. 1. Aboriginal, Cultural and Threatened Species Sites Policy 2. Agreement between the Commonwealth, as represented by the Department of Finance and Administration, and the State of NSW, as represented by the NSW Fire Brigades and the Rural Fire Service of NSW, for Commonwealth Contributions for Fire Services 3. AIRS Policy 4. Annual Statistical Report 5. Area Command Asset Management Plans 6. Code of Conduct 7. Community Activity Reporting System Policy 8. Community Education Policy 9. Contracts and Purchasing Policy 10. Corporate Plan 11. Disability Strategic Plan 12. EEO and Diversity Statement and Plan 13. Environmental Policy – Complaints 14. Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement Forward Plan 15. Fire investigation protocol between the NSW Fire Brigades, the NSW Police and the NSW Rural Fire Service 16. Fireworks Policy 17. Greater Metropolitan Directorate Annual Operating Plan 18. Guide to Estimating Fire Loss Damage 19. Guidelines for Emergency Plans at Facilities having Notifiable Quantities of Dangerous Goods 20. Guidelines for Emergency Vehicle Access. 21. Guidelines for the Bulk Storage of Tyres 22. Guidelines for Temporary School Accommodation (World Youth Day 2008) 23. Interstate Assistance Agreement Between New South Wales Fire Brigades and The Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade 24. IT Strategic Plan 2008 – 2010 25. Letter of Intent – Agreement with the Open Training and Education Network 26. Managing False Alarms Policy 27. Media Policy 28. Memorandum of Arrangement between Airservices Australia and the NSW Fire Brigades 29. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the NSW Fire Brigades 30. Memorandum of Understanding between the Royal Australian Navy and the NSW Fire Brigades for fires and hazardous material incidents involving Navy ships and establishments 31. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the Environment Protection Authority 32. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the Ambulance Service of NSW 33. Memorandum of Understanding with Energy Australia 34. Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Fire Brigades, Oberon Shire Council, and CSR Limited 35. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority

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36. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the NSW Rural Fire Service 37. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and Shell Refining Australia 38. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and NSW Department of Transport 39. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the ACT Fire Brigade 40. Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Police and the NSW Fire Brigades on the Shared Use of an Aircraft 41. Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Fire Brigades and the CSIRO’s Centre for Critical Infrastructure on the refinement of training and operational response through the modeling of disaster scenarios, risk management and contingency planning 42. Memorandum of Understanding between NSW Fire Brigades and Telstra on Triple Zero (000) /112 Communication Service Levels 43. Memorandum of understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW covering the NSWFB use of the RTA CCTV system and traffic management at incidents 44. Memorandum of Understanding between NSWFB and NSW Department of Juvenile Justice DJJ) – attendance of NSWFB at DJJ Youth Justice Conferences for fire related offences 45. Memorandum of Understanding between NSWFB and Rail Corporation of NSW 46. Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade and the New South Wales Fire Brigades for Mutual Fire Investigation 47. Memorandum of Understanding between NSWFB and the Department of Juvenile Justice – Youth Justice Conferences 48. Memorandum of Understanding between NSWFB and Country Fire Authority of Victoria (CFA) – protocols for joint emergency management, joint service delivery and mutual aid agreement between NSWFB and CFA 49. Memorandum of Understanding between NSWFB and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) 50. Mutual Aid Agreements for local government areas between the NSW Fire Brigades and the NSW Rural Fire Service 51. Mutual Aid Agreement between the NSW Fire Brigades and State Emergency Service: Information Sharing 52. Mutual aid agreement between the NSW Rural Fire Service Fire Investigation Unit and the NSW Fire Brigades Fire Investigation Unit 53. Mutual Aid Agreement between NSW Fire Brigades and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service 54. Mutual Aid Agreement between the NSW Fire Brigades and RAAF Defence Orchard Hills 55. NSW Fire Brigades Environmental Policy 56. Non-operational Filming Policy 57. Occupational Health and Safety Policy 58. Operational Risk Management Policy 59. Operational Water Use Policy 60. Policy for the Engagement of Contractors 61. Privacy policy 62. Procedures for AFA Third Party Services Provision 63. Regional Service Delivery Plans 64. Results and Services Plan 65. Service Level Agreement between the NSW Fire Brigades and NSW Rural Fire Service for Communication of Emergency Calls and Related Information 66. Smoke Alarm Policy 67. Sponsorship Policy 68. Standard Operational Guidelines 69. Standing Orders 70. Statement of Joint Intent between NSW Fire Brigades and Sydney Catchment Authority 71. Statistical Research Papers: • Fires in the home • Children causing fires • Incendiary and Suspicious Fires 1987-1993 • Socio-economic characteristics of communities and fires • Deaths from residential property fires in NSW July 1991-June 1996 • NSWFB Incidents and responses: a ten year review 72. Total Asset Management Plan

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SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The NSWFB Statement of Affairs, last updated 30 June 2008, is available on request.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Requests for access to documents under the FOI Act 1989 should be made in writing and accompanied by a $30 application fee to: FOI Officer NSW Fire Brigades Level 10, 227 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9265 2999 Applications and inquiries may be made between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday. NSW Fire Brigades website www.fire.nsw.gov.au

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS General Annual Report 2007-2008 Approving analysts under the NSW Food Act 2003 Procedure Compliance and Enforcement Policy Delegations under the NSW Food Act 2003 Fact Sheets (various Industry and Consumer focus) Food Complaint-Handling Policy Food Safety Programs – General Guidelines – New Scheme Development Food Safety Program Template – New Scheme Development Naming Businesses in Survey Reports Policy National Risk Validation Project – Final Report (2002) Newsletter – Food Chain (Electronic Monthly) Newsletter – Food Wise (Industry) Newsletter – Food Safety News for NSW Local Councils (Monthly) NSW Food Regulation Partnership – Blueprint NSW Food Regulation Partnership – Issues and Options NSW Food Regulation Partnership – A directions paper for State and Local Government – Toward a strong NSW Food Regulation Partnership (Nov 2003) Science Activities 2008-2009 Shelf stable acid preserved foods. Factors affecting the shelf stability of acid foods Condiments, sauces and salad dressings Service Level Agreement with Sydney West Area Health Service for the provision of food testing services Strategic Plan 2008-2011 Survey reports: Bakery products and their microbiological quality, gluten presence in food labelled gluten free, kebabs and their microbiological quality Water Reuse Guideline: For food businesses in NSW considering reusing water Employee Relations Code of Conduct Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Agreements MOU between the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service and the NSW Food Authority (coordination of export standards controls of shellfish for export, November 2004) MOU between the Commissioner of Police and the Director-General of the NSW Food Authority MOU between New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the NSW Food Authority MOU between NSW Department of Environment [and Climate Change] (National Parks and Wildlife Service) and NSW Food Authority: Rationalisation of Inspection Services for Kangaroo Field Chillers MOU between NSW Department of Health and NSW Food Authority MOU between NSW Department of Primary Industries and NSW Food Authority MOU between NSW SafeFood Production and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service: Dairy Export Inspections November 2000 MOU between NSW SafeFood Production and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service: Audit of Export Registered Poultry Meat Processing Premises – December 2000 MOU between NSW SafeFood Production /NSW Health/Local Government and Shires Associations: Food Safety Responsibilities for Retail Meat Premises – August 2000

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Industry Specific Documents Dairy Industry Code of Practice – Collection of Milk from Dairy Farms Code of Practice – Dairy Buildings Code of Practice – Dairy Buildings (Goat/Sheep Farms) Code of Practice – Milk Distributing Depots Dairy Manual (NSW) Dairy Test Manual (NSW) Goat Milk Processors – Industry Guide to Developing a Food Safety Program Goat/Sheep Milk Package General Circulars Egg Industry Fact sheet- Egg Food Safety- facts for egg producers Health Care Hospitals and Aged Care- Vulnerable Persons Food Safety Scheme Manual Regulatory Impact Statement – Food Amendment (Vulnerable Persons Food Safety Scheme) Regulation 2008 and accompanying Summary of Submissions Received from the Public Consultation Process Hospitals and Aged Care – Audit Guidelines – included as a package with Industry Guide Hospitals and Aged Care – Food Safety Audit Trial Project – Summary Hospital and Aged Care – Food Safety (Baseline) Survey – Summary Hospitals and Aged Care – Industry Guide to Developing a Food Safety Program – $30.00 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling Industry Newsletters Child Care Preliminary Evaluation Findings Report- Food service in NSW childcare centres (September 2008) Meat Industry General Circulars Meat Industry Levy brochure Retail Meat Diary (NSW) – $42.95 (GST and postage inclusive) Retail Meat Premises – Standard for Construction and Hygienic Operation (NSW) Retail Meat Generic Food safety Program – $26.95 ((GST and postage inclusive) Listeria Management Program Plant Products Industry High Priority Plant Products – Industry Guide to Developing a Food Safety Program Plant Products – Regulatory Impact Statement Plant Products – Safety Manual Seafood Industry Aquaculture Shellfish Harvest Area Water Bacteriology and Phytoplankton Survey Data (NSW) Code of Practice – Commercial Fishers Code of Practice – Depuration of Oysters in NSW $11.00 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling Code of Practice – Seafood Handling Premises Code of Practice – Transport of Primary Produce and Seafood Food Safety Program – Aquaculture (Live and Whole fish; Chilled fish; and Prawns) Food Safety Program – Farmed Oysters Food Safety Program – Fishing Co-operatives Food Safety Program – Oyster Processors Food Safety Program – Seafood Processors Food Safety Program – Seafood Storage Facilities Food Safety Program – Wet Storage of Bi-valve Shellfish Food Safety Program – Wild Shellfish Harvest General Circulars Seafood Retailers – Guideline for compliance with the Food Standards Code Seafood Smokers – Industry Guide to Food Safety Program Shellfish and Water – Environmental Sampling Procedures $11.00 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling Shellfish – Guidelines for Wet Storage of Bi-valve Shellfish Shellfish Harvest Area Management Plans $27.50 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling

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Shellfish Harvest Area Sanitary Survey Reports $55 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling Shellfish Program Coordinators’ Handbook (NSW) $38.50 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling Shellfish Program Marine Biotoxin Management Plan (NSW) $27.50 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling Shellfish Program Operations Manual (NSW – control copy) $165 (GST inclusive) plus postage and handling

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The most recently published Statement of Affairs for the NSW Food Authority is incorporated into the 2007/08 Annual Report. The Annual Report provides information on the functions and structure of the Authority. Copies of the Annual Report can be downloaded from the website www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au or by contacting the Authority’s Consumer and Industry Helpline on 1300 552 406.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Policy documents, unless otherwise stated, are usually available free of charge and access can be arranged by contacting the NSW Food Authority’s Consumer and Industry Helpline (see details below). Many of the documents may be found on the website www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au Consumer and Industry Helpline Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Phone: 1300 552 406 (local call Australia-wide) Fax: (02) 9647 0026 Email: [email protected] Head Office: 6 Avenue of the Americas, Newington NSW 2127 Postal Address: PO Box 6682, Silverwater NSW 1811 Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Switch: (02) 9741 4777 Facsimile: (02) 9741 4888 email: [email protected] Internet: http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au The NSW Food Authority also has regional offices in Taree, Maitland, Lake Illawarra, Wagga Wagga, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Wollongbar and Queanbeyan. Requests for records or documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 may be made by completing the form ‘Application for access under the Freedom of Information Act (NSW)’ available on the website www. premiers.nsw.gov.au and submitting the form together with a cheque in the sum of $30 for the application fee to the FOI Officer at the Head Office address.

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Section 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS • Annual Reports • Audit Committee Terms of Reference • Business Continuity Plan • Business Risk Assessment and Management Plan • Code Of Conduct • Complaints Handling Policy • Conflict of Interest Policy • Corporate Governance Charter • Draft Conservation Plan • Freedom of Information Policy • Gifts and Benefits Policy • Growth Centres Commission Scheme • Growth Centres Development Code • Growth Centres State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) [including gazetted amendments] • Internal Audit Charter • Precinct Boundary Review Process • Procurement and Disposal Policy • Protected Disclosures Act 1994: Internal Reporting Policy • Special Infrastructure Contribution Practice Note

Section 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Growth Centres Commission’s Annual Report, which describes the operations, functions and structure of the Commission, shall serve as the Commission’s Statement of Affairs. The Annual Report is available from the Commission’s website (www.gcc.nsw.gov.au) or by contacting the Commission’s FOI Coordinator.

Section 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Any inquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting and obtaining policy documents and the Statement of Affairs should be made to: FOI Coordinator Growth Centres Commission PO Box 1457, Parramatta NSW 2124 Level 5, 10 Valentine Avenue, Parramatta NSW 2150 Telephone: (02) 9860 1500 Facsimile: (02) 9895 7670 Email: [email protected] Hours: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS CORPORATE Annual Report 2007-08 Annual Report 2006-07 Corporate Plan Corporate Plan Highlights Corporate Directions 2002-2004 (on website) Consultation Paper Future Directions Tenant Participation Program Housing NSW: Did You Know? Brochure (February 2008) Environmental Sustainability Consultation Paper (February 2008) Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement – 2004-2009 EAPS Plan 2001/2002 Healthy Ageing Framework (HAF) Action Plan NSW Government New Directions in Social Housing for Older People (on website) Housing Today 60 Years of Public Housing Housing NSW Corporate Plan 2007/08 – 2009/10 Highlights (January 2008) Housing NSW Corporate Plan 2007/08 – 2009/10 (March 2008) NSW Department of Housing Code of Conduct and Ethics NSW Department of Housing Corporate Plan 2000-2003 (on website) NSW Housing Youth Achievement awards 2007/08 NSW Housing Youth Achievement Awards 2008 application form, guidelines, poster and flyer (September 2008) NSW Youth Scholarships 2007/08 NSW Housing Youth Scholarships 2009 application form, guidelines, poster and flyer (July 2008) NAIDOC Week 2007 Story Telling Competition poster NAIDOC Week 2008 poster (July 2008) A New Direction in Affordable Housing for the Inner West A New Direction in Building Stronger Communities NSW Housing and Human Services Accord between Housing NSW and NSW Human Service Agencies Housing for the Future DVD (February 2008) Housing NSW Art Exhibition Catalogue (March 2008) 5th National Housing Conference Info Pack (February 2008) Services We Offer (January 2008) Code of Conduct and Ethics Statement of Business Ethics RESHAPING PUBLIC HOUSING REFORM New South Wales Government’s Plan for Reshaping Public Housing New South Wales Housing and Human Services Accord Housing and Human Services Accord Trial Shared Access Schedule Shared Access Trials Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (11 April 2007) Housing and Human Services Accord Shared Access Trials Mid-Term Report (July 2007) NSW Housing and Human Services accord E Newsletter (November 2007)

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DISCUSSION PAPERS (available on www.housing.nsw.gov.au) National Housing Conference 1999 National Housing Conference 2001 National Housing Conference 2003 National Affordable Housing Conference 2005 Professional Policy and Practice Partnership REPORTS AND PAPERS (available on www.housing.nsw.gov.au) Changes to Family Payments from 1 July 2000 2003 Multilateral Commonwealth State Housing Agreement – between Commonwealth and New South Wales NSW – Commonwealth State Housing Agreement – Bilateral Agreement 2003-04 to 2007-08 NSW Department of Housing Reconciliation Information Kit Rip-Off to Right-on: Re-orienting project managers, service providers and builders undertaking work affecting ATSI communities Siting and Housing: Design guidelines for siting in urban areas 2002/2003 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2003/2004 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2004/2005 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2005/2006 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2006/2007 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2007/2008 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on the internal website only) Rehabilitation: new ways for older housing A Bountiful Harvest – Community Gardens and Neighbourhood Renewal in Waterloo High Rise Strategy Paper – May 2005 MISCELLANEOUS Indigenous Outreach Posters – Greater Western Sydney (October 2005) Barton Road Spring Fair flier / invite (September 2005) Fire Week Drawing Competition (October 2005) Paying Your Rent DL flier (August 2007) Living in a Community DL flier (August 2007) Pride in Your Home DL flier (August 2007) Visitors in Your Home DL flier (August 2007) Leaving Your Home DL Flier (August 2007) Questions and Answers about Public Housing for Inmates booklet (September 2007) Invitation – Dubbo Home Buyers Evening (April 2008) Links2Leadership poster (April 2008) Links 2Leadership application form (April 2008) Links2Leadership guidelines (April 2008) NSW Housing and Human Services Accord DL Flyer (October 2007) Job Information Kit (October 08) 1300 HOUSING 1300 HOUSING brochure 1300 Housing magnet 1300 HOUSING poster RENTSTART BY PHONE Fact Sheet and Application Forms (March 2007) Rentstart by Phone Fairfield invitation Rentstart by Phone Miranda invitation Rentstart by Phone poster LINK POINT Link Point content (website only)

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Link Point flyer Link Point poster BURWOOD OFFICE MOVE Flyer Poster ADVERTISING Public Notice of Tenant Fraud Amnesty (July and September 2008) MPD EOI Randwick Development Project (January 2007) Burwood Office move (February 2007) Invitation to applicants/tenants single housing provider management information sessions in Broken Hill Invitation to real estate/owners single housing provider management information sessions in Broken Hill Port Macquarie Office closure (May 2007) EOI – Calling for a Marketing Agent to manage the long-term leases at Millers Point (July 2007) Expressions of Interest – Macquarie Fields (July 2007) International media to market Millers Point (July 2007) Property assessment survey on residential properties (August 2007) Disposal goods for deceased tenant (September-October 2007) Tenders – Redfern demolition September-October 2007) Public exhibition of Pesticides Plan (November 2007) Public notice of contract summary of Bonnyrigg (November 2007) Tender – Service Provider for Care Call NSW (November 2007) 5th National Housing Conference – What are the real issues for housing (February 2008) Tender – Maintenance Services for Residential Properties (February 2008) Legal Notice – CTTT – Meyers (April 2008) Invitation to attend Affordable Housing Workshops (May 2008) Tender – NSW Community Housing Standards and Accreditation (May 2008) Public Notice – Information Session on the proposed redevelopment at Lilyfield (April 2008 Tender – Housing NSW Onsite Interpreter Services (February 2008) Tender – Service Delivery Channel Strategy (August 2008) Tender – Maintenance in Greater Western Sydney (June 2008) Tender – Accreditation Services for Community Housing (July 2008) Tender – Housing Communities Program Grants (July 2008) Housing NSW Youth Scholarships 2008 (September 2008) Tender – Provision of temporary resources for knowledge base project (November 2008) Wauhope headleasing properties (December 2008) Tenant Fraud Amnesty Amnesty brochure (July 2008) A3 Poster (July 2008) Information sheet – Tenant Fraud Amnesty (July 2008) Expressions of Interest – Riverwood North Urban Renewal Project (August 2008) Expressions of Interest – Kamira Court Villawood Urban Renewal Project (August 2008) Registration of Interest – Southern Redevelopment Projects (August/September 2008) Sale of 99 year leases on Millers Point Houses (October/November 2008) Youth Scholarship Program – Guidelines (June 2008) Youth Scholarship Program – Application Forms (June 2008) Youth Scholarship Program – Fact Sheet (June 2008) FIRE KIT – PROTECT YOUR MOB – PROTECT YOUR FAMILY Fire safety information targeting tenants (June 2004) Folder, Fridge Card, 3xA4 posters, 1 x A3 poster, Fridge magnet ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Information sheet for stakeholders (May 2004) Information Sheet – The Residential Tenancies Amendment (Public Housing) Bill 2004 (July 2004) HELPING YOU TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mentoring Program (brochure + poster) November 2007 We’re Looking for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Staff brochure (January 2008)

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ABORIGINAL ENQUIRY LINE Business card, magnet and poster AFTER HOURS TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION LINE Brochure and promotional card HOME PURCHASE ADVISORY SERVICE AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE POLICY DOCUMENTS HomeFund Policies Manual Mortgage Assistance Scheme Guidelines PUBLICATIONS Application for Mortgage Assistance Guide to Purchasing Your Home: The A-Z of Home Purchase (updated March 2008) Home Buyer’s Budget Planner (updated March 2008) Home Buyer’s Checklist (updated March 2008) Financing your Home Purchase (updated March 2008) A Guide to the Costs of Home Purchase (updated March 2008) Buying Land and Building a Home (updated March 2008) Mortgage Assistance Scheme (updated March 2008) Home Purchase Advisory Service – August 2007 Home Purchase Advisory Service Banner Home Purchase Assistance for Public Housing Tenants (Fact Sheet – updated August 2006) Home Purchase Advice fact sheet (updated March 2008) Mortgage Assistance Scheme fact sheet (updated March 2008) – Cost: Free If you have any questions about the publications please contact the HCC directly on toll free 1800 806 653 Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm. TECHNICAL OFFICER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN DL Brochure Business card Poster FACT SHEETS Paying for Water Changes to Rent Subsidy (October 2005) STAKEHOLDER LETTERS Letter providing general information to tenants on rent subsidy and water charges Letter to tenants providing details of rent and water charges Letter to tenants on fire safety inspections Letter on fire safety to external authorities – Councils – Fire Brigade – Emergency Services Letter to Water Authorities and Councils FLIERS Fliers promoting tenant information session on rent and water Step Into Your Future employment Expo Flier (Miller) Housing NSW and Penrith City Council Annual Music Scholarship Flyer REPORTS Housing and Human Services Accord Summary Consultation Report and Government Response Housing and Human Services Accord Discussion Paper Invitation to Non-Government Organisations to consult on the Accord TENANCY GUARANTEE Tenancy Guarantee Information for Landlords and Agents brochure – September 2007 Tenancy Guarantee Information for Referral Agencies fact sheet – September 2007 Tenancy Guarantee fact sheet – September 2007

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HOUSING POLICY AND PARTNERSHIPS HOUSING ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH Housing Analysis and Research within the Department of Housing produced the following reports, which are available on the Internet. RENT and SALES REPORTS No. 1 – Rent for Jun-87 Quarter No. 2 – Rent for Sep-87 Quarter No. 3 – Rent for Dec-87 Quarter No. 4 – Rent for Mar-88 Quarter No. 5 – Rent for Jun-88 Quarter No. 6 – Rent for Sep-88 Quarter No. 7 – Rent for Dec-88 Quarter No. 8 – Rent for Mar-89 Quarter No. 9 – Rent for Jun-89 Quarter No. 10 – Rent for Sep-89 Quarter No. 11 – Rent for Dec-89 Quarter No. 12 – Rent for Mar-90 Quarter No. 13 – Rent for Jun-90 Quarter No. 14 – Rent for Sep-90 Quarter No. 15 – Rent for Dec-90 Quarter No. 16 – Rent for Mar-91 Quarter No. 17 – Rent for Jun-91 Quarter No. 18 – Rent for Sep-91 Quarter No. 19 – Rent for Dec-91 Quarter No. 20 – Rent for Mar-92 Quarter No. 21 – Rent for Jun-92 Quarter No. 22 – Rent for Sep-92 Quarter No. 23 – Rent for Dec-92 Quarter No. 24 – Rent for Mar-93 Quarter No. 25 – Rent for Jun-93 Quarter No. 26 – Rent for Sep-93 Quarter No. 27 – Rent for Dec-93 Quarter No. 28 – Rent for Mar-94 Quarter No. 29 – Rent for Jun-94 Quarter No. 30 – Rent for Sep-94 Quarter No. 31 – Rent for Dec-94 Quarter No. 32 – Rent for Mar-95 Quarter No. 33 – Rent for Jun-95 Quarter No. 34 – Rent for Dec-95 Quarter No. 35 – Rent for Mar-96 Quarter No. 36 – Rent for Jun-96 Quarter No. 37 – Rent for Sep-96 Quarter No. 38 – Rent for Dec-96 Quarter No. 39 – Rent for Mar-97 Quarter No. 40 – Rent for Jun-97 Quarter No. 41 – Rent for Sep-97 Quarter, Sales for Jun-97 Quarter No. 42– Rent for Dec-97 Quarter, Sales for Sep-97 Quarter No. 43 – Rent for Mar-98 Quarter, Sales for Dec-97 Quarter No. 44 – Rent for Jun-98 Quarter, Sales for Mar-98 Quarter No. 45 – Rent for Sep-98 Quarter, Sales for Jun-98 Quarter No. 46 – Rent for Dec-98 Quarter, Sales for Sep-98 Quarter No. 47 – Rent for Mar-99 Quarter, Sales for Dec-98 Quarter No. 48 – Rent for Jun-99 Quarter, Sales for Mar-99 Quarter No. 49 – Rent for Sep-99 Quarter, Sales for Jun-99 Quarter No. 50 – Rent for Dec-99 Quarter, Sales for Sep-99 Quarter No. 51 – Rent for Mar-00 Quarter, Sales for Dec-99 Quarter No. 52 – Rent for Jun-00 Quarter, Sales for Mar-00 Quarter No. 53 – Rent for Sep-00 Quarter, Sales for Jun-00 Quarter No. 54 – Rent for Dec-00 Quarter, Sales for Sep-00 Quarter No. 55 – Rent for Mar-01 Quarter, Sales for Dec-00 Quarter

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No. 56 – Rent for Jun-01 Quarter, Sales for Mar-01 Quarter No. 57 – Rent for Sep-01 Quarter, Sales for Jun-01 Quarter No. 58 – Rent for Dec-01 Quarter, Sales for Sep-01 Quarter No. 59 – Rent for Mar-02 Quarter, Sales for Dec-01 Quarter No. 60 – Rent for Jun-02 Quarter, Sales for Mar-02 Quarter No. 61 – Rent for Sep-02 Quarter, Sales for June-02 Quarter No. 62 – Rent for Dec-02 Quarter, Sales for Sep-02 Quarter No. 63 – Rent for Mar-03 Quarter, Sales for Dec-02 Quarter No. 64 – Rent for Jun-03 Quarter, Sales for Mar-03 Quarter No. 65 – Rent for Sep-03 Quarter, Sales for June-03 Quarter No. 66 – Rent for Dec-03 Quarter, Sales for Sep-03 Quarter No. 67 – Rent for Mar-03 Quarter, Sales for Dec-03 Quarter No. 68 – Rent for Jun 04 Quarter, Sales for Mar – 04 Quarter No. 69 – Rent for Sept 04 Quarter, Sales for June 04 Quarter No. 70 – Rent for Dec 04 Quarter, Sales for Sep 04 Quarter No. 71 – Rent for Mar 05 Quarter, Sales for Dec 04 Quarter No. 72 – Rent for Jun 05 Quarter, Sales for Mar 05 Quarter No. 73 – Rent for Sep 05 Quarter, Sales for Jun 05 Quarter No. 74 – Rent for Dec 05 Quarter, Sales for Sep 05 Quarter No. 75 – Rent for Mar 06 Quarter, Sales for Dec 05 Quarter No. 76 – Rent for Jun 06 Quarter, Sales for Mar 06 Quarter No. 77 – Rent for Sep 06 Quarter, Sales for Jun 06 Quarter No. 78 – Rent for Dec 06 Quarter, Sales for Sep 06 Quarter No. 79 – Rent for Mar 07 Quarter, Sales for Dec 06 Quarter No. 80 – Rent for Jun 07 Quarter, Sales for Mar 07 Quarter No. 81 – Rent for Sep 07 Quarter, Sales for June 07 Quarter No. 82 – Rent for Dec 07 Quarter, Sales for Sep 07 Quarter No. 83 – Rent for Mar 08 Quarter, Sales for Dec 07 Quarter No. 84 – Rent for Jun 08 Quarter, Sales for Mar 08 Quarter No. 85 – Rent for Sep 08 Quarter, Sales for June 08 Quarter REPORTS AND PAPERS 2002/2003 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2003/2004 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2004/2005 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2005/2006 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2006/2007 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on internal website only) 2007/2008 NSW Budget Commentary on the Housing Policy and Assistance Program (available on the internal website only Boarding House Upgrade program (Brochure Guidelines, Application Form, Deed of Agreement) NSW CSHA Bilateral Agreement 2003-04 to 2007-08 PRODUCT STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT Disability Action Plan 2000-2002 and Summary of Initiatives 2003-2004 International Day of People with a Disability 2006 available at http://www.internationaldayofpeoplewithadi sability.com.au Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement – 2004-2009 EAPS Plan www.housing.nsw.gov.au Block Booking Interpreter Service – Timetable available on www.housing.nsw.gov.au Links to Leadership Program Flier and information package NSW Housing Youth Achievement Awards Nomination Form and Guide to Completing the Form Product Development Guidelines, 2005 Link Point Poster and Fliers 2007 Private Rental Brokerage Service Policy Tenancy Guarantee Policy Private Rental Brokerage Service (DL Brochure) Tenancy Guarantee (Fact Sheet)

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Tenancy Guarantee: Information for Landlords and Agents (A4 Brochure) Tenancy Guarantee: Information for Referral Agencies (Fact Sheet) Private Rental: Your Housing Needs (Fact Sheet) Private Rental: Documents You Need (Fact Sheet) Private Rental: Finding a Property (Fact Sheet) Private Rental: Inspecting a Property (Fact Sheet) Private Rental: Steps to Renting (Fact Sheet) Private Rental: Tenant Databases (Fact Sheet) Private Rental Brokerage Service Referral Form Collection and Disclosure Authority Form Tenancy Guarantee Application Form Tenancy Guarantee Claim Form Private Rental Brokerage Service Acceptance Letter Private Rental Brokerage Service Application Declined Letter Tenancy Guarantee Offer Letter Tenancy Guarantee Application Declined Letter Tenancy Guarantee Activation Letter Tenancy Guarantee Expiry (Landlord) Letter Tenancy Guarantee Expiry (Client) Letter PRIVATE RENTAL BROKERAGE SERVICE DL Brochure – September 2007 THE HOMELESSNESS UNIT Joint Guarantee of Service for People with Mental Health Problems and Disorders Joint Guarantee of Service for People with Mental Health Problems and Disorders – Living in Aboriginal, Community and Public Housing (2003). Jointly published with Department of Health. Available on Housing NSW website and NSW Health website. Newsletter October 2003 Newsletter June 2004 Newsletter July 2005 Newsletter March 2006 Making JGOS Work: Operations Manual JGOS Reference Guide JGOS Templates JGOS Quick Links site JGOS Brochure PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HOMELESSNESS Partnership Against Homelessness – Fact Sheet Inner City Homelessness Action Plan – Fact Sheet Inner City homelessness Action Plan Phase 2 (2007) After Hours Temporary Accommodation Line – Information Sheet Emergency Temporary Accommodation – Fact Sheet Protocol for Homeless People in Public Places – Fact Sheet – 2007 Inner City Homelessness Outreach and Support Service – Fact Sheet Staying Home, Leaving Violence (East Sydney) Service Brochure Assistance Protocol for Residential Park Closures (September 2007) Guidelines for field staff to assist people living in severe domestic squalor (August 2007) The Signpost – ‘Hunter’ Assessment and Referral Service Pre-Booked Temporary Accommodation Trial Frequently Asked Questions Inmate Notification (Greater Western Sydney Division) – Fact Sheet HOUSING APPEALS COMMITTEE Housing Appeals Committee Brochure – update and reprint (Feb 2005) Annual Overview 2005/2006 – February 2007 Reviewing Decisions Poster – January 2007 REDEVELOPMENTS (www.housing.nsw.gov.au) Dubbo West Dubbo Master Plan – (April 2008) Macquarie Fields Sales Strategy – Fact Sheet (2008)

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MINTO RENEWAL PROJECT Your Questions Answered – Questions and Answers / Map (September 2005) Letter to Residents – Ongoing since September 2005 e.g. 12 month notice of rehousing NEWSLETTERS The Minto Messenger Newsletter – Dec 2005, Aug 2006 PLANS Concept Plan – approved 30/6/06 – on display Rehousing Staging Plan – approved 30/6/06 – on display CONSULTATIONS Concept Plan Consultations – September 2005, December 2005 ELIZABETH STREET-REDFERN Fact Sheets (221Kb PDF) Questions and Answers (54Kb PDF) PLANS Masterplan Image (1.16Mb) Masterplan 3D Image (1.16Mb) FACT SHEETS Fact Sheets (122Kb PDF) Questions and Answers (37Kb PDF) ABBOTSFORD AND CONCORD Letter to tenants – March 2008 Fact Sheet – March 2008 Questions and Answers – March 2008 Lilyfield Media announcement – More homes for people in need in the inner West – November 2008 Community Consultation Information Boards – April 2008 GLEBE Glebe Redevelopment Project Fact sheet – April 2008 MILLERS POINT An Oral History of Millers Point – April 2008 Conservation Management Guidelines for Millers Point (Volumes I, II andIII) – April 2008 New direction for affordable Housing for the Inner West Fact Sheet – March 2008 Millers Point Long Term Leasing handbook – September 2008 SOUTHERN NSW Southern NSW Redevelopment Projects fact sheet (August 08) Expressions of Interest Marketing Booklet – August 2008 BONNYRIGG LIVING COMMUNITIES PROJECT Fact Sheets (English, Arabic, Chinese, Khmer, Spanish and Vietnamese) Bonnyrigg Living Communities Project – Frequently Asked Questions – March 2006 Request for Detailed Proposals Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 – 19 September 2005 What You Told Us Brochure – August 2005 NEWSLETTER TO TENANTS Living Communities Project Newsletter: issues 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Arabic, Khmer, Spanish, Lao and Vietnamese) Fact Sheet – August 2005 Frequently Asked Questions – August 2005 Tenants’ Frequently Asked Questions – Tenancy Management – November 2005 Tenants’ Frequently Asked Questions – February 2006 STAKEHOLDER LETTERS Letter to tenants in Bonnyrigg Estate regarding Property Assessment Survey – November 2005

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LILYFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Letter to near neighbours – Community Exhibition (April 2008) Invitation to the Community Exhibition flier (August 2008) CAMPERDOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Letter to near neighbours – Community exhibition (August 2008) Invitation to the Community Exhibition Flier (August 2008) RIVERWOOD URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT PROJECTS FACT SHEET (JULY 08) Expressions of Interest Marketing Booklet – August 2008 KAMIRA COURT, VILLAWOOD URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT Expressions of Interest Marketing Booklet – August 2008 CLIENT SERVICE STRATEGY (available on www.housing.nsw.gov.au) POLICY Abandoned Dwellings and Uncollected Goods Abandoned vehicles and vehicles causing a nuisance Aboriginal People and Housing Assistance Absence from Dwelling Acquiring New Public Housing Additional or Unauthorised Occupants Appeals and Review of Decisions Assistance Protocol for Residential Park Closures Calculating Market Rent Child Protection Client Feedback Client Contact Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Commitment to Service and Code of Conduct Domestic Violence Eligibility for Public Housing Emergency Response Emergency Temporary Accommodation Freedom of Information Good Neighbour Policy Headleasing Housing Assistance for Elderly Clients Housing Former Tenants Improvements to Homes Income Confirmation Scheme Information Sharing and Co-ordination with Other Agencies Language Services Lead Paint Locational Need Managing Difficult Client Behaviour towards Staff Matching Clients and Properties Minors and Housing Assistance Modifications Mutual Exchange Nomination of Public Housing Applicants to Community Housing Providers Non Rent Charges Offering a Property to a Client Pay TV, Satellite Dishes and Antennas Payment of Rent and Water Usage Pets Priority Housing Privacy and Confidentiality Private Rental Brokerage Service Public Equity Partnership Relocating Tenants for Management Purposes

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Renewable Tenancies Rental and Water Usage Arrears Rental Subsidy Fraud Rental Subsidies Rentstart Sale of Homes to Tenants and Disposal of Public Housing Sign-Ups Smoke Free Zones Special Assistance Subsidy – Disability Special Assistance Subsidy Statements of Satisfactory Tenancy Succession of Tenancy Summary of Housing Assistance Options for Applicants Tenancy Guarantee Tenant Participation and Consultation Tenant Repair Costs Transfers (Previously Rehousing) Types and Length of Lease Use of Premises Vacated Accounts Vacating a Property Wait-turn Housing Water Charging FORMS Aboriginal Housing Office Declaration Acknowledgement of Debt and Agreement to Repay Debt Additional Person Advice of Tenant Name Change Application for Mortgage Assistance Application for Rent Credit – Internal Painting Application for Rental Subsidy Application for Statement of Satisfactory Tenancy Statement Application to Exchange Mutually Application to Register for Mutual Exchange Authority for Electronic funds Transfer Client Feedback Form Client Support Letter to NSW DoH Community Housing Direction and Authority Details of Land or Property Ownership Direct Debit Request Form Form B Income from Employment General Collection and Disclosure Authority Form Freedom of Information Application Housing Register Application I want to See my File Income Confirmation Scheme Consent Authority Independent Living Skills Assessment Individual Support Plan Locational Needs Assessment Medical Assessment Notification of Change of Family Complement/Circumstances or Address Offer Response Form Priority Assistance Application Private Rental Assistance Collection and Disclosure Authority Form Private Rental Brokerage Service Referral Form Rentstart Application Rentstart by Phone – Main Applicant Rentstart by Phone – Additional Persons Rentstart by Phone – Declaration from Person Assisting or Completing this Application on Behalf of the Applicant

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Rentstart by Phone – Income from Employment Rentstart by Phone – Property Information Request for Appointment of an Agent Request for Deduction Cancellation Serious Incident Diary Succession of Tenancy Application Form Tenancy Guarantee Application Form Transfer Application Variation – Termination Advice for Direct Debit CENTRE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Centre for Affordable Housing Fact Sheet Introduction to Affordable Housing Fact Sheet Key Worker Affordable Housing Fact Sheet Financially Sustainable Affordable Housing Fact Sheet New Rent Setting in Affordable Housing Fact Sheet Local Government Affordable Housing Strategy Summary Debt Equity Affordable Housing Guidelines Local Government Housing Kit Centre for Affordable Housing display (May 2008) Centre for Affordable Housing DL flier (May 2008) Tender – Debt Equity 2006-07 (June 2007) Tender – Affordable Housing Innovations Fund 2007-08 (November 2007) Affordable Housing Presentation Project Tender – St Marys Affordable Housing (June 2008) COMMUNITY REGENERATION DOCUMENTS A New Direction in Building Stronger Communities 2007 – 2010 (Brochure) A New Direction in Building Stronger Communities 2007 – 2010 (Policy Document) Transforming Estates into Communities: Partnership and Participation (Fact Sheet) Transforming Estates into Communities: Partnership and Participation (full Estates Strategy document) UNSW research report (jointly published by the Department of Housing and UNSW); A Bountiful Harvest, Community Gardens and Neighbourhood Renewal in Waterloo (Authors; Linda Bartolomei, Linda Corkery, Bruce Judd and Susan Thompson) available on Housing NSW Website Community Involvement in Regeneration Literature Review (available on Intranet only) Evaluation of the ITM Program Literature Review (available on Intranet only) Regeneration Partnership Plans Brochure – Dubbo Regeneration Partnership Plans and Brochure – Killarney Vale, Bateau Bay, Tumbi Umbi Regeneration Partnership Plans and Brochure – Macquarie Fields Regeneration Partnership Plans and Brochure – Claymore Regeneration Partnership Plans and Brochure – Mt Druitt Regeneration Partnership plans and Brochure – Orange / Bathurst COMMUNITY RENEWAL (HOUSING SERVICES) DOCUMENTS Tenant Employment Initiatives: Community Contracts Building Partnerships – Transforming Estates into Communities Tenant Employment Community Renewal in Airds Community Renewal in Bellambi Community Renewal in Bidwill Community Renewal in Cranebrook Community Renewal in East Nowra Community Renewal in Goonellabah Community Renewal in Macquarie Fields Community Renewal in Miller Community Renewal in Minto Community Renewal in Riverwood Community Renewal in Waterloo Community Renewal in West Dubbo Community Asset Map and Demographic Profile in Rosemeadow Ambarvale (2008)

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COMMUNITY AND TENANT PARTICIPATION Handyperson Program brochure Community Development Resourcing Grants 2007/2008 Community Development Resourcing Grants 2005/2006 (examples of successful projects on Website) Housing Communities Assistance Program (HCAP) – Information Paper Regional Tenant Resource Services Public Tenant Councils/Tenant Representational Organisations Partnership and Planning Day Report 2006 Community Greening Summary Eco-Wise Community Grants 2007/2008 PHCC Evaluation – Executive Summary – (2006) $6.8 Million for Housing NSW Handyperson Service (November 2007 News Article on Website) Local Communities get a Greening Boost (September 2007 News Article on Website) Handypersons program helps out in the Tweed (March 2008 News Article on Website) Grants to boost community spirit across the State (April 2008 News Article on Website) Social Housing Tenant Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (May 2008) Social Housing Tenant Advisory Committee Member Profiles (May 2008) Introducing the Social Housing Tenants Advisory Committee Advertised in Your Home – Issue 43, June 2008 Social Housing Tenants Advisory Committee takes shape Advertised in RoofTops – Issue 01, August 2008 Minister visits tenant advisory representatives Advertised in RoofTops – Issue 02, December 2008 Expression of Interest, State-wide Social Housing Tenants Council Advertised in Your Home – Issue 40, August 2007 Introducing the Social Housing Tenants Advisory Committee Advertised in the Northern Links – Issue 32, August 2008 Update from the Social Housing Tenants Advisory Committee Advertised in Your Home – Issue 45, December 2008 Social Housing Tenants Advisory Committee Advertised on Housing NSW Website since September 2007 Housing Communities Program 2009-2011 Expression of Interest Advertised on Housing NSW Website in July 2008 Tenant Participation Resource Service 2009-2011 Expression of Interest Advertised on Housing NSW Website in September 2008 Community Greening Community Greening expands (Your Home Sep 08) Community Greening Community Greening welcomes new sponsor (Your Home Sep 08) Community Greening A Special Rose is appreciated (Your Home Sep 08) CDRG Culturally and wheelchair friendly gardening skills project (Your Home Sep 08) Eco-Wise Worming their way to greenness (Your Home Sep 08) Community Greening Green Thumb corner (Your Home Sep 08) Community Greening Community gardens home to Wollemi dinosaur (Your Home Jun 08) Community Greening Green Thumb corner (Your Home Jun 08) Community Greening Community Greening supports Don’t DIS my ABILITY campaign (Your Home Mar 08) Community Greening Green Thumb Corner (Your Home Mar 08) Eco-Wise Community Grants pilot website CDRG CDRG 07/08 round and summary of successful grants (website) CDRG CDRG 05/06 examples of successful projects (website) CDRG Grants to boost community spirit (across the State website) Community Greening Community Greening program plus link to Community Greening (webpage on Botanic Gardens website) Community Greening a Bountiful Harvest (report in PDF website) Community Greening Riverwood Community Renewal (6 minute video website) Eco-Wise Community Grants pilot (Rooftops Aug 08) Community Greening and Eco-Wise Going Green (Rooftops Aug 08 Handyperson Program brochure BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES Building Stronger Communities – Macquarie Fields display (December 2007) Building Stronger Communities – Macquarie Fields postcards (February 2008)

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Building Stronger Communities – Macquarie Fields wall planner (December 2007) Building Stronger Communities 2007-2010 – Monitoring and evaluation framework Building Stronger Communities 2007-2010 – Mount Druitt Monitoring and Evaluation Baseline Report Building Stronger Communities Macquarie Fields Regeneration Partnership Plan (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Macquarie Fields Regeneration Partnership brochure (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities KBT Regeneration Partnership Plan (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities KBT Regeneration Partnership brochure (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities KBT display (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Dubbo Regeneration Partnership Plan (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Dubbo Regeneration Partnership brochure (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Claymore Regeneration Partnership Plan (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Claymore Regeneration Partnership brochure (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Mt Druitt Regeneration Partnership Plan (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Mt Druitt Regeneration Partnership brochure (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Orange/Bathurst Regeneration Partnership Plan (November 2008) Building Stronger Communities Orange/Bathurst Regeneration Partnership brochure(November 2008) My Macquarie Fields 2008 Calendar My Macquarie Fields Community Visioning sketch books (2008) Building Stronger Communities – Dubbo display (February 2008) BROCHURES AND FACT SHEETS Aboriginal Employment Opportunities Aboriginal Housing Allocation Zones – Metropolitan Sydney Allocation Zones – Regional NSW Applying for or being referred to Community Housing Applying for public housing when you are a former tenant Asbestos (July 08) Being a Good Neighbour in Your New Home (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) Changes to Income Eligibility for Public Housing (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) Changes to Rent Subsidy Changes to Tenure for Public Housing (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) Client Feedback (October 08) Community Gardens (July 08) Community Housing Community Housing for Aboriginal People Community Housing Rent Reforms (July 08) Direct Debit Domestic Violence Electronic Funds Transfer (October 08) Emergency Temporary Accommodation Fire Safety Program Fixed Term Leases and Lease Review (November 08) Getting Information to Aboriginal people Headleasing – information for landlords and agents Glebe Redevelopment Project Home Purchase Advice Mortgage Assistance Scheme Home Purchase Assistance for Public Housing Tenants How to be a Good Neighbour Improvements to Homes Income Confirmation Scheme Income Eligibility Limits (July 08) Innercity Homelessness Action Plan Innercity Homelessness Outreach and Support Service Information for Indigenous People Interim Tenancies (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) Interpreter Services

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Locational Needs Assessment Lease Review (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) Leaving your home (Southern and Western Division) Living in a Community (Southern and Western Division) Maintenance Reform Program (English (PDF file, 91 kb), Arabic (PDF file, 125kb), Chinese (PDF file, 403 kb), Russian (PDF file, 227kb), Spanish (PDF file, 228kb), Vietnamese (PDF file 232kb)) Maintenance Reform Program FAQ – March 2006 Maintenance Services (October 08) Market Rent Review (July 08) Mould in Your Home Mutual Exchange New Vision for Macquarie Fields Questions and Answers Partnership Against Homelessness Paying for Water (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese) (November 08) Paying your rent, it’s your responsibility (Southern and Western Division) Pay TV Priority Housing Pride in your home (Southern and Western Division) Privacy and Personal Information Notification (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) (November 08) Private Rental Brokerage Service Private Rental: Your Housing Needs Private Rental: Documents You Need Private Rental: Finding a Property Private Rental: Inspecting a Property Private Rental: Steps to Renting Private Rental: Tenant Databases Problems with Harassment (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) Problems with Noise (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) Problems with Nuisance and Annoyance (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) Protocol for Homeless People Public Housing (July 08) Public Private Partnerships Renewable Tenancies Rent Deduction Rental Subsidy Policy (November 08) Rentstart (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) Rentstart by Phone Renstart Move – Bond Assistance (July 08) Resources for Parents and Families with Children (July 08) Reviewing Decisions (November 08) Rights and Responsibilities of Department of Housing Tenants Smoke Alarms (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) Smoke Free Areas in Public Housing (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese) Smoke Free Area (Questions and Answers) Special Assistance Subsidy (July 08) Statement of Satisfactory Tenancy Swimming Pools Tenancy Guarantee Fact Sheet Tenancy Guarantee: Information for Landlords and Agents Tenancy Guarantee: Information for Referral Agencies Tennant Connect (Red Cross Brochure) Tenant Fraud and Amnesty (July 08) Tenant’s Guide to Services Offered by the Housing Call Centre (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) Tenant’s Guide to Services Offered by the Housing Call Centre – Diagrams Tenant Employment Transfers

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Treating mould in your home Two offer Policy Visitors in your home (Southern and Western Division) Water Charges Water Saving Ideas Who is eligible for Public Housing (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) NEWSLETTERS Community Housing Bulletin – Aug, Nov, Dec 2000, Feb, April 2001, September 2004 and May 2005 – Autumn 06 South Eastern Tenant Times: Issues 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 Your Home: A Newsletter for Public Housing Tenants: Issues 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, (35 budget issue), 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 – (6 languages – English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese) and CD Public Housing Customer Council News: Issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Northern Links Issues 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 Hunter-Central Coast Tenant’s Advisory Council (HCCTAC) Tenant News: Issue 1, 2, 3, 4, Christmas 2007, May 2008 and Christmas 2008. JGOS Mental Health: Issue 07/05 and 03/06 Building Stronger Communities Dubbo – September 07, May 2008 Building Stronger Communities Bathurst/Orange – May 2008 Building Stronger Communities KBT – bi monthly Building Stronger Communities KBT – November 07, December 07, February 08, April 08, July 08 and December 08 Building Stronger Communities Mt Druitt – November 2007 and April 2008 Building Stronger Communities Macquarie Fields – February 2008, April 08 and July 087 West Dubbo Redevelopment News Issue 1, 2 and 3 ASSET PERFORMANCE Maintenance Reform Program 2005 – The Sutherland Model DOH Asset Standards Version 5 – 2007 Market Rent and Property Portfolio Valuation – October 2007 Asset Overview – April 2008 Posters: Designing Out Maintenance – issued January 2007 Maintenance Scoping Training Manual 2004 Property Assessment Survey Training Manual – May 2005 Tender advertisement for Maintenance Contracts – new contract model (February 2008) Maintenance Reform Fact Sheets – various 2005-2007 Maintenance Reform Brochures – issued April 2008 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HOUSING Publications on the Housing NSW or Office of Community Housing website: Draft Housing Regulation 2009 Regulatory Impact Statement – Housing Regulation 2009 Briefing Sessions – Housing Regulation 2009 FRAMEWORK FOR NATIONAL ACTION ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING Proposal for a National Regulatory Framework for Affordable Housing COMMUNITY HOUSING BULLETINS • August 2000 • November 2000 • December 2000 • February 2001 • April 2001 • September 2004 • Autumn 2005 • Winter 2005 • Spring 2005 • Summer 2005

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• Autumn 2006 • December 2007 • August 2008 GUIDELINES • Crisis Accommodation Program Guidelines • Community Development Resource Grant (CRRG) Funding Guidelines • Community Housing Insurance Scheme Manual Package • Community Housing Insurance Scheme Manual Package 1 • PBRS Users Manual Contents o PBRS Registration Framework o 3 PBRS Procedure 1 Supp 1- Assessment Methodology o 3 PBRS Procedure 1 Supp 2- Accreditation Evaluation Reports as Evidence o 3 PBRS Procedure 2- Performance monitoring o 3 PBRS Procedure 3- Complaints and Appeals o 3 PBRS Procedure 4- Addressing Performance Concerns o 4.1 PBRS Guide to Collecting Data For Annual Returns o 4.2 PBRS Maintenance Planning Guide o 4.3 PBRS Guidelines for Restricted Cash and Provisions o 4.4 PBRS Guidelines for Presentation of Financial Statements o 4.5 PBRS Guide to Submitting Evidence for Registration Assessment o 4.6 PBRS Performance Management Systems Technical Guide o 5 PBRS Summary of Key Performance Indicators o 6 PBRS Definitions and Acronyms • Community Housing Scholarship Program Guidelines o Community Housing Scholarship Program application forms • National Community Housing Standards (May 2003 edition) • Housing Accommodation Support Initiative Manual • Housing accommodation Support Initiative: Stage 1 Evaluation report POLICIES • Community Housing Rent Policy – revised June 2008 • Complaints policy • Disability Policy • Stock Transfer Deed of Agreement FACT SHEETS • Stock Transfer Program: Tenants’ Questions and Answers (available in Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Russian) • Community Housing: Tenants’ Questions and Answers (available in Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Russian) • Community Housing Insurance Scheme No.’s 1 and 2 • Accreditation Fact Sheet: Migration of Standards and Accreditation to Non-government Provider • Applying for or being referred to Community Housing • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Factsheet • Community Housing Regulation and Registration System November 2008 • Community Housing Rent Reforms e-Bulletin No.’s 1 and 2 PUBLICATIONS and MANUALS The following are available for community providers from the Office of Community Housing at 223-229 Liverpool Road, Ashfield. Telephone: 8753 8000 • Community Housing Bulletins • CAPII (Crisis Accommodation Program Innovation Initiative) manual updated 2000 • Community Housing External Appeals Guidelines • Consultation Draft – Planning for the Future: Community Housing • HASI Manual • Maintenance Planning Guide • My Place Initiative Guidelines • NSW Community Housing Disability Policy • NSW Co-operative Housing Program Operational Guidelines • NSW Community Housing Rent Policy • Office of Community Housing Complaints Policy

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• Supported Accommodation Initiative for People Living with HIV/AIDS manual (updated 2000) • Tenancy Guarantees Manual • Community Housing Scholarship Program Guidelines • Executive Summary – Planning for the Future: Community Housing • Developing requirements for legislation that recognises and supports community housing: Scoping paper • Developing requirements for legislation that recognises and supports community housing: Options Paper STAKEHOLDER LETTERS Letter to community housing providers regarding draft Housing Regulation 2009 consultation – November 2008 Letter to government departments regarding draft Housing Regulation 2009 consultation – November 2008 Letter to peak community housing bodies regarding draft Housing Regulation 2009 consultation – November 2008 Letter to all NSW community housing providers regarding changes to Community Housing Rent Policy – April 2008 Letter to peak agencies regarding changes to Community Housing Rent Policy – April 2008 FACT SHEETS: • Community Housing Insurance Scheme No.’s 1 – 2 • Community Housing Leasing Program Nos. 1-12 • Community Housing Scholarship Program Guidelines • Community Housing – Tenant’s Questions and Answers • Crisis Accommodation Program Management of Leasing Subsidies No. 1-2 • Information sheet: Maintenance Planning – Structural Damage • National Community Housing Standards and Accreditation System • Performance Based Registration System for New South Wales Non-Government Housing Providers • Stock Transfer Program • Accreditation Fact Sheet: Migration of Standards and Accreditation to Non-Government Provider ACCREDITATION National Community Housing Standards (May 2003 edition) RESITECH (RESIDENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA) Publication Corporate Resitech Brochure – FREE FACT SHEETS Aboriginal Housing Services Asset Management Community Managed Housing Design and Construction Disabled and Special Needs Heritage Neighbourhood Renewal Professional Services Property Audit and Maintenance Property Services Retirement Housing Upgrading Services Engineering Services Acquisition and Disposal Services Planning Services Landscape Architecture Architectural Services Survey Services Quantity Surveying Upgrading and Renovations Project Solutions Project Management Brochure RESITECH Annual Report 2001/2002 RESITECH Annual Report 2002/2003 RESITECH Annual Report 2003/2004

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RESITECH Annual Report 2004/2005 RESITECH Annual Report 2005/2006 RESITECH Annual Report 2006/2007 To order a publication please forward your request to: Publication Officer Resitech Locked Bag 4001 Ashfield BC 1800 Phone: (02) 8753 8100 Fax: (02) 8753 8011 Resitech’s website address is www.resitech.nsw.gov.au

SECTION 2 – MOST RECENT STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Statement of Affairs published under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act is included in the Housing NSW Annual Report. The most recent Annual Report for Housing NSW is the 2007-08 edition.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Copies of this document and the 2007-08 Annual Report may be obtained free of charge from the FOI Manager, Legal Services Branch. Many of the documents published by Housing NSW are available on its website at www. housing.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries concerning the inspection of policy documents and Freedom of Information matters can be made to Housing NSW from Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 4.30pm to: FOI Manager Freedom of Information Unit Legal Services Branch Housing NSW Locked Bag 4001 Ashfield BC NSW 1800 Telephone: (02) 8753 8386 Fax: (02) 8753 8406

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS, MANUALS AND BROCHURES The Hunter Water Corporation (“Corporation”) has the following policy documents, manuals and brochures, which are available from the Corporation’s FOI Officer indicated in the third section of this Summary of Affairs. 1. Hunter Water Corporation’s Annual Report 2. Sewerage Operations and Maintenance Manual 3. Water Operations and Maintenance Manual 4. Standard Technical Specifications 5. Water and Sewer Design Manual 6. Business Continuity Manual 7. Business Continuity Policy 8. Crisis and Emergency Management Handbook 9. Employee Safety Handbook 10. Confined Space and Sewer Entry Handbook 11. Contractor’s Health and Safety Handbook 12. Purchasing/Tendering Policy 13. Operating Licence 14. Customer Contract 15. Statement of Corporate Intent 16. General Regulation 17. H250 Plan – Securing our water future 18. Consultative Forum Charter 19. Code of Conduct 20. Open Board Papers 21. Consultative Forum Papers 22. Trade Wastewater Policy 23. Tankering Policy 24. Community and Environment Policy 25. Rainwater Tank Guidelines 26. Property Acquisition/Disposal Policy 27. Discharge of Cooling Tower Water to Sewer Guidelines 28. Guidelines for Installation and Maintenance of Oil Separators 29. Guidelines for Installation and Maintenance of Grease Arrestors and Other Food Waste Pre-Treatment Facilities 30. Guidelines for General Pre-Treatment and Maintenance Requirements for Tradewaste Generators 31. Customer Service Indicators – Report to IPART – 2007/08 32. System Performance Indicators and Service Quality Standards – Report to IPART – 2007/08 33. Consultative Forum – Report to IPART – 2007/08 34. Environmental Performance Indicators – Report to IPART – 2007/08 35. External Dispute Resolution and Complaints to Other External Bodies – Report to IPART – 2007/08 36. Catchment Report – Report to IPART – 2007/08 37. Integrated Water Resources Plan (IWRP)- Report to IPART – 2007/08 38. Water Quality Monitoring Plan 2008-09 39. IWRP Plan 40. ESD Indicators 2006-07 41. Operational Audit 2006-07 – Report to the Minister 42. Pesticide Use Notification Plan OCT 07 43. 2006-07 Annual Water Quality Report 44. Why Tillegra Now 45. System Performance Indicators 2007 46. IWRP Annual Report 2007

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47. External Complaints EWON – Performance 2007 48. Consultative Forum Report – 2007 49. Catchment Report – 2007 50. Environment Management Plan 2008-2013 51. Recycled Water Strategy 52. Recycled Water Policy 53. Drinking Water Quality Policy 2007 54. Brochures: • Trees and Sewer Pipes – Fact Sheet • Customer News Mar 07 – Jun 07 • Customer News Nov 06 – Feb 07 • Hardness of drinking water • Fluoride Fact Sheet • Chlorination Fact Sheet • Alum in Drinking Water Fact Sheet • Customer Charges 2007-08 • Customer Charges 2007-08 – Trade Waste • Customer Charges – Miscellaneous-Developer • Customer Charges – Miscellaneous • Guide to Pressure Sewer System • Explanation of your Hunter Water Account • A Guide for Plumbers to connect to a prelaid water service • A Step By Step Guide for Customers who are developing (modifying) either land or building • Help with your water account • Minor Works Terms and Conditions • A Guide to Hunter Water’s Notice of Requirements for Developers • Save and Sustain • Treating Drinking Water Fact Sheet • Water Efficiency Booklet • Code of Practice – Debt and Disconnection • Customer Class Description and Guidelines • Customer Perceptions Survey Newsletter 2005 • Resolving Complaints Brochure • The Water Cycle • Customer Contract Summary

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Statement of Affairs required under the FOI Act is available, without charge, from the officer listed in Section 3.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Requests for Corporation’s records or documents under the FOI Act should be applied for by: completing an FOI Application Form, available at the address shown below or apply in writing supplying all the details required under the FOI Act; and presenting the form or letter, the appropriate fee and, where necessary, identification to the FOI Officer. Details of procedures, fees and reductions in certain cases can be obtained from the FOI Officer. The Corporation’s FOI Officer can be contacted as follows: Hunter Water Corporation, 36 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle NSW 2310, PO Box 5171, HRMC NSW 2310 Telephone: (02) 4979 9643 Facsimile: (02) 4979 9622 Note: Copies of the Corporation’s Statement of Affairs are available for viewing at: State Library of NSW National Library of Australia Premiers Department Library Newcastle Regional Library Library of the Parliament of NSW Hunter Water Corporation Library

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Policies are developed and reviewed by various business sections throughout Landcom. They relate to: • Business Continuity • Complaints • Contract/Contractor Management • Corporate Governance • Declarations of Interest • Development Process • Employment Conditions • Financial Management • Fraud and Corruption Prevention • Freedom of Information • Gifts, Benefits and Favours • Information and Technology Management • Insurance • Marketing • Media and Sponsorship • Moderate Income Housing • Occupational Health and Safety • Privacy • Probity • Records Management • Risk Management • Sales Process • Stakeholder Consultation • Sustainability • Training and Development

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Landcom’s Statement of Affairs, outlining the structure, functions and operations of Landcom, is available from the Freedom of Information Officer free of charge.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Policy documents and Statement of Affairs can be inspected and / or purchased at the Landcom office at: Level 2 330 Church Street Parramatta NSW 2150 Landcom Reception is open during business hours: Monday – Friday from 8.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. Access to documents held by Landcom and subject to the FOI Act must be made by written application accompanied by a fee of $30 to the. The FOI Coordinator Landcom PO Box 237 Parramatta NSW 2124 Enquires regarding Landcom documents are to be directed to the FOI Coordinator (02) 9841 8600 or by facsimile (02) 9841 8688.

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 161 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 163 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the DEPARTMENT OF LANDS The Department of Lands was created on the 2 April 2003 and delivers strategies, policies and projects for Crown Lands administration and management, Native Title, Aboriginal lands Claims, Soil Conservation Service, Minor Ports and Land and Property Information in New South Wales. One of the primary objectives of Lands is the sustainable and commercial management state owned lands for the benefit of the people of New South Wales. Over 30,000 parcels of land are currently reserved under the Crown lands Act 1989, which is administered by the Crown Lands Division of Lands. Maintenance of the public reserves system by Lands is essential for the preservation of biodiversity in the environment of New South Wales. Further, Lands, through Soil Conservation Service, operates a specialist conservation earthmoving and soil consultancy business, specialist in the planning, design and construction of soil and water conservation earthworks, and the planning and implementing of practical and realistic solutions to common land degradation problems. Land and Property Information Division (LPI) within lands, is the key provider of land and property information for NSW. LPI provides mapping, titling, valuation, survey and related land and spatial information services to individuals, businesses, government agencies and non profit organisations throughout NSW, Australia and internationally. The Minor Ports Program of Lands provides and maintains port infrastructure facilities as well as safe, secure port access. These areas are serviced by internal corporate support areas, including Financial Services, Corporate People and Performance Group, Administrative Services, Legal Services, Information Technology and Communications and the Communication Solutions Group.

SECTION 1 – Policy Documents Corporate Acceptable Use of Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy Access Control Policy Accounting Manual Anti Virus Policy Asset Control Policy Business Continuity Management Policy Change Management Policy Code of Conduct Complete Guide to Staff (Induction Manual) Conflict of Interest Policy Corporate Clothing Policy Corrupt Conduct, Maladministration and Serious and Substantial Waste, and Protected Disclosures Policy Desktop Replacement Policy Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Filling of Short Term Vacancies Policy Internal Reporting (Protected Disclosures) Policy Information Security Policy Gifts and Benefits Policy Grievance Resolution Harassment Free Workplace Policy Information Security Policy Interim Privacy Management Plan Job Evaluation Policy Learning and Development Policy

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Management of Consultants and Contractors Policy Managing E-Mail Resources Policy Mail Server Policy Media Policy Mobile Phone Policy Occupational Health and Safety Policy Outside Employment Policy Policy for Protection against Malicious Software Queens Square Security Policy Records Management Policy Risk Management Policy Travel Policy Workforce Management Plan Working from Home Policy Land and Property Information • Intellectual Property – Copyright and Licensing • LPI Privacy Statement • Suppression of Personal Information in LPI Public registers • WebGov Policy • Contractor Performance Management Procedures • Just Terms Compensation Procedures Manual • Rating and Taxing Valuations Procedures Manual • Valuation Contract Management Procedures Manual • Objections Procedures Manual • Administering Procedures • Valuer-General’s Instructions • Chief Valuer’s Instructions • Technical Instructions • Administering Procedures • Valuer-General’s Instructions • Chief Valuer’s Instructions • Technical Instructions Surveying • Surveyor General’s Directions for Survey Practice • Redefining the Queensland-New South Wales Border: Guidelines for Surveyors • Guidelines for the Determination of the State border between New South Wales and Victoria along the Murray River • Rural Addressing: A Model for Systematic Addressing for Rural Properties in New South Wales • Control Surveys and SCIMS: what is acceptable Land Titling • Registrar General’s Directions • Electronic Settlement, Electronic Lodgment and Automatic Registration of Real Property Dealings in NSW – Public Consultation Document, May 2004 • Agreement on principles for the development of a roadmap to a national electronic conveyancing system • National business model for the implementation of a national electronic conveyancing system (Draft) • National governance arrangements for the establishment of a national electronic conveyancing system (Draft) • Electronic Settlement, Electronic Lodgment and Automatic Registration of Real Property Dealings in NSW: Public consultation feedback report March 2005 • Manual owner inquiry search requests – policy and procedures • Lodgment Services Terms and Conditions • National Implementation Strategy for a national electronic conveyancing system (Draft) • National Funding Model for the implementation of a national electronic conveyancing system (Draft) • NECS Operations Description for a national electronic conveyancing system (Draft) Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Consideration of Complaints Against Surveyors Policy Determination for Continuing Professional Development Rules for the Conduct of Examinations for Certificate of Competency as Mine Surveyor

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Geographical Names Board of NSW Commemorative naming fact sheet and form Determining suburbs and localities in NSW Dual naming supporting cultural recognition Glossary of designation values in the Geographic Names Register Glossary of status values in the Geographic Names Register GNB – preserving the history, culture and identity of NSW Guidelines for determining placenames Guidelines for the naming of roads Naming and addressing private roads and roads in community subdivisions Placenaming application form Road naming in NSW Rural addressing for NSW The NSW road and address locality naming process Policy on the Position and Extent of Geographical Names Policy on the Concurrence for Government Departments for Names Assigned under Other Acts Cultural Designation Guidelines Generic Reserve Naming Policy Policy on Web Based Submissions for Advertised Proposals Policy on Welcome to Country Signs Policy on Board Member Induction Primary Source Policy Crown Lands Caravan Park Levy Committee Guidelines for the Administration of Applications for Financial Assistance Coastal Crown Lands Policy 1991 – under review Crown Lands Caravan Park Policy 1990 – under review Crown Lands Foreshore Tenures Policy (Non-commercial Occupations) 1991 – under review Crown Lands Policy for Marinas and Waterfront Commercial Tenures 2005 Domestic waterfront tenancies – Changes in rent Fire Protection Policy for Caravan Parks on Crown Reserves and Leasehold Land 2005 Food and Beverage Outlets on Crown Reserves 2004 Foreshore and Waterway lands Administrative Guidelines Information for telecommunication organisations occupying crown land administered by the NSW Department of Lands Investment Policy for Trust Boards Managing Crown Reserves and Commons 2005 Management of cemeteries on Crown land by Local Government Natural Disaster Relief Scheme Guidelines Operational Tourist Facility Policy – June 2007 Planning Removal of Non-Conforming Development on the Shoreline Recreational Trails Strategy – April 2007 Tourist Facilities and Services on Crown Reserves 1997 Trust Handbook – A handbook for trusts managing Crown land reserves and commons, and trustees of schools of arts – October 2007 and updated Soil Services Staff Borrowing of Equipment Policy Non-smoking in the Workplace Some policy documents are available, free of charge, from the Department of Lands website www.lands.nsw. gov.au which has links to our administrative units. Geographical Names Board policies and guidelines may be accessed at their website www.gnb.nsw.gov.au.

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs A Statement of Affairs was published in the Department’s 2007/2008 Annual Report. The Department’s policy documents and Statement of Affairs may be inspected or obtained from the address indicated in Section 3 below.

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SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Requests for documents the FOI Act or the Privacy and Personal Information Act in the possession of Lands should be applied for in writing supplying the information required under the appropriate Act or by completing a Department of Lands Request for Access form. The completed written application should be directed to: The FOI Coordinator Department of Lands Strategic Policy and Reporting 1 Prince Albert Road Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9236 7773 Facsimile: (02) 9236 7632 Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. An application fee of $30.00 is applicable. Processing fees may also be applicable. Note: Land title records, survey records and the Register of Land Values maintained by the Department are in the main Public Records open to public scrutiny free of charge or for a fee prescribed by Regulations under the various acts administered by the Registrar General, Surveyor General and Valuer General.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The Lifetime Care and Support Authority (LTCSA) has the following policy documents: • Administrative Delegations (July 2007) • Attendant care funding policy (2006)* • Code of conduct for attendant care providers (September 2006)* • Complaints handling policy (April 2007) • Credit Card Issuance (June 2008) • Electronic Messaging and Internet Access Policy (January 2006) • Financial Delegations (October 2009) • FOI Statement of Affairs (June 2008)* • Guidelines for levels of attendant care for people with spinal cord injury (2007)* • Information Security Policy (January 2006) • Investment Risk Management (2008) • Lifetime Care and Support Guidelines (September 2007)* • Mobile Phones and Communication Devices Policy (January 2007) • Out of Pocket Expense Claims (January 2007) • Petty Cash (January 2007) • Privacy Management Plan (September 2006) • Private Motor Vehicle Expense Reimbursement (October 2007) • Purchase Order Policy (January 2007) • Supplier Engagement and Payment Terms and Forms (January 2007) • Use of Taxis Policy (May 2007) Arrangements can be made to obtain copies of any of these documents or to inspect them at the LTCSA’s premises between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm on working days by contacting the FOI Co-ordinator. The LTCSA maintains a website. Documents marked with an asterisk * are available from the LTCSA’s website at www.lifetimecare.nsw.gov.au. The website includes a wide range of information for the public and participants of the scheme including information on eligibility and application as well as guidelines and forms for service providers. The website also provides access to the LTCSA’s Annual Report. Some of the website information, such as insurer guidelines, rehabilitation guidelines and reports and some statistical papers, is targeted to industry professionals who work with the Lifetime Care and Support Scheme.

SECTION 2 – FOI Statement of Affairs The LTCSA’s Statement of Affairs is published on the Lifetime Care and Support Authority website www.lifetimecare.nsw.gov.au . Copies of the Statement of Affairs can be obtained by contacting the FOI Co-ordinator.

SECTION 3 – Contact Requests under the FOI Act for access to documents in the possession of the LTCSA should be accompanied by a $30 application fee and directed in writing to: FOI Co-ordinator Lifetime Care and Support Authority Level 24, 580 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Prior to making a formal request, applicants are encouraged to discuss their request with the FOI Co-ordinator by telephoning 1300 738 586. David Bowen, Chief Executive Officer

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents NSW Lotteries Corporation holds the following documents which are available for public viewing: • Lotto Rules • Lotto Strike Rules • OZ Lotto Rules • Powerball Rules • 6 From 38 Pools Rules • Lucky Lotteries Rules • Instant Scratchies Rules • Advertising Code of Practice • Annual Reports • Australian Lotteries Industry Code of Practice • “Play Smart …know the odds of your numbers coming up” brochure • “How to Play” pamphlets for all games • “Players 1st – Find out how we look after our customers” brochure • “A Player’s Guide to Claiming Prizes” brochure • “Players Club – Are your prizes fully protected?” brochure • NSW Lotteries Privacy Policy • NSW Lotteries Code of Conduct • Brochures relating to the NSW Lotteries’ Policy for Appointing Agencies In addition to highlighting the Rules applying to entry forms, tickets and playing instructions, the game rules also include information on the determination of prizes and procedures for claiming and the payment of prizes. The following legislation relates to the conduct of our games and the operation of NSW Lotteries Corporation: • NSW Lotteries Corporatisation Act 1996 • Public Lotteries Act 1996 • State Owned Corporations Act 1989

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The most recent Statement of Affairs has been published in the Corporation’s 2007/08 Annual Report and copies of the Statement may be obtained (free of charge) by contacting the FOI Coordinator.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Formal requests made under the Freedom of Information Act for access to documents held by NSW Lotteries Corporation should be accompanied by a $30 application fee and directed to: The FOI Coordinator NSW Lotteries Corporation 2 Figtree Drive, Homebush Bay NSW 2127 Arrangements can also be made to view the documents listed above between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday by contacting the FOI Coordinator at the above address or by telephoning (02) 9752 5783.

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 161 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 169 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the MARITIME AUTHORITY OF NSW (t/as NSW Maritime)

Section 1 – Policy Documents NSW Maritime’s Policy Documents are listed below: (i) Corporate Plan and Business Plans. (ii) Policy Files held in the Records Section. (iii) Policy and Procedure Documents – containing policy and procedures relevant to recreational boating, commercial vessels, environmental assessments, boating plans, mooring plans of management, property, ports and shipping, personnel, and administrative matters. (iv) Privacy Management Plan dated 1 July 2000. Information Documents (i) Annual Report. (ii) Maritimes Newsletter – The newsletter of NSW Maritime. (iii) Tide Tables 2008 -2009 (annual). (iv) Sydney’s Aquatic Events A Boating Guide. (v) Brochures and fliers entitled: • Aquatic Events • Aquatic Licences • Australian Builders Plate • Bars ‘n Boats – A Safety Guide • Be Bright. Be Safe at Night • Be Responsible Near Whales and Dolphins • Big Ships, Small Boats • Boatcode Agents • Boatcode Built-in Security For Your Boat • Boating Handbook • Boating Maps • Boating Safety Certificate • Boat Ramp Etiquette • Boating on Iron Cove • Boatsmart – Boats and Alcohol Caution • Boatsmart from the Start – Know When to Wear Your Lifejacket • Buying or Registering a Vessel • Carbon Monoxide • Determining the Length of Your Vessel • Don’t Make Waves • Go Easy on the Drink • Hypothermia • I’ve Gone Boating (Magnet) • Leave Only Water In Your Wake • Manly Wharf (Flier) • Maritime Infrastructure Program • Maritime Skills • Mooring Licence Conditions • Private Mooring Licence Conditions • Commercial Mooring Licence Conditions • Noise Annoys • NSW State Waters Oil and Chemical Spill Response Arrangements • Proof of Identity and the Use of Personal Information under the Privacy Act 1998 • Safety Equipment Checklist • Safety Information

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• Sailboarding in the Waters of Sydney Harbour • Take Charge of Your Discharge • Take Charge of Your Discharge on Lake Macquarie • Take Note When Hiring A Boat • Traffic Co-ordination On Parramatta River • Traffic Separation on Middle Harbour • Transit Zone Under Sydney Harbour Bridge • Wash Your Boat • What To Know Before You Tow • Your Boating Fees At Work Posters (i) Always check the weather before and during boating. (ii) Boatsmart From the Start – Know when to wear your lifejacket. (iii) Boat stability – know the wind and wave limits. (iv) Capsize is a major contributor to boating fatalities. (v) Excessive wash can cause nuisance, annoyance or danger. (vi) Go Easy on the Drink. (vii) Hot or Not – Security training for commercial vessel and ferry operators. (viii) Keep carbon monoxide levels at a minimum and prevent poisoning. (ix) Lifejackets compulsory when crossing bars. (x) Make sure when towing that it is safe. (xi) Preserve the aquatic environment for future generations. Stickers (i) Bar Crossing. (ii) Be Responsible near Whales/Dolphins. (iii) Bin Your Butts. (iv) Boatsmart From The Start – Know When To Wear Your Lifejacket. (v) Bow Riding. (vi) Drowning Is Uncool. (vii) Go Easy on the Drink. (viii) Hypothermia – Cold Water Kills. (ix) Kids In Boats. (x) Navigation Rules/Advisory Signs/Warning Signals/Remember. (xi) Ride Smart – PWC Behaviour. (xii) Row Smart. (xiii) Safe Boating – Buoyage System. (xiv) Safe Boating – Navigation Marks. (xv) Safety Check. (xvi) Safety Check – Offshore. (xvii) Water Ski Hand Signals. (xviii) Whale Watching. Information Videos/DVDs/Maps (i) Blue Water Safety – An introduction to safe offshore boating, featuring “How to Cross Surf Bars” (video). (ii) Big Ships Small Boats – Your guide to safe navigation in busy ports (video). (iii) Boat Smart – Your guide to the boating traffic rules (video). (iv) Ride Smart – How to enjoy personal watercraft . . . the safe way (video). (v) DVD compilation of the above four videos. (vi) Boating Safety Course (DVD and Video) – required to study to obtain a General or Personal Watercraft Licence.

Section 2 – Statement Of Affairs Document NSW Maritime’s last Statement of Affairs document was published in June 2008. The Statement provides an overview of NSW Maritime’s structure and functions, the effect of NSW Maritime’s functions on members of the public, the processes for public participation in the development of NSW Maritime policy, the documents held by NSW Maritime and document access and amendment procedures.

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Section 3 – Contact Arrangements Requests for copies of the NSW Maritime’s Policy and Information Documents, Statement and Summary of Affairs Documents, posters, stickers and videos should be directed to: Peter Cribb Freedom of Information Co-Ordinator NSW Maritime Locked Bag 5100 Camperdown NSW 1450 Phone: (02) 9364 2111 Alternatively the Statement and Summary of Affairs Documents, the Corporate Plan and Annual Report may be inspected at the State Library of New South Wales. Many of NSW Maritime’s Policy and Information Documents, Statement and Summary of Affairs Documents, posters, stickers and videos are available on or through the internet at www.maritime.nsw.gov.au. Hours of Opening and Location of NSW Maritime Operations Centres The office hours of NSW Maritime are 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday – Friday, in the Sydney Metropolitan area and inspection or purchase of documents may be arranged at any NSW Maritime Operation Centre during those times or by contacting the FOI Co-ordinator at the number set out above. For information in relation to the opening hours of Regional Offices or the location of your nearest NSW Maritime Operation Centre contact should be made with NSW Maritime’s Info line on 13 12 56 for the cost of a local call. NSW Maritime also has a telephone payment and recorded information service which may be accessed on 13 12 36 for the cost of a local call.

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Section 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS • Annual Reports • Code of Conduct • Confiscated Proceeds Account Funding Guidelines • Corporate Plan 2004-2009 • Grievance Policy and Procedures • Guidelines for Grants from the Minister’s Discretionary Fund • Privacy Management Plan • Review of the Firearms Act 1996 • NSW Police Building Code • Report of the Review of the Witness Protection Act 1995 • Report of the Review of the Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 • Report of the Review of the Security Industry Act 1998 and the Security Industry Regulation 1999 • Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 1963: National Competition Policy Review, Final Report o Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Regulation 2005 Regulatory Impact Statement o Firearms Regulation 2006 Regulatory Impact Statement o Review of the Police Act 1990 o Review of the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 • Report of the Review of the APEC Meeting (Police Powers) Act 2007 • Report on the Review of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 and Weapons Prohibition Regulation 1999

Section 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Ministry’s most recent Statement of Affairs is located in its 2007/2008 Annual Report.

Section 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Requests for access to documents held by the Ministry for Police should be directed to: Freedom of Information Coordinator Ministry for Police PO Box A66 Sydney South NSW 1235 Telephone enquiries should be directed to the Freedom of Information Coordinator, Ministry for Police, on telephone number (02) 8263 6200. The Ministry’s hours of business are 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The Motor Accidents Authority (MAA) has the following policy documents: • 10 Step Guide to Recruitment and Selection (March 2002) • 2006 Industry Report – CTP Industry Review* • A Chiropractor’s guide to providing treatment in the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme (2006)* • A Physiotherapist’s guide to providing treatment in the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme (2006)* • A Provider’s Guide to Decisions on Reasonable and Necessary Treatment, Rehabilitation and Attendant Care (June 2002)* • A Therapist’s guide to providing treatment in the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme (2006)* • An Osteopath’s guide to providing treatment in the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme (2006)* • Anxiety Guidelines. o Guidelines for the management of anxiety following motor vehicle accidents. Technical report (2003)*, o Managing anxiety following motor vehicle accidents – A General Practitioners guide (2003)*, o Managing anxiety following motor vehicle accidents – An insurer’s guide (2003)*, o Your guide to anxiety following a motor vehicle accident (2003)*. • Applications for NSW CTP Licences • Assets Disposal (March 2003) • Care and support services – Communication procedures for the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme (February 2004)* • CARS Assessors’ Code of Conduct (June 2006)* • CARS Assessors’ Fee Schedule (June 2006) • CARS Assessors’ Fee Schedule (July 2007) • CARS Assessors’ Terms of Engagement (June 2006) • Case management in the Motor Accidents Scheme (2003)* • Claims Assessment Guidelines (May 2006)* • Claims Assessment Guidelines (October 2008)* • Claims Handling Guidelines (reissued October 2008)* • Code of Conduct (June 2008) • Compliments and Complaints* • Computer Reuse Guidelines for NSW Government (August 2004) • Corporate Governance Statement (January 2003)* • Electronic Messaging and Internet Access Policy (January 2006) • Employment of Relatives or Family Members in MAA Policy (August 2004) • Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 2003-06 (June 2003) • Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement and Implementation Plan 2003-2006 (May 2003) • Excess Recreation Leave Policy (March 2006) • Exit Interview Programme (October 2004) • Failure to Attend a Medical Examination (October 2008)* • Flexible Working Hours Agreement (June 2002) • FOI Statement of Affairs (June 2008)* • Grievance Management Policy and Procedures (revised August 2004) • Guidelines for levels of attendant care for people with spinal cord injury. (October 2007)* • Guidelines for the assessment of permanent impairment of a person injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident (1 October 2007)* • Guidelines for the assessment of the degree of permanent impairment 1 September 2005* • Guidelines on the assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an injured person (March 2000)* • Harassment Free Workplace Policy (revised November 2005) • Induction Policy and Program (April 2005)

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• Information Management and Technology Strategic Plan 2006-2009 • Information Security Policy (January 2006) • Insurers guide to making decisions on Reasonable and Necessary Treatment, Rehabilitation and Attendant care (2000)* • Investment Risk Management (2008) • MAA Accounting Manual (2006) • MAA Corporate Plan 2006-2009 • MAA Disability Action Plan 2003-06 (June 2003) • MAA DRIVES 24 User Guidelines (September 2007) • MAA Injury Coding Guidelines • MAA Internal Communication (August 2006) • MAA Job Evaluation Policy (revised April 2006) • MAA Regulatory and Enforcement Policy (revised July 2008) • Managing acute low back pain: an insurer’s guide (2004)* • Market Practice Guidelines (November 2008)* • MAS Assessors Code of Conduct (October 2007)* • MAS Assessors Fee Schedule (October 2007) • MAS Assessors Fee Schedule (October 2008) • MAS Assessors’ “Information for conducting a medical assessment under s 61 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999” (July 2003) • MAS Assessors Terms of Engagement (October 2007) • MAS Protocol for the Assessment of Brain Injuries – o Information for Assessors (October 2007)* o Information for the injured person (October 2007)* o Information for the Injured Person – Neuropsychological Assessments (October 2007)* o MAS protocol for assessment of brain injuries (October 2007)* • MAS Protocol for the Assessment of Minor Dental Injuries – Information Sheet for Stakeholders (March 2006)* • MAS Protocol for the Assessment of Minor Skin Injuries – Information Sheet for Stakeholders (October 2007)* • Medical Review Panel – Practice Note 1/2005 – The Role of the Review Panel (1 November 2005)* • Medical Review Panel– Practice Note 2/2005 – Preparation for a Review Panel – (1 November 2005)* • Medical Review Panel – Practice Note 3/2005 – The Review Panel Process – (23 March 2006)* • Medical Review Panel Fee Schedule (October 2007) • Medical Review Panel Fee Schedule (October 2008) • Medical Review Panel Members Terms of Engagement (January 2008) • Matching client needs and support worker skills in the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme (August 2003)* • Medical Assessment Guidelines (May 2006)* • Medical Assessment Guidelines (October 2008)* • Mergers and Takeovers involving NSW CTP Insurers • Mobile Phone Policy (August 2004) • Neuropsychological assessment of adults – Information for clients and families (2006)* • Neuropsychological assessment of adults with mild traumatic brain injury (2006)* • Neuropsychological assessment of adults with moderate to extremely severe traumatic brain injury (2006)* • Neuropsychological assessment of children – Information for clients and families (2006)* • Neuropsychological assessment of children with mild traumatic brain injury (2006)* • Neuropsychological assessment of children with moderate to extremely severe traumatic brain injury (2006)* o Annotated bibliography (2007) for Guidelines for arranging and conducting adult neuropsychological assessments in the NSW CTP scheme.* o Appendices to guidelines for conducting neuropsychological assessments (2007)* • Occupational Health and Safety Policy (February 2005) • Premium Determination Guidelines (March 2008)* • Privacy Management Plan (August 2004) • Protected Disclosures Policy and Guidelines (October 2008) • Rehabilitation Communication Procedures for the NSW CTP Scheme (April 2003)* • Review of Sick Leave Policy (March 2006) • ROADS – Review of Achievements and Development Scheme (revised February 2005) • Section 45 Interim Dispute Resolution Procedure • Suspension of NSW CTP Licences

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• Traumatic Brain Injury Care and Support Protocols for adults in the NSW CTP Scheme (2006)* • Traumatic Brain Injury Care and Support Protocols for children in the NSW CTP Scheme (2006)* • Travel Policy and Procedures (November 2005) • Treatment, Rehabilitation and Attendant Care Guidelines for CTP Insurers with Conditional Licenses (non- underwriters) (July 2002)* • Treatment, Rehabilitation and Attendant Care Guidelines for Currently Licensed CTP Insurers (September 2006)* • Use of Taxis (March 2002) • Waste Reduction and Purchasing Plan 2003-2006 (July 2003) • Whiplash Guidelines* o Compulsory Third Party Claims Guide for the Management of Acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders 2nd Edition (2007)* o Guidelines for the Management of Acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders for Health Professionals 2nd Edition (2007)* o MAA Whiplash Guidelines – GP Summary (2007)* o Summary for the Management of Acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders for Health Professionals 2nd Edition (2007)* o Technical Report Guidelines for the Management of Acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders 2nd Edition 2007 (2007)* o Your Guide to Whiplash Recovery in the first 12 weeks after the accident (2007)* • Who needs 24 hour care in the CTP Scheme? (January 2006)* • Workers Compensation and Injury Management (December 2004) • Working from Home Policy and Procedures (December 2003) Arrangements can be made to obtain copies of any of these documents or to inspect them at the MAA’s premises between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm on working days by contacting the FOI Co-ordinator. The Motor Accidents Authority maintains a website. Documents marked with an asterisk * are available from the MAA’s website at www.maa.nsw.gov.au. The website includes a wide range of information for the public on Green Slips, road safety issues, guides for people injured in a motor vehicle accident and for those who have lost a relative. The website also provides access to the MAA’s Annual Report. Some of the website information, such as insurer guidelines, rehabilitation guidelines and reports and some statistical papers, is targeted to industry professionals who work with the Motor Accidents Scheme.

SECTION 2 – FOI Statement of Affairs The MAA’s Statement of Affairs is published on the Motor Accidents Authority website www.maa.nsw.gov. au each year. Copies of the Statement of Affairs can be obtained by contacting the FOI Co-ordinator.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Requests under the FOI Act for access to documents in the possession of the MAA should be accompanied by a $30 application fee and directed in writing to: FOI Co-ordinator Motor Accidents Authority Level 25, 580 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 or FOI Co-ordinator Motor Accidents Authority DX 1517 Sydney Prior to making a formal request, applicants are encouraged to discuss their request with the FOI Co-ordinator by telephoning 1300 137 131. David Bowen, General Manager

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents This is the Summary of Affairs of the Office of the Ombudsman for the period ending 31 December 2008. The Ombudsman holds the following policy documents as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 1989. Each document is available for inspection or purchase, however, please be aware that Section 14(4) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that access may not be granted to information that is of such a nature that its inclusion in a document would cause the document to be an exempt document. Inter-agency arrangements Arrangements between Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales and the NSW Ombudsman Class and kind agreements between the Ombudsman and the Police Integrity Commission under the Police Act 1990 Complaint Referral and Information Sharing Arrangements under Part 6 of the Ombudsman Act between the NSW Ombudsman, Health Care Complaints Commission, Legal Services Commissioner and NSW Privacy Determinations by the NSW Ombudsman under Section 25CA of the Ombudsman Act concerning the following agencies: • Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn • Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney • Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Armidale • Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Bathurst • Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Broken Bay • Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Lismore • Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle • Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta • Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Wagga-Wagga • Diocesan Office, Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes • Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Wollongong • The Department of Education and Training and TAFE Commission • The Department of Community Services • nominated substitute residential care agencies (Barnardos) • Uniting Care NSW/ACT • The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Limited (AIS) and accredited staff of Independent Schools listed in the Schedule to this Determination • nominated substitute residential care agencies (Centacare Maitland-Newcastle) • nominated substitute residential care agencies (Centacare Sydney) • nominated substitute residential care agencies (Centacare Wollongong) • nominated substitute residential care agencies (Centacare Broken Bay) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Department of Community Services Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Independent Commission Against Corruption Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Department of Local Government Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Department of Corrective Services Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Commissioner of Police Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Department of Ageing, Disability and Homecare Memorandum of Understanding between the Ombudsman and the Office of the Children’s Guardian Observation Program Agreement for the Ombudsman review of the Terrorism ( Police Powers) Act between the Ombudsman, the Commissioner of Police and the Department of Corrective Services.

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PCCM Wide Area Network Service Level Agreement NSW Police, the PIC and the Ombudsman General policies Access Control Policy Business Continuity Policy • Business Continuity Plan • Business Continuity Risk Matrix Child Protection Policy Code of Conduct Complaints and Compliments Policy Controls for Key Security Risks COPS PODS KIDS Personal Access Register Critical information systems, major assets and owners Disability Action Plan Disclosure of Information Policy Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement Environmental Policy • Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy FOI Standard Letters Gifts and Benefits Internal Reporting Policy – Protected Disclosures Act Complainant Contact Policy Media Policy Mediation Protocol for the Ombudsman’s Office Privacy Management Plan Procedure Manual – Child Protection Team Procedure Manual – Community Services Division – Complaints Procedures (sections 2-3 only – other sections being developed) Procedure Manual – Community Services Division – Complaints Handling Reviews Procedure Manual – General Team Procedure Manual – Official Community Visitor Scheme Procedure Manual – Police Team Procedure Manual – Section 19 Request for Review of Decision Policy Secure Monitoring Unit Policy and Procedures Security Incident Reporting Form Statement of Corporate Purpose Witness Protection Policy and Procedures Youth Guidelines Office management and staffing policies Accounting Manual Accounting Policy Accounts Payable Policy Co-Lateral Flexible Working Hours Agreement Compensation for Loss to Private Property Policy Computer Systems Back up and Monitoring Policy Conflict of Interests Policy Consultative Arrangements Policy Corporate Governance Policy Delegations to Special Officers Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Management Plan Grievance and Dispute Management policy Harassment Prevention Policy Higher Duties Policy Information and Communications Technology Policy • Information and Communications Technology Strategic Plan 2006-2010 Information Security Management System (ISMS) Information Security Management Policy Security Policy • Information Security Business owners

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• Procedure for Responding to Incidents • Information Security Compliance Program • Key performance indicators Occupational Health and Safety • Occupational Health and Safety – Strategies and Procedures • Occupational Health and Safety – Return to Work Program • Occupational Health and Safety – First aid plan Participation in Management Development Program Policy Recording of Time Worked Staff Performance Management Policy • Managing unsatisfactory performance • SES performance management policy Policy Development and Review Reasonable Adjustment Policy Recruitment Policy Recording Time Worked Records Management Policy • File Classification Policy • Context File Classification Plan Risk Assessment Policy – Information Security Salary Packaging Secondment Policy Statement of Applicability Study leave Policy Style Guide Total Asset Management Policy: • Asset Strategy 2006 – 2009 • Capital Investment Strategy 2006 – 2009 • Asset Maintenance Strategy 2006 – 2009 • Asset Disposal Strategy 2006 – 2009 • Office Accommodation Strategy 2006 – 2009 • Procurement Plan 2006 – 2009 User password policy Use of Communication and Information Technology Devices Use of Office Cars Policy • Use of office cars procedure Working at Home Policy Publications and Guidelines We produce a range of publications including annual reports, special reports to parliament, discussion papers, guidelines, fact sheets, brochures and newsletter. Some of our publications are also available in community languages. Our publications are available to the public in hard copy or electronically through our website: www.ombo.nsw.gov.au

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The latest edition of the Statement of Affairs of the Office of the Ombudsman was published in June 2008 and is available free of charge at the address below.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Enquiries may be directed to the Freedom of Information staff on telephone numbers (02) 9286 1000 or toll free 1800 451 524. The Statement of Affairs may be obtained and the Office’s policy documents may be inspected and purchased during normal office hours (9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday) at: Level 24 580 George Street Sydney NSW 2000

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS (REPS) Wider Metropolitan • SREP No. 5 Chatswood Town Centre • SREP No. 6 Gosford Coastal Areas • SREP No. 7 Multi-Unit Housing – Surplus Government Sites • SREP No. 8 Central Coast Plateau Areas • SREP No. 9 Extractive Industry (No. 2 – 1995) • SREP No. 10 Blue Mountains Regional Open Space • SREP No. 11 Penrith Lakes Scheme • SREP No. 13 Mulgoa Valley • SREP No. 14 Eastern Beaches • SREP No. 16 Walsh Bay • SREP No. 17 Kurnell Peninsula (1989) • SREP No. 18 Public Transport Corridors • SREP No. 19 Rouse Hill Development Area • SREP No. 20 Hawkesbury-Nepean River (No 2 – 1997) • SREP No. 21 Warringah Urban Release Areas • SREP No. 24 Homebush Bay Area • SREP No. 25 Orchard Hills • SREP No. 26 City West • SREP No. 27 Wollondilly Regional Open Space • SREP No. 28 Parramatta • SREP No. 29 Rhodes Peninsula • SREP No. 30 St Marys • SREP No. 31 Regional Parklands • SREP No. 33 Cooks Cove • SREP (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005 • Drinking Water Catchments Regional Environmental Plan No. 1 • Greater Metropolitan REP No. 1 – Redevelopment of Urban Land • Greater Metropolitan REP No. 2 -Georges River Catchment Hunter-Central Coast • Hunter REP 1989 • Hunter REP 1989 (Heritage) • Williams River Catchment REP 1997 Southern • Illawarra REP No. 1 • Illawarra REP No. 2 – Jamberoo Valley • Jervis Bay REP 1996 • Lower South Coast REP No. 1 • Lower South Coast REP (No 2) • Kosciuszko REP 1998 (Snowy River) Northern • Lord Howe Island REP 2005 • North Coast REP Western • Murray REP No. 2 – Riverina Land • Orana REP No. 1 – Siding Spring

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• Riverina REP No. 1 • Western Division REP No. 1 – Extractive Industries • Willandra Lakes REP No. 1 – World Heritage Property STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICIES (SEPPS) • SEPP No. 1 Development Standards • SEPP No. 4 Development Without Consent and Miscellaneous Exempt and Complying Development • SEPP No. 6 Number of Storeys in a Building • SEPP No. 10 Retention of Low – Cost Rental Accommodation • SEPP No. 14 Coastal Wetlands • SEPP No. 15 Rural Landsharing Communities • SEPP No. 19 Bushland in Urban Areas • SEPP No. 21 Caravan Parks • SEPP No. 22 Shops and Commercial Premises • SEPP No. 26 Littoral Rainforests • SEPP No. 29 Western Sydney Recreation Area • SEPP No. 30 Intensive Agriculture • SEPP No. 32 Urban Consolidation (Redevelopment of Urban Land) • SEPP No. 33 Hazardous and Offensive Development • SEPP No. 36 Manufactured Home Estates • SEPP No. 39 Spit Island Bird Habitat • SEPP No. 41 Casino Entertainment Complex • SEPP No. 44 Koala Habitat Protection • SEPP No. 47 Moore Park Showground • SEPP No. 50 Canal Estates Development • SEPP No. 52 Farm Dams, Drought Relief and Other Works • SEPP No. 53 Metropolitan Residential Development • SEPP No. 55 Remediation of Land • SEPP No. 59 Central Western Sydney Economic and Employment Area • SEPP No. 60 Exempt and Complying Development • SEPP No. 62 Sustainable Aquaculture • SEPP No. 64 Advertising and Signage • SEPP No. 65 Design Quality of Residential Flat Development • SEPP No. 70 Affordable Housing (Revised Schemes) • SEPP No. 71 Coastal Protection • SEPP (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 • SEPP (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 • SEPP (Infrastructure) 2007 • SEPP (Kosciuszko National Park – Alpine Resorts) 2007 • SEPP (Major Projects) 2005 • SEPP (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) 2007 • SEPP (Sydney Regional Growth Centres) 2006 • SEPP (Temporary Structures and Places of Public Entertainment) 2007 • SEPP (Rural Lands) 2008 S117 DIRECTIONS • Ministerial directions issued under the EPandA Act – 30 September 2005 – Directions 1 to 31 were revoked on 14 June 2007 but are saved in relation to certain draft LEPs until their finalisation. • Direction No.1 Acid Sulfate Soils • Direction No.2 Approval, Concurrence and Consultation • Direction No.3 Business Zones • Direction No.5 Coal, Other Minerals, Petroleum and Extractive Resources • Direction No.6 Coastal Protection • Direction No.7 Commercial and Retail Development along the Pacific Highway, North Coast • Direction No.8 Community Use of Educational Establishments • Direction No.9 Conservation and Management of Environmental and Indigenous Heritage • Direction No.10 Designated Development • Direction No.11 Development in a Mine Subsidence District or on Unstable Land • Direction No.12 Development near Licensed Aerodromes • Direction No.13 Environmental Protection Zones • Direction No.14 Farmland of State and Regional Significance on the NSW Far North Coast

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• Direction No.15 Flood Prone Land – Revised 31/1/2007 • Direction No.16 Industrial Zones • Direction No.17 Integrating Land Use and Transport • Direction No.18 Manufactured Home Estates and Caravan Parks • Direction No.19 Planning for Bushfire Protection • Direction No.20 Recreation Vehicle Areas • Direction No.21 Residential Zones • Direction No.22 Rural Zones • Direction No.23 Savings • Direction No.24 Second Sydney Airport: Badgerys Creek • Direction No.25 Site Specific Zoning • Direction No.26 Special Area Zones and Recreation Zones • Direction No.27 Sydney to Canberra Corridor Strategy • Direction No.28 Water Catchment Areas – Sydney Catchment Authority • Direction No.29 Oyster Aquaculture • Direction No.30 Implementation of Regional Strategies • Direction No.31 Development in the Vicinity of Ellalong Paxton and Millfield (Cessnock LGA) Ministerial directions issued to Councils under section 117 (2) of the EP and A Act – 14 June 2007 • 1 Employment and Resources • 2 Environment and Heritage • 3 Housing, Infrastructure and Urban Development • 4 Hazard Risk • 5 Regional Planning • 6 Local Plan Making PLANNING CIRCULARS Manufacturing • B23 – SEPP 30 – Intensive Agriculture (Amendment No. 1) • E10 – Landfilling: EIS Practice Guidelines • E9 – Planning Guidelines for Contaminated Land • E8 – SEPP 33 – Hazardous and Offensive Development: Application Guidelines • E6 – Practice Guidelines for Cattle Feedlots • E5 – Schedule 3 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1980 • F11 – Acid Sulphate Soils Advisory Circular • Aquaculture – What level of environmental assessment does aquaculture require? • Clyde Waste Transfer Terminal (Special Provisions) Act 2003 Mining • E7 – Practice Guidelines for EIS Preparation Extractive Industries and Quarries, attachment: Practice Guideline • Guideline for establishing and operating community consultative committees for mining projects • Upper Hunter Cumulative Impact Study and Action Strategy • Upper Hunter Cumulative Impact Study: Summary Extractive Industries • B38 SEPP 18 Putrescible Landfill Sites Hazards • E12 – The Assessment of Potentially Hazardous Development From Major Hazards Unit, Major Project Assessment (HIPAP = Hazardous Industry Planning Advisory Paper): • Applying SEPP 33 • HIPAP No. 1 – Industry Emergency Planning Guidelines • HIPAP No. 2 – Fire Safety Study Guidelines • HIPAP No. 3 – Risk Assessment • HIPAP No. 4 – Risk Criteria for Land Use Planning • HIPAP No. 5 – Hazard Audit Guidelines • HIPAP No. 6 – Guidelines for Hazard Analysis • HIPAP No. 7 – Construction Safety Studies • HIPAP No. 8 – HAZOP Guidelines

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• HIPAP No. 9 – Safety Management System Guidelines • HIPAP No. 10 – Land Use Safety Planning ( New – Draft only) • Newcastle and Kooragang Island Area Risk Assessment Study – 1992 • Port Botany Land Use Safety Study – 1996 • Botany/Randwick Industrial Area Land Use Safety Study – 2001 • Kurnell Peninsula Land Use Safety Study – 2007 Crown Project • D6 – Crown Development Application and Conditions of Consent. Attached Best Practice Guidelines: • LEP Maps: Preparing Maps for Local Environmental Plans • Letting People Know: Ideas on When and How to Involve the Community in Planning • Development Control Plans: Preparing Development Control Plans • Performance Based Conditions of Consent: How to Use Performance Based Conditions of Consent Development Assessment Related • E11 – EIS Guidelines • Planning Focus Good Practice Guidelines • Compliance Program: – Strategic Plan – September 2003 • Compliance Program: – Audit Procedures – September 2005 • EPBC Act: Guide to implementation in NSW Building Systems • BRAN 239 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2005 Amendment • BRAN 238 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) / Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) Seminars for 2005 • BRAN 237 – Energy Efficiency Regulation Documents for Class 5 – 9 Buildings and 5 Star Houses – for comment • BRAN 236 – Fire stop collars – ensuring appropriate use and compliance • BRAN 235 – Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Discussion Paper re: building in areas of salt attack and acid sulphate soils • BRAN 234 – New contact details for advisory services at Bridge Street, Sydney NSW 2000 • BRAN 233 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) Advisory Service – Hours of operation • BRAN 232 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2004 Amendment • BRAN 231 – Access for people with disabilities – proposal documents for public comment • BRAN 230 – Energy Efficiency Class 2 – 4 buildings – Extension of time to comment • BRAN 229 – Sound Insulation Provisions – Outcomes Report • BRAN 228 – Amendment No. 13 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 227 – Amendment No. 12 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 226 – NSW Variation – Energy Efficiency – Amendment No. 12 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 225 – Proposal for fire hazard properties: Building Code of Australia (BCA) – for comment • BRAN 224 – Amendment No. 11 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 223 – Proposed Changes to Sound Insulation provisions of Building Code of Australia (BCA) – for comment • BRAN 222 – Amendment No. 10 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 221 – Fire Alarm Monitoring – Approval / Certification of Conversion as Complying Development • BRAN 220 – Amendment No. 9 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 219 – Amendment No. 8 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 218 – Amendment No. 7 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 217 – Glazing in buildings – AS 1288 and AS 2047 – proposed change • BRAN 216 – Recall of specified fire doors under the Trade Practices Act 1974 • BRAN 215 – Amendment No. 5 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 – Explanatory Notes • BRAN 214 – Deletion of reference to AS 1250 – superseded by AS 4100 • BRAN 213 – Gazettal of amendment of Local Government (Approvals) Regulation to call up Amendment No. 5 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 212 – Amendment No. 3 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 – Explanatory Notes • BRAN 211 – Gazettal of amendment of Local Government (Approvals) Regulation to call up Amendment No. 3 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 210 – Essential Fire Safety Measures • BRAN 209 – Amendment No. 2 to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996

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• BRAN 208 – Survey of Rising Damp Salt • BRAN 207 – Essential Fire or Other Safety Measures • BRAN 206 – Gazettal of amendment of Local Government (Approvals) Regulation to call up Amendment No. 2 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BRAN 205 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) Seminars – Purchase of work book • BRAN 204 – Maintenance and Certification of Essential Fire and Other Measures • BRAN 203 – Introduction of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 • BS 08-001 High Front Gutters (10/4/2008) • BS 08-002 Building Code of Australia 2008 Amendment (13/5/2008) • BS 08-003 BCA 2009 information seminars • BS 07-005 – BCA 2007 Amendments (14/05/07) • BS 07-001 – BCA 2007 Seminars (23/01/07) • BS 06-006 – Codemark new certification scheme for building products and systems (23/6/06) • BS 06 – 005 – Implementation of the EPandA Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulation 2006 • BS 06 – 003 – Changes to the Building Code of Australia 2006 (13/04/06) • BS 06 – 001 – BCA 2006 information sessions (03/02/06) • BS 05 – 002 – Structural steel bolts (19/12/05) • BS 05 – 001 – Building Legislation Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Act 2005 – update (28/09/05) • Letter – Amendment No. 6 to Building Code of Australia (BCA) 1996 and • Letter – BCA and EPandA Act: Automatic fire alarm disconnections – important issues • Letter – Proposed Energy Efficiency measures for houses – Invitation to comment • Letter – Access for people with disabilities – Directions Report • Letter – SEPP4 Amendment: Automatic Fire Alarm Monitoring as complying development • Letter – BCA and EPandA Regulation: Automatic Fire Alarm Monitoring – Update of information • Letter – BCA and EPandA Regulation: Automatic Fire Alarm Monitoring – Advice on changes • Letter – Hillside land: Development approval – issues for consideration • Letter – Fire safety issues in existing backpacker type premises • Advisory Note – New smoke alarm requirements for existing buildings from 1 May 2006 • Fact Sheet 1: New smoke alarm requirements: Owners of houses, residential flats and units • Fact Sheet 2: New smoke alarm requirements: For ‘shared accommodation’ buildings Planning Systems • PS 08-014 Reporting variations to development standards • PS 08-013 Consideration of draft EPIs under section 79C of the EPandA Act • PS 08-011 Commencement of provisions on 3 November 2008 – accredited bodies corporate • PS 08-010 Commencement of provisions on 3 November 2008 – certain certification matters • PS 08-009 Disclosure of political donations and gifts – further information • PS 08-008 Commencement of further provisions of EPandA Amendment Act 2008 • PS 08-007 Disclosure of political donations and gifts • PS 08-006 Commencement of certain provisions of EPandA and BP Amendment Acts 2008 • PS 08-005 Planning system options for applicants affected by Beechwood Homes • PS 08-004 Amendment No. 2 to SEPP 65 – Design Quality of Residential Flat Development • PS 08-003 Variations to development standards • PS 08–002 State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008 • PS 07–019 – Certification of draft comprehensive LEPs for public exhibition (30/11/07) • PS 07-016 State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004 (Amendment No. 2) • PS 07-015 Review of and subsequent changes to the SEPP (Major Projects) 2005 • PS07-014 Amendment no. 3 to SEPP 62 – implications for development that may affect oyster aquaculture • PS07 – 013 – Amendment no. 3 to SEPP 62 – implications for oyster aquaculture development • PS 07 – 012 – New GIS data requirements for LEPs (11/09/07) • PS 07 – 008 – New section 117 directions (17/07/07) • PS 07 – 007 – New mapping requirements for local environmental plans (17/04/07) • PS 07 – 005 – SEPP (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) • PS 07 – 006 – Implementation of regional strategies – ministerial direction (4/04/07) • PS 07 – 004 – Minor Amendments to existing use rights • PS 07 – 003 – New guideline and changes to section 117 direction and EPandA Regulation on flood prone land (31/01/07) • PS 07 – 002 – Environmental Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (12/01/07) • PS 07 – 001 – Consideration of draft SEPPs under s79C of the EPandA Act (11/01/07) • PS 06 – 020 – Changes to the application of s94A of the EPandA Act – ministerial direction (06/12/06)

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• PS 06 – 019 – Changes to the Standard Instrument for principal LEPs (4/9/06) • PS 06 – 018 – Approval to install relocatable and flat-pack homes outside a caravan park or manufactured home estate (3/10/06) • PS 06 – 017 – Performance monitoring of the planning system (17/7/06) • PS 06 – -016 – Commencement and implementation of the EP and A Amendment Act 2006 (5/7/06) • PS 06 –-015 – Spot rezoning (15/6/06) • PS 06 – 014 – Minor amendments to LEPs using section 73A (12/7/06) • PS 06 – 013 – Local environmental studies (02/05/06) • PS 06 – 012 – New transitional arrangements for development control plans (05/05/06) • PS 06 – 011 – Changes to the public notice requirements for planning agreements (18/04/06) • PS 06 – 010 – Changes to the EPandA Regulation regarding major project assessments (18/04/06) • PS 06 – 009 – Changes to the land acquisition process for reserved land (27/04/06) • PS 06 – 008 – Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 (03/04/06) • PS 06 – 007 – Changes to existing use rights (31/03/06) • PS 06 – 006 – Changes to the transitional arrangements for the introduction of new section 117 directions (17/02/06) • PS 06 – 005 – Local environmental plan review panel (16/02/06) • PS 06 – 003 – State Environmental Planning Policy No. 4 – Amendment No. 17 (17/02/06) • PS 06 – 002 – Inclusion of Property Vegetation Plans in planning certificates (10/01/06) • PS 06 – 001 – Regulation of camping density in primitive camping grounds (10/01/06) • PS 05 – 014 – State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004 – (Amendment No. 1) (23/12/05) • PS 05 – 013 – Amendment No. 4 to SEPP 71 – coastal protection (12/12/05) • PS 05 – 012 – Planning implications of the extension of the NSW Coastal Zone (22/11/05) • PS 05 – 011 – Changes to the arrangements for implementing new requirements for development control plans (09/12/05) • PS 05 – 010 – Requirements for development control plans with the latest planning reforms (09/11/05) • PS 05 – 009 – Changes to ministerial directions under section 117 of the EPandA Act (30/09/05) • PS 05 – 008 – Changes to Part 3 and 4 of the EPandA Act (30/09/05) • PS 05 – 007 – Commencement of updated Regulation for caravan parks and moveable dwellings (14/09/05) • PS 05 – 006 – Commencement of Part 3A (Major Projects) of the EPandA Act (29/07/05) • PS 05 – 005 – Reports by the Director General under section 69 of the EPandA Act (19/08/05) • PS 05 – 004 – Development contributions practice notes (08/07/05) • PS 05 – 003 – Changes to the development contributions system in NSW (14/06/05) • PS 05 – 002 – State significant development (27/05/05) • PS 05 – 001 – Occupation certificates and conditions of development consent (22/04/05) PLANNING REFORMS 2008 • LEP Practice Note 08-001 Standard Instrument Height and floor space ratio – 30 January 2008 • LEP Practice Note 08-002 Zoning for infrastructure in LEPs • LEP Practice Note 08-003 Transitional arrangements for exempt and complying development 2007 • Fact Sheet: Changes to the Regulation of Temporary Structures and Places of Public Entertainment – October 2007 • Local planning practice notes (PN 07-001 Standard Instrument for LEPs – FAQs) – 26 March 2007 2006 • Section 94E direction – 10 November 2006 • Local planning practice notes (PN 06-003 Preparing LEPs using the standard instrument: definitions; PN 06-002 Preparing LEPs using the standard instrument: standard zones; PN 06-001 Preparing LEPs using the standard instrument: standard clauses) – 12 April 2006/Revised 4 September 2006 • Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 – 31 March 2006 • Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order Questions and Answers – 31 March 2006 • Information sheet 1: EPandA Amendment Bill 2006 – an overview – 28 February 2006 • Information sheet 2: Planning administrators and planning assessment panels – 28 February 2006 • Information sheet 3: Development contributions – 28 February 2006

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2005 • Fact sheet 6: Environmental safeguards – August 2005 • Fact sheet 5: The community and major projects – August 2005 • Fact sheet 4: Critical infrastructure – August 2005 • Fact sheet 3: Independent hearings and assessment panels – August 2005 • Fact sheet 2: Project applications under Part 3A: steps in the process – August 2005 • Fact sheet 1: Part 3A and the planning reforms – August 2005 • NSW planning reforms: information session briefing notes (version 2.0) – September 2005 • Development contributions practice notes – July 2005 • NSW Government’s planning reforms: Winning jobs and investment for NSW – 12 May 2005 • Letter to council: Reminder of removal of unnecessary concurrences – 24 February 2005 2004 • Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act exemptions: questions and answers – 24 December 2004 • Letter to council: Removal of unnecessary concurrences – 17 December 2004 • Letter to council: Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act – permit exemptions – 17 December 2004 • Letter to council: A simpler approval process for minor development near waterways – 10 December 2004 • NSW Government’s response to recommendations from the planning reviews – September 2004 • Improving the NSW planning system – public paper – September 2004 • NSW Government’s response to recommendations from the planning reviews – September 2004 • Fact sheet 6: Development assessment – September 2004 • Fact sheet 5: Simplification of local planning – September 2004 • Fact sheet 4: Regional strategies – September 2004 • Fact sheet 3: What planning reforms mean for the community – September 2004 • Fact sheet 2: What planning reforms mean for local government – September 2004 • Fact sheet 1: Key facts on the NSW planning system – September 2004 • NSW planning reforms: questions and answers – September 2004 • Guide to Quality of Construction Act amendments – 12 July 2004 • Information on Inspections and Signage During Construction – 12 July 2004 • Section 94E direction – 31 March 2004 2003 and earlier • QandA on development assessment and certification – 22 December 2003 • Hints and prompts for implementing the new EPandA (Quality of Construction) Act – 22 December 2003 • Top 10 messages relating to the new EPandA Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 – 22 December 2003 • Top 10 themes in the new EPandA Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 – 22 December 2003 • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – September 1999. Updates September 2000, August 2001 • EPandA Act and Regulation notes (various –listed below) SUSTAINABILITY/BASIX • BASIX Alterations and Additions Cost Estimate • BASIX Benchmarking • BASIX Cost Benefit Study (summary) • BASIX definitions dated: 30/06/2006 • BASIX Fact Sheet • BASIX Indices Fact Sheet • BASIX Alterations and Additions Fact Sheet • BASIX Alterations and Additions Presentation (ppt) • BASIX-compliant Home (Sustainable housing features encouraged by BASIX) Fact Sheet • Sample BASIX certificate for a single home • Changes to the Regulatory Scheme for BASIX from 1 October 2005 • Council Checklist • D.I.Y. Thermal Comfort Method • Data input checklist – Multi dwelling • Data Input Checklist – Single Dwelling • Direct cost of BASIX compliance – full report • Direct cost of BASIX compliance for multi units – summary • Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) Regulation 2004

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• Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) Regulation 2005 • Environmental Planning and Assessment Further Amendment (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) Regulation 2005 • Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Building Sustainability Index) Regulation 2006 • Environmental Planning and Assessment Further Amendment (Building Sustainability Index) Regulation 2006 • State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 • State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2005 • State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2006 • Guideline to the BASIX SEPP • Help notes – Multi dwellings • Help notes – Single Dwelling • Help notes – Alterations and Additions • Multi-Unit Energy and Peak Demand Study • Multi-Unit Fact sheet • BASIX-compliant multi-unit (Sustainable multi-unit features encouraged by BASIX) Fact Sheet • BASIX Multi-Unit Residential Cogeneration Demonstration Project Fact Sheet • Practice note: The Regulatory Scheme for BASIX • Thermal Comfort Protocol: dated 01/02/07 • BASIX Definitions for Alterations and Additions 29 September 2006 • Thermal Comfort Protocol 30/01/2007 • Tutorial – Overview of BASIX Assessment Tool (Macromedia Flashmovie and word doc) • Tutorial – Register your details (Macromedia Flashmovie and word doc) • Tutorial – Login to BASIX (Macromedia Flashmovie and word doc) • Tutorial – Scenario 1: Single dwelling house (Macromedia Flashmovie and word doc) • SEPP 65 and Multi-Unit BASIX Fact Sheet • BASIX 2004-2005 Outcomes Monitoring Program SEPP 65 – DESIGN QUALITY OF RESIDENTIAL FLAT DEVELOPMENT • State Environmental Planning Policy No. 65 – Design Quality of Residential Flat Development • Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (SEPP 65) Regulation 2002 • Achieving Better Design – Residential Flat Developments in NSW; Recommendations prepared by Urban Design Advisory Committee for the Premier of NSW, July 2000 • Mixed Use in Urban Areas (UDAS) $11 – available for purchase via pdf/photocopy at The Information Centre • Neighbourhood Character (UDAS) $44 – available for purchase at The Information Centre • Residential Densities (UDAS) $44 – available for purchase at The Information Centre • Residential Flat Design Code (UDAS) only available on the internet • Residential Flat Pattern book (UDAS) $44 – available for purchase at The Information Centre, available on the internet • Urban Form (UDAS) $44 – available for purchase at The Information Centre • Improving Flat Design: a progress report (UDAS) $11 – available for purchase via pdf/photocopy at The Information Centre, available on the internet • Local Performance Monitoring Data Collection 2006–07: Frequently Asked Questions • Local Development Performance Monitoring Program 2006-07– Letter from Director General to all NSW councils dated 27 July 2007 • Local Development Performance Monitoring Program 2006-07– Letter from Director General to All NSW Councils dated 12 September 2007 • Local Development Performance Monitoring Report 2005-06 URBAN ASSESSMENTS • Kosciuszko Alpine Resorts Geotechnical Policy MAJOR PROJECT ASSESSMENTS FACTS SHEETS • Fact sheet 1: Why the major projects assessment system was introduced? • Fact sheet 2: What is considered a major project? • Fact sheet 3: Steps in the major project assessment process • Fact sheet 4: State significant sites • Fact sheet 5: Independent hearing and assessment panels • Fact sheet 6: Merit appeal rights

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• Fact sheet 7: Critical infrastructure • Fact sheet 8: Debunking the myths RURAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING Northern • Boundary Adjustments Policy • Lord Howe Island Development Control Plan 2005 • Far North Coast Regional Strategy • Draft Mid North Coast Regional Strategy • Draft growth area maps for the draft Mid North Coast Regional Strategy • North Coast Settlement Planning Guidelines; August 2007 • North Coast: Design Guidelines • North Coast Urban Planning Strategy into the 21st Century • Northern Rivers Farmland Protection Project consisting of the following parts: • Stage Two Consultation Report: A Report Outlining the Consultation Process and Key Themes Raised During Public Consultations In August and September, 2004 • Final Recommendations February 2005 • Methodology Report 2005 • Section 117 Direction No. 5.3 – Farmland of State and regional significance on the NSW Far North Coast • Mid North Coast Farmland Mapping Project – Draft Recommendations Report • Population Change in the New England North West Region; Discussion Paper, October 2004. • Growing the Region’s Connections: A coordinated transport planning framework for northern inland NSW – Situation Statement (August 2005) • Broiler Poultry Farms – Model Development Control Plan Hunter-Central Coast • Hunter REP 1989: Background Paper • Hunter REP 1989: Summary and Plan • Lower Hunter: Lower Hunter Employment Lands • Lower Hunter: Lower Hunter Housing Market Study • Upper Hunter: Lower Hunter Cumulative Impact Study and Action Strategy • Upper Hunter: Lower Hunter Cumulative Impact Study: Summary • Williams River Catchment: Best Practice Notes • Williams River Catchment: Regional Planning Strategy • Lower Hunter Regional Strategy • Shaping the Central Coast (1999) • Central Coast Regional Strategy (2008) Coastal • Coastal Design Guidelines 2003 • NSW Coastal Policy (1997) • NSW Central Coasts climate change adaptation project report (2008) Southern • South Coast Regional Strategy • Illawarra Regional Strategy • Illawarra Transport Planning Principles • Twofold Bay and Hinterlands Strategy • Jervis Bay Settlement Strategy • South Coast Settlement Planning Guidelines • ACT and Sub-region Planning Strategy (1998) • Alpine Region Strategy (2001) • Departmental Review Queanbeyan City Council Residential and Economic Strategy 2031 • Sydney – Canberra Corridor Regional Strategy (2008) • Eurobodalla Settlement Strategy • Employment lands guidelines for the Illawarra (2008) METROPOLITAN PLANNING • Metropolitan Strategy: City of Cities – A Plan for Sydney’s Future (Free) • Metropolitan Strategy: City of Cities – A Plan for Sydney’s Future, Supporting Information ($44.00) • ADI St Marys: Environmental Planning Strategy • Blue Mountains Eastern Escarpment Study

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• Greystanes Estate Employment Lands Precinct Plan • Hawkesbury Nepean: The Action Plan of the Hawkesbury Nepean Environmental Planning Strategy 1997 • Parramatta – the City at the Centre: A Strategy for Discussion • Scenic Quality: Hawkesbury Nepean Scenic Quality Study • Significant Wetlands of the Hawkesbury Nepean River Valley • DCP – Sydney Harbour and Parramatta Rivers • DCP – Sydney Harbour Foreshores and Waterways Area 2005 • The Western Parklands Management Vision Summary Report • Boat Storage Policy for Sydney Harbour • Sharing Sydney Harbour Access Program • Sharing Sydney Harbour Access Plan • December 2004 – Planning Guidelines for Walking and Cycling • Integrated Land Use and Transport Policy • Shaping Georges River (Strategy for Georges River REP) • Employment Lands Action Plan • Interim Land Release Contribution Policy Metropolitan Development Program (Lands Management) • Guideline on Development Controls on Low Flood Risk Areas – Floodplain Development Manual • Draft North Subregional Strategy • Draft East Subregional Strategy • Draft North East Subregional Strategy • Draft Inner North Subregional Strategy • Draft West Central Subregional Strategy • Draft North West Subregional Strategy • Draft Inner West Subregional Strategy • Draft South Subregional Strategy • Draft South West Subregional Strategy • Draft Sydney City Subregional Strategy • SEPP 10 information sheet • Explanatory notes about SEPP 10 • SEPP 10 guide — a comprehensive guide to assist councils and property owners • Index of median sale price for strata properties • Revised table of rental figures • Local government area benchmark rents as at 28 January 2000 • Precinct Acceleration Protocol • Precinct Acceleration Protocol Questions and Answers • Precinct Acceleration Protocol/Guidelines for Applicants • Seniors or people with a disability – also see SEPP (Housing for seniors or people with a disability) and PS 07 – 016Flow chart – applications for a site compatibility certificate • Section 94E direction – Direction issued by the Minister under the EPandA Act 1979 (14 September 2007) • Urban Design Guidelines for Infill Development (UDAS 2004) • Housing for seniors or people with a disability: a guide for councils and applicants (DIPNR 2004 currently under review) • Bushfire evacuation risk map HERITAGE Heritage Council of NSW • Heritage Council of NSW. Code of Meeting Practise and Committee Structures • Heritage Council Meeting Minutes 2001-2008. (Minutes are publicly available after they have been approved by the Heritage Council at the subsequent meeting.) • Heritage Council of NSW Approvals Committee Meeting Minutes 2001-2008. (Minutes are publicly available after they have been approved by the Heritage Council at the subsequent meeting.) • Heritage Council of NSW State Heritage Register Committee Meeting Minutes 2001-2008. (Minutes are publicly available after they have been approved by the Heritage Council at the subsequent meeting.) Permits and Application Forms • State Heritage Register Nomination Form (for members of the public to nominate a place or object for potential listing on the State Heritage Register) • Heritage Data Form (to collect information on a heritage item)

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• Heritage Act 1977 Section 60 Application Form (to describe and seek the approval of the Heritage Council to make changes to a State Heritage Register listed item or place or to disturb or excavate sites listed on the State Heritage Register or to which an Interim Heritage Order applies) A scale of fees applies. • Heritage Act 1977 Section 140 Application Form (to disturb or excavate sites not listed on the State Heritage Register) A scale of fees applies • Schedule of Standard Exemptions for works requiring Heritage Council approval • Schedule of General Exemptions 2000 • Schedule of Additional Exemptions 2006 • Heritage Act 1977 Section 167 Form ( To obtain an Evidentiary Certificate to document whether a site is listed on the State Heritage Register or subject to an Interim Heritage Order) • Fire, Access and Services Advisory Panel (FASAP) Application Form (to seek expert advice from FASAP on fire upgrading, access and service issues for heritage properties) Publications • Aboriginal History and Heritage • Altering Heritage Assets. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning, 1996 • Archaeological Management Plan model Consultant’s Brief. 2008. • Assessing Historical Association. Heritage Register Criterion B. 2000 • Assessing Heritage Significance. 2001($18.00) • Assessing Historical Importance; A Guide to State Heritage Register Criterion A. 2006 • Beyond the rolling wave; A Thematic History of Greek Settlement in NSW. Craig Turnbull and Chris Valiotis for Heritage Office, 2001 • Broken Hill Verandah Program Report by McDougall and Vines. 2005 • Central West Thematic History. Terry Kass for Heritage Office, 2003 • Chinese Settlement in NSW; A Thematic History Michael Williams for Heritage Office, 1999 • Church Buildings: Guidelines for their Care and Conservation. 1998. (Free – print only) • Community-based Heritage Studies. 2007 • Conservation Areas. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning, 1996 ($16.00 Print only) • Conservation Management Documents. 2002 • Conservation Management Plan: A Checklist. 2003 • Conserving Historic Signs. By Rachel Jackson and Caroline Lawrance for the Heritage Office, 2006 • Conservation Products and Services Directory • Creating a Living Past: Ideas for Successful Heritage Projects Heritage Office, 2002 (Free, Print only) • Criteria for Listing on the State Heritage Register. 1996 1999 • Design in Context; Guidelines for Infill Development in the Historic Environment co-authored with RAIA NSW. 2005 (print $25.00, free online) • The Dutch in NSW: A Thematic History Kirsten Velthuis for Charles Sturt University 2005 • The Economics of Heritage Listing Heritage Office, 2001 • Recommendations for local council heritage management, 2007 • Engineering and Industrial Heritage. Co-authored with Engineers Australia Sydney Division. 2005 • Federation Architecture Guidelines. Trevor Howells for Heritage Council of NSW, 1982 • Federation Gardens. Christopher Betteridge for Heritage Council of NSW, 1986 • A Guide to the Heritage System. Revised 2005 • Guidelines for Nominations to the State Heritage Register. 2007 • Heraldic Survey and Heritage Assessment: Model Brief. 2006 • Heritage and development: a lawyer’s perspective by Helen MacFarlane. 2000 • Heritage Approvals – Out of Print • Heritage Development Control Plan model Consultant’s Brief. 2008 • Heritage Consultants Directory • Heritage Curtilages. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 ($13.00) (Print only) • Heritage Interpretation Policy. 2005 • Heritage Listing: Benefits for Owners Heritage Office 2001, revised 2004 • Heritage Nominations. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 ($5.00) • Heritage Planning Practice Note.1. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 ($5.00) • Heritage References. Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs and Planning 1996 • Heritage Strategy Annual Reporting Template. 2008 • Heritage Terms and Abbreviations. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 • Heritage Trails Heritage Office, 1995 • Historical Archaeological Sites. Heritage Council of NSW, Department of Planning. 1993 (Print only) • Historical Archaeology Code of Practice. Heritage Office, Department of Planning 2006 • Historical Research for Heritage. 2000

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• Historical Themes.2001 • History and Heritage. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 ($5.00, free online) • History of Heritage Listing. 2000 • How to carry out work on heritage buildings and sites.1998 • A History of Italian Settlement in NSW. Catherine Kevin and Roslyn Pesman for Heritage Office, 2001 • How to establish a Heritage Advisory Service. 2008 • How to establish a Local Heritage Fund. 2004 • How to prepare Archival Records of Heritage Items. 1998 • How to undertake a heritage main street study. 2007 • Interpreting Heritage Places and Items. 2005 • Introducing the Heritage Council: Role. 2001 • Introducing the Heritage Council: State Heritage Register. 2004 • Introducing the Heritage Council: Approvals Process. 2001 • Introducing the Heritage Council: Presentations. 2001 • Investigating Fabric. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 ($5.00) • Investigating Heritage Significance. 2004 ($5.00) • Investigating History. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 • Investigation and Repair of Historic Concrete. 2003 • Levels of Heritage Significance. Heritage Office 2008 • Local Government Heritage Guidelines ($40.00) • Local Government Heritage Management program summary heritage strategy report for 2007-08. (2008) • A Lot in Store: Celebrating Our Shopping Heritage. Heritage Office, 2002 • Maintenance Series. Set of 17 information sheets. 2004-5 (Sheet 7.1 “Plaster Finishes” temporarily withdrawn for review and updating) • Minimum Standards of Maintenance and Repair.1999 • Model Heritage Provisions for Local Environmental Plans. 2000 (superseded by Standard Instruments (LEPs) Order. 2006) • Movable Heritage Principles. Co-authored with NSW Ministry for the Arts. 2000 • “Just Because its old” Museums and Galleries in Heritage Buildings. Museums and Galleries Foundation NSW and Heritage Office. 2005 • Natural Heritage Principles.2000 • NSW Government and Heritage. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 • Objects in Their Place: An Introduction to Movable Heritage. Heritage Office, 1999, reprinted 2004 • Photographic Recording Of Heritage Items Using Film or Digital Capture. 2006 • Pipe Organ Conservation and Maintenance Guide. 1998 • Place Names of Heritage Value: A Heritage Council Policy. 2004 • Planning and Heritage. With Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. 1996 ($5.00) • Principles of Conservation Work on Heritage Places.1995 • Promoting Local Identity Along Parramatta Road. 2005 • Recommendations for Local Councils on Heritage Management. 2007 • Regional Histories. Out of Print • Revealing the Past: An Introduction to Historical Archaeology Heritage Office 1998, revised 2002, 2004 • Revealing the Past: An Introduction to Maritime Archaeology. Heritage Office, 1998 • Safe in the Shed: Caring for Historic Farm Machinery. Co-authored with NSW Ministry for the Arts, 2001 • Shipwreck Atlas of NSW. Print only ($35.00) • Shipwrecks: Diving NSW Shipwrecks. 2000 Print only • Shipwreck: NSW Shipwreck Heritage, 2000 Print only • Shipwreck: Shipwrecks and What They Tell Us. 2000 Print only • Shipwreck: Shipwrecks of NSW Inland Rivers 2000. Print only • Shipwrecks: Protecting NSW Shipwrecks. 2000 • Skeletal Remains; Guidelines for Management of Human Skeletal Remains.1998 • Standard Exemptions for Works Requiring Heritage Council Approval. 2006 • State Agency Heritage Guide (2 parts). 2005 • Statements of Heritage Impact. 2002 Online only • Street Smart: Corporate Development in Historic Town Centres. 1998 • Street trees in NSW: Guidelines for conservation and management. Department of Planning, NSW, 1990. • Twentieth Century Heritage. Australian Heritage Information Network. 2001. (Free, print only) • Western Sydney Thematic History. Terry Kass for Heritage Office, 2005 • What’s in Store; A History of Retailing in Australia. Powerhouse Publishing in association with Heritage Office 2003. Print only ($34.95)

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• World War II Aerodromes and Associated Structures in NSW. Heritage Office, 2001 Publications priced can be purchased from the Information Centre, NSW Department of Planning. All others available as free downloads from www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/publications BUILDING PROFESSIONALS BOARD • BS 06 – 002 – Implementation of the Building Professionals Act 2005 (16 March 2006) • PS 06 – 004 – Prohibition of retrospective construction certificates and changes concerning compliance certificates ( 13 February 2006) • BS 07-002 – New scheme for accrediting certifiers in New South Wales (March 2007) • BS 07-003-– Building Professionals Regulation 2007 (March 2007) • BS 07-004– Transitional arrangements for existing accredited certifiers (March 2007) • PS 08-006 – Commencement of certain provisions of EPandA and BP Amendment Acts 2008 (July 2008) • PS 08-008 – Commencement of further provisions of EPandA Amendment Act 2008 (August 2008) • PS 08-010 – Commencement of provisions on 3 November 2008 – certain certification matters (November 2008) • PS 08-011 – Commencement of provisions on 3 November 2008 – accredited bodies corporate (November 2008) • BP Bulletin Issue 1 – December 2004 • BP Bulletin Issue 2 – April 2005 • BP Bulletin Issue 3 – September 2005 • BP Bulletin Issue 4 – December 2005 • BP Bulletin Issue 5 – April 2006 • BP Bulletin Issue 6 – July 2006 • BP Bulletin Issue 7 – October 2006 • BP Bulletin Issue 8 – December 2006 • BP Bulletin Special Edition – January 2007 • BP Bulletin Issue 9 – April 2007 • BP Bulletin Issue 10 – August 2007 • BP Bulletin Issue 11 – October 2007 • BP Bulletin Issue 12 – April 2008 • BP Bulletin Issue 13 – August 2008 • BP Bulletin – Special Edition – November 2008 • Regulatory Impact Statement – Building Professionals Regulation 2006 (July 2006) • Accreditation scheme (March 2008) • Certifying building and subdivision works (January 2008) • Choosing a certifying authority (January 2008) • Info Sheet 2 – Building Professionals Board (Revised September 2008) • Info Sheet 3 – Accredited certifiers (Revised March 2007) • Info Sheet 7 – Continuing professional development (Revised March 2007) • Info Sheet 8 – Some terms used in accreditation (Revised March 2007) • Info Sheet 9 – Insurance required by accredited certifiers (Revised August 2007) • Info Sheet 10 – Disciplinary powers of the Board (Revised October 2008) • Info Sheet 11 – BPB accreditation exam (Revised May 2008) • Info Sheet 12 – Accreditation of bodies corporate (October 2008) • Info Sheet 13 – Responsibilities of accredited bodies corporate (October 2008) • Info Sheet 14 – Responsibilities of employees of accredited bodies corporate (October 2008) • Info Sheet 15 – Accreditation of council building certifiers – proposal (November 2008) • Info Sheet 16 – Certification by councils – proposed new requirements (November 2008) • Accreditation of council building certifiers: draft assessment guidelines (November 2008 • Accreditation of council building certifiers: proposed legislation (November 2008) • Survey of council building certification officers (November 2008) • Consultation Report: Draft Building Professionals Regulation and Draft Accreditation Scheme (April 2007) • NSW Certification System: Overview (August 2006) • Ministerial Guidelines under clause 198 of the EPandA Regulation (adopted on 21 August 2006) • Draft Building Professionals Regulation (2006) • Regulatory Impact Statement (July 2006) • Draft accreditation scheme (July 2006) • Performance criteria: draft guide (July 2006) • Applying for accreditation – a guide (October 2007) • Building Professionals Act 2005: a guide (March 2006)

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• Code of conduct: a guide (March 2007) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Avoiding corruption (August 2001) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Complying development (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Conditions of development consent (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Construction certificates and the BCA (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Construction certificates for building work (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Construction certificates for subdivision (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Enforcement of development consents and complying development certificates (August 2001) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Exercising discretion (August 2001) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Overview (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Public and private sector roles (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Private certification of strata plans (June 2000) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – The role of the principal certifying authority (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – The use of compliance certificates (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – What are the different types of development application? (September 1999) • Guiding Development: Better Outcomes – Who is an accredited certifier? (September 1999) ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENT GUIDELINES Manufacturing EIS Guidelines: • Aquaculture in Land-Based Facilities • Aquaculture in Natural Waterbodies • Bitumen Works • Cattle Feedlots • Chemical Facilities • Composting and Related Facilities • Concrete Works • Extractive Industries – Dredging • Extractive Industries – Quarries • Irrigation of Sewage Effluent • Landfilling • Marinas and Related Facilities • Piggeries • Poultry Farms • Roads and Related Facilities • Sewerage Systems • Coal Mines and Associated Infrastructure Manufacturing Is an EIS required for alterations and additions? Manufacturing Managing Land Contamination: Planning Guidelines SEPP 55 – Remediation of Land Transport Corridor Outdoor Advertising and Signage Guidelines – Assessing Development Applications under SEPP 64 EPandA ACT AND REGULATION NOTES • The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 To advise on the introduction of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 – December 2003 • Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Development Consents) Act 2003 To advise on the recent changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and Regulation that commence on 1 December 2003. – November 2003 • Miscellaneous minor amendments To advise of minor changes to the EPandA Act which take effect 22 July 2003 – July 2003 • Land and Environment Court review To advise about the Land and Environment Court Amendment Act 2002, which takes effect 10 February 2003 – February 2003 • Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Insurance) Regulation 2002 To advise of changes in relation to professional indemnity insurance – December 2002 • Additional fee on development applications To advise of further changes to fees made by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Further Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002 which came into effect on 1 November 2002- November 2002

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• Fees payable on integrated development and development requiring concurrence To advise of changes to fees made by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002, which came into effect on 2 August- September 2002 • Conversion of fire alarm monitoring To advise of changes introduced by the EPandA Amendment (Conversion of Fire Alarm Monitoring) Regulation 2002 – August 2002 • Transfer of functions To advise of the transfer of functions relating to places of public entertainment from the LG Act to the EPandA Act – March 2002 • Changes to the regulated development fees To outline the changes to the fees under the EPandA Regulation, which starts from 1 January 2002 – September 2001 • Using the ‘clock’ for development applications To outline the procedures under the EPandA Regulation for stopping and restarting the ‘clock’ when additional information is requested on development applications – April 2001 • Using penalty notices To outline the purpose and operation of the penalty notice provisions under the EPandA Regulation – December 2000 • Practice notes – Regulation 2000 references To provide users of Guiding Development: Better Outcomes, and the Act and Regulation notes, with updated clauses from the EPandA Regulation – December 2000 • Health, safety and amenity during construction To help consent authorities write conditions of development consent to address health, safety and amenity issues that arise during construction works – December 2000 • Notifying council resolutions to prepare draft local environmental plans To help councils meet the requirements of clause 9 of the EPandA Regulation when notifying decisions to prepare local environmental plans – December 2000 • Information required for planning certificates To tell councils about the information that needs to be included in planning certificates as a result of the EPandA Regulation – December 2000 • Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 To advise of the main changes to the planning and development system arising from the EPandA Regulation – September 2000 • Aquaculture – what level of environmental assessment does aquaculture require? To advise of changes to environmental assessment, advertising and deemed refusal periods requirements for certain aquaculture developments – September 2000 • What do councils consider when they apply section 96? To help councils apply section 96 of the EPandA Act which was amended on 1 June 2000 – June 2000 • Notifying the public about section 96 modifications To advise councils on the public notification and advertising of applications to modify development consents – June 2000 • Private certification of strata plans To advise developers, surveyors, council officers, accredited certifiers and owners corporations on the issue of strata certificates by private certifiers – June 2000 • Long service levy and changes to forms To explain that the long service levy now needs to be paid at the construction certificate stage – January 2000 • Environmental Planning and Assessment (Amendment) Act 1999 To advise of changes to the EPandA Act in relation to: – January 2000 • affordable housing • development funds • modification of development consents • operational improvements ADVISORY NOTES • Accredited Certifiers and Conflict of Interest – 6 January 2005 • DIPNR Circular – Occupation Certificates and Conditions of Development Consent – 22 April 2005 • Top ten messages relating to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 and Regulations – 22 April 2005 • Letter, Linking conditions of consent to the issue of occupation certificates – 30 July 2004 • Letter, Further refinements to the planning and building certification system – 12 July 2004

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• Guide to Quality of Construction Act amendments – 12 July 2004 • Information on Inspections and Signage during Construction – 12 July 2004 • Letter, Commencement of mandatory inspections for Classes 1 and 5 to 10 buildings – 30 June 2004 • Letter, Improvements to the NSW building certification system – 27 February 2004 • Letter, Improvements to the NSW building certification system – 22 December 2003 • Questions and Answers – 22 December 2003 • Making a complaint against an accredited certifier • Hints and prompts – 22 December 2003 • Threatened Species Conservation Amendment Act 2002- 1 April 2003 • Direction under s94E – 6 November 2000 • Advice on planning certificates (for exempt and complying development) – March 2000 • Advice on planning certificates (general) – August 1998 • Answers to commonly asked questions- last updated October 1998 • Savings and transitional questions and answers – December 1998 GUIDANCE ON PREPARING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS • Standard requirements for LEP GIS data (September 2007) • Local planning directions issued by the Minister for Planning (19 July 2007) • Revised local planning directions: overview of key changes (July 2007) • Standard Technical Requirements for LEP Maps (issued April 2007, amended August 2007)) • Section 117 Ministerial Directions (issued 30 September 2005) • Spot Rezonings – Department’s Position • LEP Preparation Guidance Note No. 2004-2 – May 2004 • LEP Preparation Guidance Note No. 2004-1 – March 2004 • Letter to councils – December 1999 • LEPs and council land: best practice guideline - January 1997

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Department’s most recent Statement of Affairs appeared in the Department’s Annual Report for the financial year 2007/08.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT DETAILS FOR OBTAINING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS In the first instance, the contact person for obtaining access to documents is as follows: The Manager FOI and Privacy Unit 23-33 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Inquiries can be made by telephone (02) 9228 6116, between the hours of 9:30 am and 4:00 pm.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT REFORM AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Public Sector Workforce Office Contact for Enquiries: Executive Assistant telephone 9228 3572. The documents for the PSWO may also be found on the website: www.dpc.nsw.gov.au. Circulars 1993 C93-09 – Fringe Benefits Tax on Car Parking and Review of Agency Vehicle Requirements 1994 C94-04 – Senior Executive Service – Changes to Components of Total Remuneration Packages Resulting from Variations to FBT Legislation C94-12 – Senior Executive Service – Applications for Compensation and the Right of Return C94-16 – Tax Equivalent Regime (TER) for SES Finance and Data Processing Positions 1995 C95-03 – Protected Disclosures Act 1994 C95-10 – SES – Changes to FBT C95-12 – Application of Premier’s Memoranda To All Ministers 1996 C96-11 – Cessation of Payment for ‘Right of Return’ – Chief and Senior Executive Service C96-12 – Changes to Motor Vehicle Policy – Wholesale Sales Tax and Leasing C96-22 – Access to Public Sector Executives Superannuation Scheme 1997 C97-05 – M4 and M5 Cashback C97-40 – Senior Officers Award C97-42 – Chief and Senior Executive Service (SES) Leave Entitlements (Restricted) C97-45 – Recruitment Consultants C97-53 – Consultative Arrangements: Policy and Guidelines C97-58 – Devolution of evaluation of senior officer positions C97-84 – Working for the Dole 1998 C98-04 – Crown Employees (Transferred Officers Compensation) Award, Use of the Crown Solicitor’s Office C98-08 – Pay Advice Slips C98-103 – Premier’s Department Performance Management Policy and Guidelines C98-105 – Principles for Review of Awards C98-11 – Carer’s Leave for Employees Covered by the Uniform (Ministerial) Leave Conditions C98-14 – Community Language Allowance Scheme C98-22 – SES Mobility System C98-23 – Use of Family and Community Services Leave, Funerals C98-50 – Implementation of Job Evaluation Outcomes C98-59 – Commencement of Legislation Improving Retrenchment Benefits for State Superannuation Scheme Members C98-73 – Dispute Resolution C98-80 – Premier’s Department Policy and Guidelines: Mature Workforce and Alcohol and Other Drugs

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1999 C99-01 – Superannuation Amendments C99-09 – Use of Employer Communication Devices C99-39 – New Superannuation Preservation Rules C99-45 – Stage 3 – Devolution of Evaluation of Senior Executive Positions Levels 4-8. C99-49 – Payments in Lieu of Employer Superannuation Support for Employees and Former Employees Aged 65 Years and Over C99-55 – Reference Guide For Employees Caring For Older Persons C99-57 – Optional Access to Early Retirement Benefits C99-59 – Mobility of superannuation for employees transferring employment between the NSW public sector, local government sector and electricity distribution sector C99-62 – Interpreter Budget Requirements In Contracting Out Services and Funding Services Delivered By Non Government Organisations, Government Trading Enterprises and State Owned Corporations C99-69 – Qualifications for Senior Financial Management and Accounting Positions 2000 C2000-05 – Superannuation Amendments C2000-10 – Changes to the method of calculating Superannuation on costs for Executive members of First State Super C2000-11 – Managing and Supporting Attendance at Work C2000-16 – Sickness Absence Policy C2000-26 – Employment Health Assessment Policy and Guidelines C2000-33 – Taxation of Allowances C2000-37 – Monitoring of Use of Communication Devices (including internet access) C2000-42 – Superannuation Retrenchment Benefits C2000-46 – Impact of FBT and GST on Salary Sacrifice Arrangements C2000-62 – NSW Government Job Vacancy Advertising Procedures C2000-64 – Report on the Review of the Spokeswomen’s Programme C2000-68 – Amendment to Premier’s Memorandum No. 2000 15, Access To Published Information Laws, Policy and Guidelines C2000-70 – SES Motor Vehicles C2000-73 – Disclosure – Commission for Children and Young People 2001 C2001-08 – Principles for Approval of NSW Enterprise Agreements and Information on Reviewed Awards C2001-10 – Devolution of Establishment of Senior Officer Positions C2001-20 – Superannuation Amendments C2001-32 – Reimbursement of Goods and Services Tax C2001-39 – Reforming the Public Sector C2001-44 – JOBS.NSW 2002 C2002-05 New Position Code Field for the Workforce Profile (Feb 2002) C2002-10 – Pay Slips and Employers’ Records C2002-11 – Deduction of Union Membership Fees – Model Clause C2002-36 – Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 C2002-37 – Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Program C2002-40 – Increment in Superannuation Guarantee Requirement from 1 July 2002 C2002-43 – Statutory and Public Office Holders – Salary Sacrifice MotorVehicles C2002-45 – Motor Vehicles Policy C2002-48 – Crown employees (Major and Community Events Reassignment) Award C2002-50 – Public Employees’ and Agencies’ Involvement in Political Fundraising Activities C2002-56 – Compliance With NSW Superannuation Legislation C2002-57 – Employer Contributions For First State Super and Complying Accumulation Superannuation Funds C2002-58 – Crown Employees (Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians and Archivists) Award 2002 C2002-62 – Superannuation Amendments C2002-63 – Use Of Government Owned Training/Conference Facilities C2002-73 – New Principles For Approval Of Enterprise Agreements

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2003 C2003-05 – Travelling Overseas On Official Business – Australian Department Of Foreign Affairs and Trade Travel Advice C2003-06 – Position Coding Automated Tool (PCAT) C2003-07 – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – Travelling Overseas On Official Business C2003-12 – Salary Packaging Amendment – Annual Public Transport Tickets C2003-14 – Membership Of Private Sector/Non-Government Boards By NSW Executive Officers C2003-17 – Protecting The Archival Heritage Of The State C2003-22 – Establishment of Healthquest as a Statutory Health Corporation C2003-28 – Apologies By Public Sector Agencies and Officials C2003-35 – Training On Merit Selection Techniques C2003-37 – Occupational Stress - Hazard Identification and Risk Management Strategy C2003-45 – Making Of New Crown Employees (General Staff Salaries) Award C2003-48 – Reimbursement Of Goods and Services Tax C2003-51 – Non-SES Salary Packaging and Motor Vehicles C2003-42 – Quarterly Collection Of Full Time Equivalent (Fte) Numbers For The NSW Public Sector 2004 C2004-01 – Variation To Conditions Of Employment Award Re Casual Rates and Entitlements C2004-07 – Conflict of Interests C2004-08 – Commencement of variations to conditions of employment award Re: casual rates and entitlements C2004-19 – Motor Vehicle Policy Requirements For CEOs C2004-32 – HSC VET Work Placements In All Government Departments C2004-35 – HR Expert System Release 2 C2004-37 – Manual Of Delegations To Department Heads C2004-38 – Extension Of Military Leave Through ‘Top Up’ Pay C2004-41 – Commonwealth Legislation: Choice Of Superannuation Fund C2004-43 – Verification Of Professional And/Or Academic Qualifications C2004-48 – Information Paper for CES/SES Separated from Office 2005 C2005-03 – Official Travel within Australia and Overseas C2005-12 – Changed Superannuation Guarantee Reporting C2005-15 – Commonwealth Legislation: Choice Of Superannuation Fund C2005-29 – Salary Packaging Benefits For Chief and Senior Executive Service C2005-32 – Superannuation Nominated Salary For Chief and Senior Executive Service C2005-33 – Superability of extended leave at double pay, and Correction to meal, travelling and related allowances circular C2005-37 – Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 C2005-38 – Extension Of Non-Salary Enhancements To CES/SES Officers C2005-40 – Speaking and attendance at commercial conferences and seminars C2005-48 – Conversion Of First State Superannuation From A NSW Regulated Scheme To A Commonwealth Regulated C2005-50 – Commencement of the amendments to the Extended Leave provisions in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 and repeal of the Transferred Officers Extended Leave Act 1961 2006 C2006-03 – Rostered Days Off For 2006 – 2008 Crown Employees (Skilled Trades) Award and General Construction (State) Award C2006-07 – Secure Employment Test Case Decision and Actions Following Receipt Of Any Applications For Variations to Awards C2006-08 – Salary Packaging – Removal Of 50% Limit 2006 C2006-11 – Secure Employment Test Case Award Variations C2006-18 – Reduction In The Rate Of Fringe Benefits Tax C2006-21 – Introduction of electronic distribution of the Public Sector Notices C2006-23 – Release of Retirement Intentions Survey Report C2006-24 – Federal Budget 2006-07 – Proposed changes to superannuation rules and personal income tax rates C2006-25 – Military Leave – Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001 C2006-28 – Unattached Officers – Chief and Senior Executive Service

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C2006-29 – SES Grievance and Dispute Resolution Procedures C2006-34 – Workforce Profile Collection Occupational Coding C2006-36 – Making It Our Business – Improving Aboriginal Employment in the NSW Public Sector C2006-47 – Reduction In Recruitment Lead Time C2006-48 – Managing gifts and benefits in the public sector C2006-49 – Leave For Staff Affected By The Bush Fire Emergency C2006-50 – Launch of the NSW Government Sage Centre Internet Site C2006-51 – State authorities superannuation scheme – Salary sacrifice of compulsory contributions 2007 C2007-01 – Increases in expense related allowances under the Crown Employees (Skilled Trades) Award, and correction to rates of pay publish C2007-05 – Coordination Of E-Recruitment-Related Initiatives C2007-11 – Salary Packaging for Non-SES Employees\ C2007-15 – Crown Employees (Research Scientists) Award 2007 C2007-18 – Childcare Arrangements C2007-21 – Main Findings from the Review of Recruitment Practices in the NSW Public Sector C2007-22 – Assessment of Overseas Qualifications C2007-24 – Leave for Staff Affected by Storms and Flooding – June 2007 C2007-27 – Privacy guidelines on disclosure of information during industrial consultations C2007-28 – Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2007 C2007-30 – Commonwealth Superannuation Changes which may affect Employees’ Salary Sacrifice Decisions C2007-31 – Salary Sacrifice of Compulsory Member Contributions – State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) C2007-32 – Public Sector Employees Contesting Federal Elections C2007-33 – New Superannuation Arrangements for Eligible Employees between the ages of 70 and 75 C2007-35 – Voluntary Redundancy Payments new rules C2007-36 – Increase In Parking Space Levy C2007-38 – Australian and overseas travelling allowances – Including chief executive officers, senior executive officers, statutory appointees, and part-time members of boards, committees C2007-39 – A Healthy Workforce: Policy On Improving The Health and Well Being Of Public Sector Employees C2007-40 – Nomination Of Employer Representatives To The Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal C2007-41 – Guidelines for establishing Alumni Programs C2007-42 – Employer Representatives To The Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal C2007-45 – Superannuation – requirement to report salaries To scheme administrator C2007-47 – 2007 Annual Determination For Judges, Magistrates and Related Groups and Public Office Holders C2007-48 – Leading Well: The Role Of Leadership In Improving The Prevention and Management Of Psychological Injury C2007-51 – Variation To Crown Employees (Public Service Training Wage) Award 2005 C2007-52 – Leave for staff affected by Lismore storms – October 2007 C2007-53 – Australian Defence Force Reserves Employer Support Payment Scheme C2007-54 – Motor Vehicle Policy 2008 C2008-01 – Leave for staff affected by northern NSW floods January 2008 C2008-02 – Removal of Common Selection Criteria C2008-03 – Accessing leave entitlements and flexible work hours arrangements to observe religious duties C2008-04 – Accessing leave entitlements and flexible work hours arrangements – Australian Government apology to members of the stolen generations C2008-07 – Special Leave for Staff To Volunteer With World Youth Day Co-Ordination Authority C2008-09 – Community Language Allowance Scheme C2008-11 – Reserve Forces Day Parades C2008-13 – National Families Week 2008 C2008-14 – SES/Senior Officer motor vehicle charges 2008 – 2009 C2008-15 – Leave Arrangements for events associated with World Youth Day C2008-16 – World Youth Day Co-Ordination Authority Volunteers Web Page C2008 -17- 2008 SES Guidelines

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C2008 -20 – Voluntary Redundancy payments C2008 -21- Premiers Public Sector Awards 2008 C2008- 23- Special Leave for World Youth Day Coordination Authority Volunteers and other leave arrangements for world Youth Day C2008 – 24 – Changes to salary packaging for work related items C2008 – 25 – SES Notional Salary C2008 – 27 – Increase in parking space levy C2008 – 28 – review of meal, travelling and related allowances C2008 -29- Amendments to Public Sector Employment and Management Act Regulations C2008-30- Classes of Air Travel within Australia C2008 -32- Making the Public Sector Work Better for Women C2008- 33 – Spokeswomen Program Changes C2008 – 36- Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries 2008) Award settlement of claim with the PSA C2008 – 37- Australian and overseas travelling allowances – CEO, SES, Senior Officer, Statutory Officers and part – C2008 – 46 – Changes to Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) reviewed award 2006 Memoranda 1990 M90-29 – Remuneration Packaging for Advertising Public Sector Vacancies M90-06 – Fringe Benefits Tax – Higher Education Contribution Scheme 1992 M92-30 – Privatisation – Staffing Implications M92-28 – Parking Space Levy and Government Agencies 1994 M94-35 – Suspension of Public Employees from Duty M94-10 – Employee Housing Policy 1995 M95-40 – Flexible Work Practices M95-27 – Unattached Officers 1996 M96-24 – Protected Disclosures Act 1994 M96-11 – Dealing with employee work-related concerns and grievances, and harassment free workplace 1997 M97-10 – Model Code of Conduct for NSW Public Agencies M97-03 – Employee sponsored child care 1998 M98-37 – Executive service model contract of employment M98-12 – Use of probity auditors by public sector agencies M98-04 – Production costs of annual reports 1999 M99-19 – Applicability Of Memoranda and Circulars To State Owned Corporations (SOCS) M99-05 – Chief Executive Performance Agreement Guidelines 2000 M2000-05 – Remuneration and Contracts of Employment for CES and SES Officers M2000-25 – Leave Conditions – Statutory Appointees M2000-24 – Reappointment to CES and SES Positions M2000-15 – Access to Published Information – Laws, Policy and Guidelines [library deposit] M2000-10 – Strategies for Flexible Workplace Arrangements 2001 M2001-11 – Revised ‘Fitness to Continue’ Procedures

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2002 M2002-07 – Engagement and Use of Consultants M2002-04 – Acceptable Use of the Internet and E-mail 2003 M2003-15 – CEO Contracts – Performance Management and Salary SacrificeArrangements 2005 M2005-06 – Review Of Government Advertising M2005-14 – Working Together: Public Sector OHS and Injury Management Strategy 2005-2008 M2005-11 – Federal industrial relations legislation – impact on NSW public sector employers M2005-15 – Family Provisions Test Case Flow On 2006 M2006-05 – Biofuels and Other Alternative Fuels – NSW Government Commitments M2006-16 – Out Of Pocket Expenses and Christmas Season Parties 2007 M2007-02 – Dignity and Respect: Policy and Guidelines On Preventing and Managing Workplace Bullying M2007-10 – Advertising and filling of vacancies Expenditure review procedures and suspension of recruitment exemptions M2007-12 – NSW Public Sector Wages Policy 2007 M2007-15 – Working Arrangements in an Influenza Pandemic 2008 M2008-04 – Chief Executive Performance Agreement Guidelines M2008- 13 – Christmas close down 2008-2009 M2008- 20 – Annual determination of remuneration for CES/SES M2008 -21 – Filling and advertising of public sector vacancies M2008 – 22 – Managing Excess Employees M2008 – 23 – Changes to government advertising M2008 – 24 – Out of pocket expenses – Christmas Season parties Public Employment Office (PEO) Circulars (the former name of the Public Sector Workforce Office) 1995 P95-25 – Administrative Arrangements for Unattached Chief Executive Officers P95-34 – Guidelines under the Public Sector Management Amendment Act 1995 P95-59 – Re-employment of former Executive Officers who have received compensation for removal from office 1996 P96-01 – Protected Disclosures Act 1994 P96-35 – Payment Of Shift Penalties Disciplinary Matters P96-54 – Senior Officers Publications 1990 • Information sheet: History of EEO Legislation in NSW 1993 • Information sheet: Flexible Work Practices for Employees from non-English Speaking Background 1995 • Guidelines for the Suspension of Public Employees • Policy and Guidelines on Flexible Work Practices • Resource book: Guide to EEO Data Collection 1996 • Fair Ways newsletter: EEO Data Collection • Guidelines on Senior Officers Classification • Policy and guidelines: Harassment Free Workplace • Policy and guidelines: Dealing with Employee Work-related Concerns and Grievances • Resource book: The Choice is Yours: Choosing Employment Options in the NSW Public Sector

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1997 • Booklet: Success with Flexible Work Practices • Brochures: Part-Time Work with the NSW Government: • Code of Conduct and Ethics for Public Sector Executives • Consultative Arrangements: Policy and Guidelines • Employer Sponsored Childcare • Model Code of Conduct • Fair Ways newsletter: Mentoring 1998 • Alcohol and other Drugs – Policy and Guidelines • Booklet: Journeys: Stories from our Culturally Diverse NSW Public Sector • Booklet: Strengthening EEO: A Focus on Outcomes for EEO Practitioners • Brochure: EEO for Senior Executives and Directors of Employment Equity • Brochure: Strengthening EEO: CEO Leadership • CES Model Contract of Employment • Interim Guidelines for Implementation of the Community Language Allowance Scheme • Mature Workforce Policy • Performance Management Policy and Guidelines • Report: Pay Equity: Librarians and Geologists • Role of the NSW Public Sector in the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Volunteer Program • Salary Packaging of Superannuation • Salary Sacrifice for Superannuation Information Sheet 1999 • Policy and Guidelines for the use by Staff of Employer Communication Devices • Resource book: Mentoring Made Easy: A Guide • Women on the Move 2000 • Access to Published Information – Laws, Policy and Guidelines • Employment Health Assessment Policy and Guidelines • Fair Ways newsletter: Aboriginal Reconciliation • Managing and Supporting Attendance at Work • NSW Executive Capabilities • Personnel Handbook • Sickness Absence Policy • Strategies for Flexible Workplace Arrangements • Women online – Stories by Women in IT 2001 • Booklet: I Have the Skills, Do You Have the Job? Case Studies in Productive Diversity • Booklet: Strengthening EEO: A Focus on Outcomes for University EEO Practitioners • Booklet: Yarnin’ Up: Stories of Aboriginal People’s Careers in the NSW Public Sector • Brochure: EEO for Senior Executives and Directors of Employment Equity • Brochure: EEO for University Executives • Fair Ways: What is EEO? — University version • Guidelines: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cadetship Program in the NSW Public Sector • Reforming the public sector • Strong Women, Strong Communities 2002 • Booklet: Moving On Up: Paralympians Contributing to the NSW Public Sector • Brochure: Maternity leave • Fair Ways newsletter: About Flexible Work Practices • Fair Ways newsletter: What is EEO? • Government Owned Training Facilities 2003 • Workforce Profile data collection impact of the ageing population • Workforce Planning: A Guide • Impact of the Ageing Population September 2003

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• Fair Ways newsletter: Invitation to Managers to Gain Skilled Staff • Booklet: Employ Able Resource Guide • Migrant Career Development – Guidelines for Applicants • Booklet: Equal to the Task Good Practice Guide • Fair Ways newsletter: Adjustments at work 2004 • Overview Report for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile 2003 • The Privacy Code of Practice for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile • Position Coding Guidelines • Information for Chief and Senior Executive Service Officers Separated from Office • Workforce Planning Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2004/2006 • Workforce Profile Privacy Code 2004 • Manual of Delegations to Department Heads • Draft Equity Standards 2005 • Aboriginal Employment: Improving Your Agency’s Performance • Diversity Delivers • NSW Public Sector retirement Intentions Survey Retirement intentions survey newsletter • Overview Report for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile 2004 2006 • Making it our Business – Improving Aboriginal Employment in the Public Sector – NSW Policy Statement 2006-2008 • Mature Workforce Retention Project • Making it our Business – Improving Aboriginal Employment in the NSW Public Sector – Strategic Framework and Resource Guide 2006-2008 • Retirement Intentions Survey • Overview Report for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile 2005 2007 • 2007 Premier’s Public Sector Awards Booklet • Motor Vehicle Policy • Leading Well: the role of leadership in improving the prevention and management of psychological injury • NSW Public Sector Wages Policy 2007 • 2007 Premier’s Public Sector Awards Winners • Dignity and Respect: Policy and Guidelines On Preventing and Managing Workplace Bullying • Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Charter • Research Scientist Classification – Policy and Guidelines • Overview Report for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile 2006 • MOU NSW Interim Human Influenza Pandemic Plan • Overview Report for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile 2006 2008 • Days Of Religious Significance For Multicultural New South Wales For 2008 • A Model Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 2008 – 2012 • Overview Report for the NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile 2006 • Guidelines for Developing CEO Performance Agreements and Reviewing CEO Performance • Managing displaced employees • NSW Public Sector Workforce Strategy 2008-2012 • The Right Balance in your Career • Agency User Guide (Workforce Profile) June 08 • Workforce Profile data specifications manual 2008 • Workforce Profile data specifications 2008- appendices • Update to the Policy on Managing Excess Employees (Following the settlement of the Crown Employees- Public Sector Salaries -2008-Award) Contact for Enquiries: Executive Assistant telephone 9228 3572. The documents for the PSWO may also be found on the website: www.dpc.nsw.gov.au.

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Ministerial and Parliamentary Services • Guidelines for the Engagement and Use of Consultants (Premier’s Department Circular 2004-17, 15 July 2004) Contact: Mr Brendan Barry 9228 3207 • New Arrangements for Government Media Monitoring (Premier’s Memorandum 2004-02, 6 May 2004) • Broadcast (Radio and Television) Media Monitoring (Premier’s Department Circular 2005-05, 21 January 2005) • Government Press Clip Monitoring Arrangements (Premier’s Department Circular 2006-30, 24 July 2006) Contact: Mr Terry Willison: 9228 5515 • Conduct Guidelines for Members of Boards and Committees (Premier’s Memorandum 2001-17, 17 December 2001) • Assistance for People with Writing Difficulties (Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular 2008-10, 9 April 2008) Contact: Trevor Barnes 9228 5584 Corporate Governance • Code of Conduct • Guarantee of Service • Annual Report 2007-08 Contact: Mr Darren Mitchell: 9228 3372 • Reports and Determinations of the Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal • Reports and Determinations of the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal • Reports and Determinations of the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal • Statement of Principles in respect to compensation applications. Contact: Mr Emanuel Sklavounos 9228 3570 or e-mail [email protected] or reports and determinations may be viewed the Tribunal website at www.remtribunals.nsw.gov.au • Guidelines for Boards and Committee Members Appointment and Remuneration – (Premier’s Memorandum 2004-10, 15 October 2004) Contact: Ms Sarah Bradshaw: 9228 4657 STRATEGIC POLICY, INNOVATION AND REVIEW Inter-Governmental Relations Unit Many of the documents for the Unit may be obtained from the website www.dpc.nsw.gov.au or otherwise by contacting the Executive Assistant on 9228 4388. • Ministerial Declarations of occupational licence equivalency under Mutual Recognition (Listed on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments – see the link at http://www.licencerecognition.gov.au/frli.aspx) (February and August 2007) • A Users’ Guide to the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) and the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement (TTMRA) (2006) • Temporary Exemptions: Guidelines (undated – also listed on the COAG website as ‘Mutual Recognition Temporary Exemption Guidelines’). • M2008-09 Mutual Recognition Schemes (June 2008) • M2003-10 Ministerial Councils (2003) • M97-01 Principles and Procedures for Commonwealth-State Consultation on Treaties (1997) Human Services and Justice Branch Many of the documents for the Branch may be obtained from the website www.dpc.nsw.gov.au or otherwise by contacting the Executive Assistant on 9228 5082. • Towards 2030: Planning for our changing population (2008) • M2007-20 Embedding the Principle of Prevention and Early Intervention (Dec 2007) • Fair Go, Fair Share, Fair Say – NSW Social Justice Directions Statement (October 1996) • Guidelines for Assessing Social Impact (December 1997) • Participation and the NSW Policy Process (March 1998) • Supporting People and Strengthening Communities – NSW Social Justice Directions Statement (February 2000) • NSW Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health (July 2005) • NSW Action Plans for Human Capital Reform under the COAG National Reform Agenda: Literacy and Numeracy Diabetes Early Childhood and Childcare

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Natural Resources and Economic Development Branch The document for the Branch may be obtained from the website www.dpc.nsw.gov.au. • Ministerial Memorandum – M2007-16 – Biofuels and Other Alternative Fuels – NSW Government Commitments • Ministerial Memorandum – M2008-14 – National Walk to Work Day – Friday, 3 October 2008 • Ministerial Memorandum – M2008-07 – Assistance For Customers In Genuine Financial Hardship • DPC Circular – C2008-40 – The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) as a Contractor to Agencies • DPC Circular – C2008-38 – National Ride to Work Day – Wednesday, 15 October Office for Women’s Policy Many of the documents for the Office may be obtained from the website www.women.nsw.gov.au or otherwise by contacting the Executive Assistant on 9228 3141. Publications 2004 • Lucy Mentoring Program Participant Manual • Department for Women Annual Report 2003-2004 • NSW Women Newsletter Issue 1, November 2004 “Ageing in Place” • Poster 1 in the Fair play on and off the field series – Cricket 2005 • NSW Women Issue 2, March 2005 “Women’s sport, the media and sponsorship – 2005 International Year of Sport and Physical Education” • Our Plan for Women: NSW Action Plan for Women 2002/03-2004/05 • Lucy Brochure • Lucy Participants Manual • Lucy Participants Manual Reprint • Lucy Stage 1 Evaluation Manual • Lucy Stage 2 Evaluation Manual • Lucy Stage 3 Evaluation Manual • GirlSavvy Workbooks • Kids Relate folder- No. longer available • Poster 2 in the Fair play on and off the field series – Rugby League • NSW Women Issue 3, August 2005 “No ordinary job: women and non-traditional work” • International Women’s Day 2005 – NSW Local Councils Celebrate 2006 • Honouring NSW Women 2006 • Lucy Mentoring Program – Flyer • Lucy Mentoring Program – Manual • Lucy Stage 4 Evaluation Manual • GirlSavvy Work Book (republished) • Fact Sheet 1 – Women Education and Training • Fact Sheet 2 – Women and Employment • Fact Sheet 3 – Women in Leadership Positions • Fact Sheet 4 – Women, Violence and Safety • Fact Sheet 5 – Women and Health • Office for Women Information Leaflet • Poster International Women’s Day 2006 – A3 • Poster International Women’s Day 2006 – A4 • Poster 3 in the Fair play on and off the field series – Soccer • NSW Women Issue 4, March 2006 “2006 Year of the Community” • NSW Women Issue 5, August 2006 “Inspiring Creative Women” 2007 • Honouring NSW Women 2007 • Fact Sheet 1 – Women in New South Wales • Fact Sheet 2 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women • Fact Sheet 3 – Older Women • Fact Sheet 4 – Rural and Regional Women • Fact Sheet 5 – Women and Health • Fact Sheet 6 – Women in Leadership

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• Fact Sheet 7 – Women, Education and Training • Fact Sheet 8 – Women, Violence and Safety • Fact Sheet 9 – Women, Work and Family • Poster International Women’s Day 2007 – A3 • Poster International Women’s Day 2007 – A4 • NSW Women Issue 6, January 2007 “Working at Relationships” • NSW Women Issue 7, July 2007 “Financing Your Future” • NSW Women Issue 8, November 2007 “Juggling Work and Family” • Tasting Success – Women’s Chef Mentoring Program – brochure • Tasting Success – Participant Manual • Our Commitment to Women • Girl$avvy Flyer • Girl$avvy Work Book • DVD – Stand Up 4 U! • DVD – You’re Parents Now! • Women and Work – a snapshot of work arrangements affecting women in the workplace, a report by the NSW Premier’s Council for Women Circulars and Memoranda • International Women’s Day 2007 (No C2007-04) 2008 • Welfare to Work – A Challenge to Family Values – a report by the NSW Premier’s Council for Women • NSW Women – Issue 9,, February 2008 “A 100 Years of Active Women” • Honouring NSW Women 2008 • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women postcard • Poster International Women’s Day 2008 – A3 • Poster International Women’s Day 2008 – A4 • Lucy Flyer – updated • Tasting Success Participant Manual – updated • Poster 16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women • Calendar of events for 16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women • Application Form on Domestic and Family Violence Grants Program • Guidelines on Domestic and Family Violence Grants Program • Discussion Paper on NSW Strategic Framework on Domestic and Family Violence • Summary document of Discussion Paper on Strategic Framework on Domestic and Family Violence translations – Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese (to come shortly Arabic and Dinka) Circulars and Memoranda • White Ribbon Day 25th November 2008 (No C2008 – 44) Performance Review Unit Publications: • Service Competition Guidelines (1997) • Concise Guide to Performance Reporting (2001) • Better Management Practices – Environmental Scanning (May 2004) • An Outcomes Framework for the General Government Sector – Developing Whole-of–Government Performance Indicators (March 2005) • Better Management Practices – Corporate Overheads Costing Guide 2005 • Collaboration Principles in Delivering Human Services in NSW (April 2006) • Internal Audit Capacity in the NSW Public Sector (March 2008) • Review of Ambulance Service of NSW (June 2008) • Prequalification Scheme: Performance and Management Services – Guidelines for Agencies (Sept 2008, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Commerce) • Prequalification Scheme: Performance and Management Services – Guidelines for Applicants (Sept 2008, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Commerce) • Prequalification Scheme: Performance and Management Services – Scheme Conditions (Sept 2008, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Commerce) Circulars and Memoranda: M1997-24 Service Competition Guidelines (Sept 1997) C1999-2 Publication of Service Level Agreement Guidelines (Jan 1999)

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C1999-19 Process Redesign: Personnel and Payroll Project (April 1999) C1999-73 The Electronic Self Service (ESS) Implementation Project (Dec 1999) M2000-28 Client Surveys (Dec 2000) C2000-17 Electronic Self Service (ESS) for Personnel Functions (March 2000) C2000-79 Business Case Guidelines (Dec 2000) C2002-24 Provision of pay advice via Electronic Self-Service (ESS) systems (May 2002) C2002-51 Taking Safety Seriously (Oct 2002) C2004-46 Website to publish information about all NSW Government funding programs (Dec 2004) C2005-06 Intellectual Property Management Framework for the NSW Public Sector (Feb 2005) C2005-07 Principles for the Operation and Conduct of meetings of Senior Officer Groups (Feb 2005) M2006-12 Overseas Projects – Involvement of the Department of State and Regional Development (Aug 2006) C2006-35 Good Practice Grants Administration (Aug 2006) C2006-37 2006/07 Strategic Management Framework and Calendar (Sept 2006) C2006-53 Effective Copyright Management – Publications and Websites (Dec 2006) C2006-54 Service Principles and Obligations Website (Dec 2006) C2006-55 Department of Commerce as a Contractor to Agencies (Dec 2006) M2007-8 Efficient and Cost Effective Management of Records (July 2007) M2007-18 Customer Satisfaction State Plan Commitment S8 (Nov 2007) C2008-34 Prequalification Scheme: Performance and Management Services (Sept 2008) Contact for Enquiries: Hayley Eggleston, Performance Review Unit (02) 9228 3512 Premier’s Delivery Unit The documents for the Premier’s Delivery Unit may be obtained from the website www.nsw.gov.au/stateplan/ or by contacting Ms Susan Calvert on 9228 4872. State Plan Regional Updates 2008: • Central Coast Regional Delivery Update 2008 (8 August 08) • Hunter Regional Delivery Update 2008 (8 August 08) • New England/North West Regional Delivery Update 2008 (4 August 08) • Riverina/Murray Regional Delivery Update 2008 (3 July 08) • Illawarra Regional Delivery Update 2008 (2 July 08) • South East Regional Delivery Update 2008 (2 July 08) • Greater Western Sydney Regional Delivery Update 2008 (30 June 08) • North Coast Regional Delivery Update 2008 (30 June 08) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY Office of Protocol and Special Events Australian Honours and Awards System to include: • Order of Australia • Australian Bravery Decorations • Public Service Medal • Royal Humane Society • Awards of State Representative Certificates • Community Service Awards • New South Wales Service Medallion (40 years) • State Medal • Citizen of the Year Awards • Department of Premier and Cabinet Staff Awards Contact: Ms Kylie Millwood: 9228 4306 • The Emblem Book of New South Wales (includes Flying of Flags) • New South Wales Table of Precedence • Information for Ministers Handbook 2008 Contact: Mr Michael W Harkins: 9228 4042 User Charges • Whole of Government Policy for the Application of User Charges for Major and Special Events. Contact: Ms Margaret Pollard: 9228 4756

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GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND STRATEGIC PROJECT DELIVERY Counter Terrorism and Disaster Recovery Memoranda M2008-17 NSW Policy and Guidelines for Protecting National Security Information (30 September 2008) M2007-13 Release of NSW Government Security Sensitive Information to Third Parties (30 July 2007) M2006-14 Counter Terrorism Exercise Programme Liability Issues (26 September 2006) M2005-01 Tsunami Assistance-Replacement of Official Documentation (10 January 2005) M2004-03 NSW Police and Counter Terrorism (May 2004) M2003-04 Security Measures – Counter Terrorism Arrangements (20 March 2003) Circulars C2007-44 Procedures for reporting security incidents (17 October 2007) C2005-02 Tsunami Relief Effort – Agency Support Arrangements (10 January 2005) C2004-21 Procedures for Reporting Security Incidents (July 2004) (superseded by Circular C2007 -44) Information Sheets I2007-06a Bomb threats and threatening or offensive telephone calls (17 October 2007) I2005-03 Security Arrangements Governor Macquarie Tower (August 2005) Other New South Wales Counter Terrorism Plan (Release date: 5 May 2008) Available on www.secure.nsw.gov.au Contact for Enquiries: Esther Fitzsimon (02) 8374 5132 Directorate of Strategic Operations Publication/Reports in 2008 • Crime Prevention Framework Overview, June 2008. • Crime Prevention Partnership Guidelines 1st Edition, May 2008. • Anti-Social Behaviour Pilot Project Guidelines, May 2008. Publication/Reports Issues in 2006 • Guidelines for the Administration of the NSW Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme, March 2006 Premier’s Memoranda 2006 • M2006-10 Improving Outcomes for Aboriginal People and their Communities (30 June 2006) Publications/Reports Issues in 2005 • Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme Information Sheet No. 1 – How the Scheme Works 2005. • Website information o the Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme – How the Scheme Works 2005. Contact: Mr Michael Ramsey, 02 9228 5627 Office of the Coordinator General Ministerial Memorandum 2005–9 Major Infrastructure Coordination and Delivery (11 October 2005) Review of Future Provision of Motorways in NSW (December 2005) Urban Transport Statement (November 2006) SydneyLink: MetroLink – Future of Sydney’s Transport (March 2008) Contact: Stephanie Tritton – 9228 3107 GENERAL COUNSEL Legal Branch Many of the documents for Legal Branch may be obtained from the website www.dpc.nsw.gov.au or otherwise by contacting the Executive Assistant on 9228 5599. Memoranda • M2008-26 – Obligation on Ministers to report corrupt conduct • M2008-19 Proactive Release of Information by Government Agencies • M2008-18 Availability of Ministers’ Media Releases on NSW Government Agency Websites • The NSW FOI Manual 2007 • NSW Government Policy Statement on the Application of Competitive Neutrality (January 2002) • Policy Summary of the Competitive Neutrality Complaints Handling Mechanism (January 2002) • M2008-01 Staged Repeal Of Statutory Rules • M2007-01 Public Disclosure of Information arising from NSW Government Tenders and Contracts

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• M2007-11 NSW FOI Manual • M2007-14 Sydney Opera House – Requirements Regarding the Use of the Sydney Opera House Site, Image or Brand • M2006-01 Guidelines for Managing Lobbyists and Corruption Allegations Made During Lobbying • M2006-02 Formation and Operation of Public Sector Subsidiaries • M2006-08 Maintaining Confidentiality of Cabinet Documents and Other Cabinet Conventions • M2005-07Timeframes for Lodgement of Cabinet Minutes and Bill Minutes • M2004-09 New Arrangements For Referring Matters To Parliamentary Committees • M2004-14 Use and Retention of Email for Government Communications • M99-23 Native Title and Indigenous Land Use Agreements • M99-11 Guidelines For The Provision Of Ex Gratia Legal Assistance For Ministers, Public Officials and Crown Employees • M1998-33Agency Input to Statutory and Parliamentary Committees • M1998-12 Use of Probity Auditors by Public Sector Agencies • M1998-10 Guidelines for Ministers Dealing with the Legislative Council’s General Purpose Standing Committees • M1998-09 Guidelines for Public Sector Employees Dealing with the Legislative Council’s General Purpose Standing Committees • M1998-03 Section 51 Exceptions to Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 • M97-18 Regulations and Other Statutory Rules – Adoption Of Codes and Other Publications • M97-30 Staged Repeal Of Statutory Rules • M97-26 Litigation Involving Government Authorities • M95-39 Arrangements For Seeking Legal Advice From The Crown Solicitor’s Office Circulars • C2008-29 Amendments to Public Sector Employment and Management Act and Regulation • C2007-13 Amendments to the Standing Orders for the Legislative Assembly affecting the passage of legislation • C2004-10 Voluntary Membership of the Law Society • C2003-47 Guidelines for Appearing Before Parliamentary Committees • C1999-52 Guidelines for Appearing before Parliamentary Committees • C2004-23 Implementation of the State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Act 2004 Other publications: • Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in NSW Public Hospitals, 2008 • Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services, 2008 • Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Sydney Ferries, 2007 • Review of the Dust Diseases Claims Resolution Process Issues Paper 2006 • Review of the Dust Diseases Claims Resolution Process Issues Paper – Additional Information 2006 • Report and Proposed Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation (including Appendix A) 2007 • Proposed Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation (Appendix B) 2007 • Proposed Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation – Regulatory Impact Statement (Appendix C) 2007 • Paper on the Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation 2007 • Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation – Report on Consultation 2007 • Exposure Draft Civil Liability Amendment Bill 2006 • Exposure Draft Civil Liability Amendment Bill 2006 Background Paper • Cabinet Conventions • Proposed final Dust Diseases Tribunal (Standard Presumptions – Apportionment) Order • Draft Regulation under the Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 to establish the new claims resolution process • Report of the Review of Legal and Administrative Costs in Dust Diseases Compensation Claims • Report of the Independent Review of the Independent Commission Against Corruption 1988 • Review of Legal and Administrative Costs in Dust Diseases Compensation Claims: Issues Paper • Review of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993: Consultation Report • Review of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993: Introductory Paper • Exposure Draft – Health Legislation Amendment (Complaints) Bill 2004 • Exposure Draft – Health Registration Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 • Exposure Draft – Nurses and Midwives Amendment (Performance Assessment) Bill 2004 • Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation

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Better Regulation Office The following documents can be found at the Better Regulation Office website www.betterregulation.nsw. gov.au. The Office can be contacted on 9228 5414. • Guide to Better Regulation (April 2008) • Premier’s Memorandum No. 2008-05 – Guide to Better Regulation (2 April 2008) • NSW Government Policy Statement: Final Government Response to IPART’s Investigation into the Burden of Regulation and Improving Regulatory Efficiency: Recommendations 17-74 (August 2007) • NSW Government Policy Statement: Final Government Response to IPART’s Investigation into the Burden of Regulation and Improving Regulatory Efficiency: Recommendations 1-16 (February 2007) • NSW Government Policy Statement: Initial Government Response to IPART’s Investigation into the Burden of Regulation and Improving Regulatory Efficiency (November 2006) The following Department of Premier and Cabinet Circulars can be found on the Department of Premier and Cabinet website. • C2008-19 Measuring the Costs of Regulation ( 6 June 2008) • C2008-35 Risk-Based Compliance and Competition Test Assessment (30 September 2008) PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL’S OFFICE •Automatic Parliamentary Tabling Scheme • Manual for the Drafting of Non-Government Legislation • Manual for the Preparation of Legislation • Paper Reprints Policy • Policies relating to Plain Language and gender-neutral expression All of these documents may be obtained via the Office’s website www.pco.nsw.gov.au OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL The documents for the Office of the Director General may be found on the website: www.dpc.nsw.gov.au or by contacting Victor Duranti (02) 9228 5462 Premier’s Memoranda: • M2008-12 World Youth Day 2008 • M2008-14 National Walk to Work Day – Friday 3 October 2008 • M2008-18 Availability of Ministers’ Media Releases on NSW Government Agency Website Circulars: • C2008-26 Jeans for Genes Day – Friday 1 August 2008 • C2008-39 Seven Bridges Walk – Sunday 26 October 2008 • C2008-42 CEO Attendance at Community Cabinet Visits • C2008-43 Minibudget Other: • Official Overseas Travel Checklist

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Freedom of Information Act 1989 requires Agencies to publish an annual Statement of Affairs. The most recent Statement of Affairs of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, which provides information on the structure and functions of the Department and the categories of documents it holds, is available in the Department’s 2007/08 Annual Report. Copies of the Statement of Affairs can be obtained (free of charge) by contacting the Legal Branch or by visiting the Department of Premier and Cabinet website at www.dpc.nsw. gov.au

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Policy documents, unless otherwise stated, are usually available free of charge and access can be arranged by contacting the Legal Branch by fax, email or in person at the address below generally on working days between the hours of 9.00 am and 5:00 pm. Many documents contained within this Summary of Affairs are available (free of charge) by visiting the Department website, www.dpc.nsw.gov.au. Some are also available from www.women.nsw.gov.au, www. betterregulation.nsw.gov.au, www.remtribunals.nsw.gov.au, www.nsw.gov.au/stateplan/ and www.pco.nsw. gov.au.

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Requests and applications made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 for access to documents of the Premier’s Department (other than policy documents) should be made pursuant to the provisions of the FOI Act be accompanied by a $30 application fee and directed in writing to: Policy Manager, Legal Branch Department of Premier and Cabinet, Level 39, Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW 2000 Enquires may be directed to the Legal Branch for FOI and Privacy matters by telephoning the Department of Premier and Cabinet FOI Hotline (02) 9228-4441. Applications to amend or notate documents of the Department relating to a person’s own personal affairs may also be made to the Policy Manager, Legal Branch.

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Section 1 – Policy Documents CORPORATE Code of Conduct Complaint Handling Policy Debt Management Policy Primary Industries Science and Research Strategy Privacy Management Plan FISHERIES Aquaculture Aquaculture Lease Area Condition Application and Information Kit Aquaculture Administration Account Billing Policy and Procedure Aquaculture Administration Policy and Procedures Manual Aquaculture Debt and Fee Waiver Policy – AQP001 Aquaculture Lease Security Arrangements Information Kit Aquaculture Permit Application Guidelines Aquaculture Permit/Lease Variation Preliminary Assessment Application Aquaculture Research Advisory Committee Strategic Plan 2007-2012 Barramundi Aquaculture Policy Class A Aquaculture Permit Application and Information Kit Class CDEandF Aquaculture Permit Application and Information Kit Class D (Recirculation Tank/Indoor Raceway) Aquaculture Permit Application and Information Kit Class H Aquaculture Permit Application and Information Kit Consolidation of an Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit Conducting a Closed Ballot for Reallocating Oyster Lease Area to Phase Out Lessees AQP005 Debt Management Policy FMB Freshwater Fish Stocking Fishery Management Strategy Guide to Obtaining a Class A and B Aquaculture Permit Guide to Obtaining a Land-based Aquaculture Permit Hatchery Quality Assurance Scheme Hunter and Central Coast Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy Integrated Development Guidelines Introduction and Translocation Policy 1994 Land Based Aquaculture Policy Management of ENHV in NSW Policy North Coast Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy NSW Fisheries Aquaculture Lease Application and Allocation Process 2003 NSW Fisheries Eel Aquaculture Policy NSW Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy (OISAS) OISAS – Phase-out lease surrender and reallocation – AQP002 Oyster Industry Management and Administration Policy and Guidelines Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit Oyster Nursery Information Kit Pacific Oyster and QX Disease Control Program Pacific Oyster Management Plan for the Wagonga Inlet (20 May 2008) Pacific Oyster Management Plan for the Clyde River Estuary (27 March 2008) Pacific Oyster Possession and Sale Application Renewal of an Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit Stocking and Harvesting of Fish in Farm Dams Subdivision of an Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit

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Sublet of an oyster Lease Application and Information Kit Surrender of an Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit Transfer of an Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit Transmission of an Oyster Lease Application and Information Kit 2003–2007 Research and Development Strategic Plan for the NSW Oyster Industry Commercial Fishing Directors Guidelines: Determination of Catch History for the Transfer of Class A Yabby and Carp Endorsement Commercial Fisheries Licencing Policy Fishing Business Species Prices Review Policy Fishery Management Strategy for the Abalone Fishery Fishery Management Strategy for the Estuary General Fishery Fishery Management Strategy for Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery Fishery Management Strategy for Lobster Fishery Fishery Management Strategy for Ocean Hauling Fishery Fishery Management Strategy for Ocean Trap and Line Fishery Fishery Management Strategy for Ocean Trawl Fishery Interim Policy on Access to Drying Lakes for Commercial Fishers Conservation Assessment of significance guidelines (for interpretation and application of 7 part test) Caulerpa Control Plan Draft Priorities Action Statement (on exhibition till 30 June 2008) Fish Habitat Protection Plan No. 1 Fish Habitat Protection Plan No. 2 – Seagrasses Fish Habitat Protection Plan No. 3 – Hawkesbury-Nepean River System Integrated Development Guidelines Policy and Guidelines for Aquatic Habitat Management and Fish Conservation 1999 Policy and Guidelines for Fish Friendly Waterways Crossings 2003 Why Do Fish Need to Cross the Road? Fish Passage Requirements for Waterway Crossings 2003 Recreational Fishing Bag and Size Limits Charter Boat Replacement Policy Dollar for Dollar Stocking Program Guidelines Fishery Management Strategy for Freshwater Fish Stocking Fishing Closures Small Grants Program Application Guidelines Snowy Lakes Trout Strategy Administration and Research Advisory Council Procedure Manual Animal Care and Ethics Committee Guide Indigenous Fisheries Strategy and Implementation Plan Management Advisory Committee Procedures Manual Status of Fisheries Resources in NSW 2006/07 Strategic Framework for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Marine Parks in NSW (March 2004) Strategic Research Plan for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Conservation in NSW 2004-2009 MINERAL RESOURCES Royalty Program Guidelines for determining royalty obligations and calculating royalty payments Definition of Disposals for the Purposes of Section 283(4) and 286B(1) Regulation 39 (3) (b) and Regulation 39 (4) Definition of Revenue, Expenditure and Depreciation for Quarterly Non-Coal Mineral Returns Disbursements of Private Owner Refunds for Quarterly and Annual Returns Fringe Benefit Tax in the Calculation of Ex-Mine Value for Ad Valorem Royalty Imposition and Application of Interest Penalties for Overdue Royalty Payments Interest and Finance Expenses in the Calculation of Ex-Mine Value for Ad Valorem Royalty Royalty Debt Recovery Procedure Royalty Underpayments and Overpayments of less than $0.50

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The Effect of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Upon Mineral Royalty Valuation for Sale of Ore or Tailings Bearing Mineral for Ad Valorem Royalty Titles/Resource Development Programs Authorities not granted if applicant has failed to meet their obligations under the Mining Act in respect of previous title (1974) Code of conduct for landholders, opal miners and prospectors in the Narran-Warrambool Reserve, Lightning Ridge Management plan for new opal fields – Opal mining in the Narran –Warrambool Reserve, Lightning Ridge Open cutting in the Lightning Ridge area (1990) Mine closure guidelines Procedures for Departmental Processing of Land Use Referrals Exploration Licence Applications – Minimum Amount That May Be Refunded Policy On Grant and Renewal Of Exploration Licences For Five Year Terms Single Securities On Exploration Licences Policy On Retention Of Fees On Refused Or Withdrawn Applications Policy On Mining Lease Grant Fee Policy For Grant Of Assessment Lease Applications Criteria For Cancellation Or Non Renewal Of Mining Leases Processes for Highwall Mining Proposals Guidelines for Emplacement Area Applications Mine Closures – Guidelines The Approval of Gas Drainage Drillholes Coal Mining Under Flood-Prone Land Guidelines for Preparing Conceptual Project Development Plans “Bulk Sampling” and “Trial Mining” in Exploration Licences and Assessment Leases Bulk Sampling on an Opal Prospecting Licence The Colliery Holding in Coal Mining Operation in NSW Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Renewal of Mining Leases Policy Guidelines for Issuing Exploration Licences to Explore for Coal Acceptable Forms Of Security Amount Of Security Required On Exploration Licences Applications To Mine Or Prospect For Peat Coal Lease Issuance In New South Wales Claims for Opal Puddling Criteria For Approving Assessment Lease Applications Exemption From Mining Lease Grant Fee Expenditure Requirements On Exploration Licences Extension of Permits to use power operated machinery on Claims Five Year Terms For Exploration Licences Guidelines For Grant Of A Petroleum Production Lease For Coal Bed Methane Labour/Expenditure Requirements On Mining Leases Offshore Exploration Licence Applications Petroleum Exploration Licence Applications Policy For Exemptions To Full Lease Fees – Interim Procedures For Security Deposits and Lease Cancellation Refund Of Excess Fees – Exploration Licence Applications Retention Of Fees Lodged With Applications For and Renewal Of Authorities and Mineral Claims Reward Claims Review Of Non Coal Mining Leases – NSW Policy Security Review Policy Security Reviews On Mining Leases Security Deposit Assessment for Mineral Claims in Lightning Ridge Safety Awareness ( Lightning Ridge) Special Circumstances Renewal Of Exploration Licences Two hectare “Prospecting” Claims Three month Opal Prospecting Licences

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Geological Survey of New South Wales Guidelines for reporting on Exploration Licences (2001) Guidelines for the release of onshore petroleum exploration areas (2000) Guidelines for the Submission of Digital Coal and Petroleum Exploration Data (2000) Mine Safety Publications Duty of Care in the Mining Industry DVD or CD – 2004 Small Mines Safety Management Kit – 2006 Be Aware. Be Safe – 2002 (second edition) Minerals Industry Safety Handbook – 2002 Guideline for the Safe Use of Electricity in NSW Mines – 2001 Safety Management Plan Workbook – 2002 Gretley Inquiry Report (Vols 1 and 2) – 1998 Guideline for Contractor Occupational Health and Safety Management for NSW Mines – 1998 Mine Safety Review – The Steering Group Report on Mine Safety Review Implementation (Vols 1 and 2) 1998 Review of Mine Safety in NSW Report – 1997 Risk Management Handbook for the Mining Industry – 1997 Guideline to Reviewing a Risk – Assessment of Mine Equipment and Operations – 1997 Lightning Ridge Opal Mining Safety Guidelines Mining Design Guidelines (MDGs) – various OHS Trainer’s Guidelines – Consultation for Coal Mining and Metal and Extractive Mines Abstract of the Mines Inspection Act 1901, General Rule 2000, Mines Inspection Regulation 1999 (2000 Edition) The Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Mines Mine Safety Management Plan questionnaire Mine Safety Management Plan Basic Assessment Mine Safety Update Mines Inspection General Rule 2000 Compliance Audit Minerals Industry Safety Handbook Risk Management Pocket Guide Digging Deeper Final Report – volumes 1 and 2 Digging Deeper Platinum Rules NSW Mining Industry Health and Safety Action Plan to 2008 International Mining Fatality Review – report and database Guidance Notes – various to support implementation of CMHS Act CMHS Regulation, MHS Act and MHS Regulation Technical References – various to support implementation of CMHS Act CMHS Regulation, MHS Act and MHS Regulation Overview of new safety legislation for NSW mines Overview of the new safety legislation for the NSW coal mining industry Audit Checklists – various Investigation Reports (CD) – various Sale of Mine Safety publications – Circular 07/002 (http://intranet.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_ file/105074/07-002.pdf) Environment Forms ESB-F02 Rehabilitation cost estimate form Guidelines DPI schedule of rehabilitation costs EDG01 Borehole sealing requirements on Land EDG02 Borehole sealing requirements on the beds of Waterbodies EDG03 Guidelines to the Mining, Rehabilitation and Environmental Management Process – MREMP Guideline EDG10 Exploration Surface Disturbance Notice

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EDG11 Format and guideline for the preparation of Mining Operation Plan (MOP): Small mine version EDG12 Format and guideline for the preparation of an Annual Environment Management Report (AEMR): Small mine version EDG13 Exploration Licence: Rehabilitation and Relinquishment Report EDG15 Penalty Notice for Environmental Offences EDG16 Guidelines for completing a Review of Environmental Factors in State Conservation Areas EDG17 Applications for subsidence management approvals ESB18 Guidelines for Review of Environmental Factors ESB20 Rehabilitation security deposit requirements for mining and petroleum titles Rehabilitation cost calculation tool v1.7 Policies EDP04 Mining Operations EDP06 Compliance and Enforcement EDP07 Criteria for cancellation or non-renewal of mining leases EDP08 New approval process for management of coal mining subsidence EDP09 New subsidence management plan approval process: Transitional provisions EDP10 Public access to information EDP11 Rehabilitation security deposit policy FORESTS Access to Forests NSW Planning Information Compensation for Loss or Damage of Personal Property of Forests NSW Employees and Volunteers Credit Management Policy Environmental Policy Fire Management Policy Forests NSW Code of Practice for Plantation Operations Forest Operator and Contractor Licences Policy Forest Roads, Legal Access for Private Use Good Neighbour Policy Health and Safety Policy International Project Opportunities Policy Managing our Forests Sustainably: Forest Management Zoning in NSW Forests NSW Policy Privacy and Personal Information Protection Recreation Policy and Strategy – “Living, working, playing... forests” Residual Forest Biomass Policy Volunteer Policy AGRICULTURE Agricultural and Animal Services Supporting plan to the State Disaster Plan Animal Health Emergency Sub Plan to the State Disaster Plan Animal Research and Teaching Policy and Procedures Brigalow Assistance Fund Business Exit Assistance Program Brigalow Assistance Fund Business Exit (Small Operators) Program Brigalow Assistance Fund Worker Assistance Program Brigalow Assistance Fund Industry Development Assistance Program Bushfire Operating Plan Drought Relief Policy Flood Operating Plan Locust Standard Operating Procedures NSW Feedlot Manual Plantations and Reafforestation – Guidelines for Applicants Private Native Forestry Early Exit Assistance Program Policies and Procedures relating to: Weeds and pest animals Industrial hemp Invasive species Genetically modified organisms Animal health management: General animal health issues (communication, RLPB liaison, diagnosis, etc) Alpaca health

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Cattle health Deer health Goat health Honeybee health Horse health Pig health Poultry/bird health Sheep health Emergency and notifiable animal diseases Zoonoses Stock identification and traceability Stock movements Chemical residues Market Assurance Programs (Breedsafe, JD, MAPs) Animal welfare Agricultural protection (drought, fire, flood, weeds, pest animals) Compliance Legislation National Animal Health System Performance Standards Plant health management Plant movements Fruit fly Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus External Course Policies – Refunds, Assessment Appeals, Complaints, Grievances and Disciplinary Procedures National Recognition Policy Privacy Policy Short Course Refund and Withdrawal Policy Student Fees policy Tocal Code of Practice

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs The Statement of Affairs to June 2008 is contained in the 2007-2008 Annual Report. This is available from the Department’s website: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au.

Section 3 – Access Arrangements Inquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents and Statements of Affairs should be made to: The FOI and Privacy Officer NSW Department of Primary Industries PO Box 21 Cronulla NSW 2230 telephone: (02) 9527 8411 Policy documents and Statements of Affairs may be inspected and purchased during normal office hours. The department has a number of offices across the state, with the main locations for specific enquiries as follows: Head Office Telephone +61 2 6391 3100 Facsimile +61 2 6391 3336 Postal address – Locked Bag 21, Orange NSW 2800 Street address – 161 Kite Street, Orange NSW 2800 Agriculture Telephone +61 2 6391 3100 Facsimile +61 2 6391 3336 Postal address – Locked Bag 21, Orange NSW 2800 Street address – 161 Kite Street, Orange NSW 2800

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Fisheries Telephone +61 2 9527 8411 or 1300 550 474 (Australia only) Facsimile +61 2 9527 8576 Postal address – PO Box 21, Cronulla NSW 2230 Street address – 202 Nicholson Pde, Cronulla, NSW 2230 Minerals Telephone +61 2 4931 6666 or 1 300 736 122 (Australia only) Facsimile +61 2 4931 6790 Postal address – PO Box 344, Hunter Region Mail Centre 2310 Street address – 516 High St, Maitland, NSW 2320 Forests Telephone +61 2 9872 0111 Facsimile +61 2 9871 6941 Postal address – PO Box 100, Beecroft, 2119 Street address –121-131 Oratava Ave, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125

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Section 1 – Policy Documents The PTTC’s Policy Documents are listed below: (i) 2008 – 2011 Corporate Plan. (ii) Policy and procedure documents relating to personnel and administration matters. Information Documents (i) 2007/2008 Annual Report. (ii) Privacy Management Plan dated January 2007.

Section 3 – Contact and Access Arrangements Requests for copies of the PTTC’s Policy and Information Documents should be directed to: Irene Lomis General Counsel PTTC Level 20, 456 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: (02) 8255 6250 The PTTC’s office hours are 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday – Friday.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS General • Annual Reports • Level of Authorities • Guarantee of Service • Fraud Control Strategy • Code of Conduct and Ethics • Training and Procedure Manuals • Records Management • Complaints Handling Procedures • Internal Reporting Policy (incorporating Protected Disclosures Act – “Whistleblowers Act”) • Waste Management Plan • Investment Policy • Cab Charge Policy • Corporate Credit Card Policy • Provision of Goods and Services Policy • Privacy Management Plan • Risk Management Policy • Gifts and Benefits Policy • Health Privacy Principles Policy • Business Continuity Management Policy • Acceptable Use of Information and Communications Policy • Information Security Policy • Media Management Policy • Playing Music or any Broadcast in the Workplace Policy Promotional Brochures and Information Publications • Public Trustee NSW who we are and what we do • Wills and Appointing an Executor • Attorney Services • Public Trustee NSW and Trusts • Facts on Fees • Privacy and Public Trustee NSW • Annual Report 2008 • PT Connect – external client newsletter • ScriPT – internal staff newsletter • Guide for Beneficiaries • Guide for Wills • Guide for Attorney Services • Guide for Trust Clients • Combined Financial Services Guide and Product Disclosure Statement • Public Trustee NSW Client Feedback • Agency Services: Superannuation Trusts • Agency Services: Employee Entitlement Trusts • Your Funds and the Public Trustee • The Public Trustee’s Investment Profile 2007/08 • The Public Trustee’s Common Fund Portfolios

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Human Resources Policies • Bullying and Harassment Policy • Ethnic Affairs Policies and Programs • Ethical Work Practices • Filling Substantive Vacancies • Flexible Work Practice • Grievance Procedures • Keyholder’s Policy • Leave and Attendance Policy • Management of Recreation Leave • Mufti Day Dress Code • Procedures for Responding to Poor Performance • Sick Leave • Study Assistance Policy • Travel Guidelines • Unauthorised Absences • Work Dress Requirements Policy Other Languages Public Trustee brochures on products and services are also printed in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Spanish and Vietnamese.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Public Trustee’s current Annual Report (describing the operation, functions, structure of the organisation and publications available) will serve as the Public Trustee’s latest Statement of Affairs.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Public access to documents held by the Public Trustee will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act Schedule 1 Part 2 and Schedule 2. The Public Trustee is an exempt body when exercising functions of executor, administrator or trustee. Requests for information should be made in writing or by telephone between the hours of 9:00 am-5:00 pm to: General Counsel, Level 6, 19 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9240 0759

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS • Code of Conduct • Code of Meeting Practice • Consultative Committee • Delegations of Authority • Development Servicing Plan • Drought Management • Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan • Expenses and Facilities • General Policy Register • Management Plan • Minutes of Council Meetings • Occupational Health and Safety Policy • Occupational Health and Safety Rehabilitation Policy • Organisational Structure • Privacy Management Plan • Records Management • Register of Investments • Returns of the Interest of Councillors and Designated Persons • Safety Management Plan • Strategic Business Plan • Water Pricing OTHER DOCUMENTATION: • Annual Financial Reports • Annual Report • Auditor’s Report • Business Papers

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Council’s Statements of Affairs can be inspected at Council’s office during normal office hours – 8.30 am to 4.00 pm.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Any enquiries concerning Council’s activities should be directed to: Mr Gerald Pieper, General Manager, Riverina Water County Council, 91 Hammond Avenue, (PO Box 456), Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Telephone: (02) 6922 0608 Fax: (02) 6921 2241 Email: [email protected]

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The RTA has the following policy documents that are available from the contact persons indicated in the third section of this Summary of Affairs. Where a charge is made for a document, $ is shown after the name in the left-hand column. In some other cases a photocopy fee may be payable. CORPORATE POLICY 1. Appropriate Use of the Internet and Email Policy 2. Asset Management: Policies (3 Separate documents) 3. Casual Employment Policy 4. Code of Conduct and Ethics 5. Corrupt Conduct and Maladministration Prevention Policy 6. Data Acquisition 7. Data Privacy 8. Employment of People with Disabilities Policy 9. Flexilink Audit (TMC-SOP-409745) 10. Harassment, Discrimination and Workplace Bullying Policy 11. Policy on Electronic Mail Messages as Records (PN043) 12. Policy on Third Party Liability Claims against the RTA that come within the ambit of the Treasury Managed Fund 13. Process for Answering Subpoenas for Production and Subpoenas to Provide Evidence 14. Records Management Program Policy 15. Recruitment Selection and Appointment Policy 16. Re-engagement of former RTA Staff Policy 17. Reporting Noise Complaints to (EPA TMC-POL-409550) 18. RTA Heritage Guidelines (2004) – Version 2 19. RTA Quality, OHS and Environmental Audit Package 20. Secondment Policy 21. Skill Hire Personnel Policy 22. Sponsorship – Policy and Guidelines 23. Statement on Business Ethics Provides guidance to individuals (both RTA staff and those with whom they deal) in respect to the RTA’s ethical behaviour. Requirements in business dealings between it and outside organisations or individuals 24. Temporary Employment Policy 25. Bitumouos Works 26. Communicable Diseases 27. Drugs and Alcohol 28. Entry into confined spaces 29. Excavation 30. Fatigue Management 31. First aid 32. Hazardous substances 33. Health Surveillance 34. Incident Notification and Investigation 35. Injury Management 36. Manual Handling 37. managing radiation emitting devices 38. Noise Control

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39. OHS Consultation 40. OHS Risk Management 41. OHS Policy Statement 42. Personal Protective Equipment 43. Plant training and assessment 44. Post incident counselling 45. Procedure for Drug and Alcohol Policy 46. Reasonable Suspicion Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Policy 47. Remote or isolated work 48. Safe Driving 49. Safe Work Method Statements 50. Smoke Free 51. Working at heights 52. Working in Extreme Temperatures 53. Work in the Vicinity of Aboveground, Overhead, and underground Utility Services CONTRACTS 1. Application for Construction Industry Contractors 2. Application for Pre qualification for Construction Industry Contractors (RTA Form 627) 3. Commercial Contracts Manual 4. Engagement of IT Consultants 5. Engineering Contract Administration Procedures (10 separate documents) 6. Engineering Contracts Manual 7. Engineering Contract Notes 8. Guidelines for Inviting Expressions of Interest 9. Guidelines for Inviting Request for Proposal 10. Guidelines for the Calling of Tenders 11. Managing Tidal Flow Contracts (TMC-SOP-409153) 12. Minor Works and Services – Calling and Letting of Tenders (TMS-SOP-409152) 13. Pre qualification Scheme for Construction Industry Contractors 14. Registration Scheme for Construction Industry Contractors 15. RTA Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan– Proformas and Guidance Notes, Version 1 16. Sale of RTA data 17. Sale of RTA Software PROPERTY 1. Disposal of Surplus Real Property 2. Land Acquisitions Policy Statement, 1999 3. Response to Building Management System Alarms (TMC-SOP-409237) 4. RTA Third Party Property Claims (first published in 2003) 5. Statutory Functions Relating to Land and Status of Main Roads Policies on formalising roads, freeways, road access, road widening and the compulsory acquisition of land FINANCE 1. Road Cost Index – (issued quarterly) Measures movements in the development and maintenance costs of roadworks, bridgeworks and traffic facilities in Sydney and non Sydney RTA operations. 2. RTA Economic Analysis Manual $ Provides guidance to project managers and consultants on the appropriate and consistent methodologies and economic parameter values to use in economic evaluation of proposed road projects and non road assets. HEAVY VEHICLE ACCESS 1. Controlled Access Business (buses longer than 12.5 metres) 2. 4.6 metre high truck routes and loading requirements 3. 14.6 metre semi-trailers 4. 14.9 metre Refrigerated semi-trailers 5. Heavy Vehicle Mass Loading and Access 6. Truck and dog Trailers over 43.5 tonnes 7. 26 metre B Double 8. Class 1 Single Steer Axle mass

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9. Class 3 Semi-Trailer Exemption 10. Class 3 single Steer Axle Mass Limit Exemption 11. Agricultural Machine Combination 12. combine Harvester 13. Concessional Mass Limits 14. Converter Dolly Combination 15. General B-Double 16. General B-Double Axle Spacing 17. General Class 1 Oversize (Agricultural Vehicles) 18. General Class 1 Oversize (Load Carrying Vehicles) 19. General Class 1 Oversize (Special Purpose Vehicles) 20. General Class 3 fall Arrester Safety and Mechanical Tarping Systems 21. General Oversize (Baled or Rolled Hay) 22. General Oversize (Baled or Rolled Hay) (Drought Assistance) 23. General Road Train 24. Grain Auger combination 25. Higher Mass Limits (Eligible Vehicles) 26. Metropolitan High Capacity Bus Trial 27. Rear Overhang 28. Special Purpose Vehicle Stand and Operate 29. Spray Coupe Combination 30. Ultra low floor bus REGISTRATIONS 1. ANVIS Business Rules 2. Authorised Inspection Station bulletins 3. Automotive information sheets 4. AUVIS Bulletins 5. Rules for Authorised Inspection Station 6. Business and Information Services 7. Business Rules for the Written –Off Vehicle Register 8. Changes to Registration that may effect you 9. Conditional Registration 10. Controlled Access Buses [buses longer than 12.5 metres] 11. Convex Safety Mirrors Guidelines 12. CRE8 YR OWN NUMB3R PL8S 13. Draft Vehicle Certification and Compliance Scheme – Service Level Agreements and Rules. 14. Driving and your health 15. Getting your driver’s licence 16. Heavy Vehicle Mass Loading and Access 17. Heavy Vehicles: NSW Country Road Safety Summit 18. Heavy Vehicle Safety Issues and Countermeasures 19. Information for Primary Producers 20. New Vehicle Data Sheets (NVD) 21. Medical – Medical and driving tests 22. Mobility Park Scheme – What you’ll need to park here 23. Motor Dealers Guide to Vehicle Registration 24. National Driver Licence Classes 25. NHVAS: National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme 26. NSW Photo Card – Show who you are 27. Purchasing and Registering a Heavy Vehicle 28. Road Vehicle Descriptor Sheet (RVD) 29. Route Assessment Guidelines for restricted access vehicles (May 2002) 30. Safer Child Restraints 31. Sale of RTA Data Pricing Guidelines 32. Special Number Plates – Terms and Conditions 33. Technical specifications 34. Truck and Dog Trailers over 42.5 tonnes 35. Vehicle Inspectors Bulletins (VIB) 36. Vehicle Specification Sheets (VSS) 37. Vehicle Standards Information (VSI)

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Vehicle Emissions Management Programs 1. Clean Fleet Program – Auditor Procedures Manual 2. Clean Fleet Program – Information Kit 3. Clean Fleet Program – Information Sheet 4. Clean Fleet Program (Model Waste and Recycling Collection Contract) – Information Sheet 5. Clean Fleet Program (Metropolitan Bus Systems Contract)– Information Sheet 6. Diesel Retrofit Program – Information Sheet Tow Trucks 1. Environmental Policy 2. Heavy Tow Truck and associated Work and Equipment Charges 3. Holding Yard Policy 4. Maximum Charges for Towing, Storage and Salvage of Motor Vehicles 5. Prohibited Vehicle Policy 6. Protective Clothing Policy 7. Tow Truck Driver Information Package LICENCES 1. Accreditation of Multi-Combination Course Providers 2. Alcohol Interlock Information Package for Criminal Law Specialists 3. Alcohol Interlock Information Package for Participants 4. Auditing Enhanced Enforcement Program Operations Policy and Procedure 5. Demerit points – Encouraging safe driving 6. Enhanced Enforcement Program Guidelines Version 3 7. Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment – Assessors Log Book 8. Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment – Assessment Procedures 9. Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment – Management Agreement 10. Motorcycle Operator Skills Test (MOST) Manual 11. Motorcycle Rider Training Manual – Learner Rider 12. Motorcycle Rider Training Manual – Provisional Rider 13. The Driving Ability Road Test for Class C Drivers – Testing Officers’ Manual 14. The Driving Ability Road Test for Heavy Vehicle Drivers – Testing Officers’ Manual 15. The Driving Ability Road Test for Motorcycle Riders – Testing Officers’ Manual 16. Strikes Scheme 17. Worried about the driving ability of an older driver MATERIALS 1. Bitumen Emulsion Guide (November 1995) 2. Bituminous Slurry Surfacing Guide – January 1994 3. Dynamic Testing Of Aggregate Heaps 4. Guidelines for the Management Acid Sulphate Materials: Acid Sulphate Soils, Acid Sulphate Rock and Monosulfidic Black Ooze (April 2005) 5. Guide to the Design, Construction, Maintenance and Management of Clay Pavements with Geotextile Reinforced Seals 6. Guide to the Use of the Novachip System of Bituminous Surfacing – January 1994 7. Guide to use of Fibredec system of Reinforced Bituminous Sprayed Sealing – May 1994 8. Guide to use of Foamed Bitumen in Sprayed sealing– May 1994 9. Long-Term Creep Characteristics of Concrete Prepared with Various Binders and Aggregates – CSIRO- June 2006 10. Materials Testing Manual Vol. 1-3 Guidelines and standards for use in testing of materials in laboratories 11. Non-Reflective Raised Pavement Markers For Lane Lines On Freeways and Dual Carriageways 12. Plastic Water Filled Devices for Roadwork Sites (TDT 2003/02) 13. Prequalified Retroreflective Raised Pavement Markers (TDT 2005/05) 14. Scrap Rubber Bitumen Guide – July 1995 15. Shotcrete Design Guidelines 16. Sprayed Sealing Guide – February 1997 17. Quality Assurance Maintenance Model Specifications (32 separate documents) 18. Design, Construct, Maintain Model Specifications (125 separate documents) 19. RTA Guidelines for the Management of Acid Sulfate Materials, 2005

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BRIDGES AND FERRIES 1. Bridge Aesthetics ‘Design Guidelines to improve the appearance on bridges in NSW’ 2. Bridge Waterway Manual 3. Conditions for use of the Anzac (Glebe Island) Bridge for filming and photographic shoots 4. Conditions for use of the Sydney Harbour Bridge for filming and photographic shoots 5. Mortlake Ferry Operating Timetable 6. Revised RTA Bridge Standard Drawings 7. RTA Structural Drafting and Detailing Manual 8. Spit Bridge Opening Times 9. The Design and Construction of Incrementally Launched Bridges 10. Timber Bridge Management – January 2002 11. Control of fishing, jumping or climbing from or on bridges 12. Bridge inspection and condition rating 13. Hexham Bridge Booking and Opening Protocols, Revision 6 (July 2006) TRANSPORT PLANNING 1. Adoption of the Australian Road Rules (TD 99/20) 2. Approval of Green Light Corridors (TMC-SOP-409410) 3. AUTOTURN Swept Path Computer Program (TDT 2001/06a) 4. “Beyond the pavement” RTA Urban and Regional Design Practice Notes 5. Bicycle Parking (TD 2003/08) 6. Bus Lantern at Signalised Intersections (TD 99/4) 7. CADD Manual Version 3.2 June 2005 8. Coloured Pavement for Special Purpose Lanes (TD 99/9) 9. Cost Recovery for Special Events (TMC-SOP-409500) 10. Current Technical Directions 11. Development Program Guidelines 2006 12. Disposal of Dangerous Goods on RTA Roads Made Safe by Fire Brigades (TMC-SOP-409255) 13. Environmental Directions 1-24 14. Environmental Management System Brochure 15. Film and Video Policy (TMC-POL-409193) 16. Filming on major roads – Info pack 17. Filming on major roads Policy (TTP 00/3) 18. Flashing Lights At Fixed Locations In The Road Environment 19. 40 Km/h Speed Limits in High Volume Pedestrian Areas 20. General Holmes Drive Tidal Flow (TMC-SOP-409903) 21. Geogrid Guide – June 1998 22. Guidelines for Banners on Bridges over Classified Roads 23. Guidelines for Construction Water Quality Monitoring 24. Guidelines for the Selection of Bus Priority Enforcement Camera Sites (TDT 2005/03) 25. Guide to Traffic and Transport Management for Special Events 26. How to prepare a Bike Plan 27. Management of Skid Resistance Data using SCRIM (TD 2004/RS05 – April 2004) 28. Managing Police/Traffic Commander Requests for Changes to Traffic Signals Settings TMC-SOP- 409408) 29. Murray River Crossing Strategy – March 2002 30. Network and corridor Planning Guidelines – November 2008 31. Noise Wall Design Guidelines (2006) 32. NSW Speed Zoning Guidelines 33. Pay Parking (Version 2.0) 34. Policy for activating the JOC for Major Incidents and State Emergencies (TMC-POL-409250) 35. Policy for Green Light Corridors (TMC-POL-409406) 36. Policy for managing repairs to faulty Traffic Signal Loop Detectors (TMC-SOP-409750) 37. Policy for Traffic Modelling (TMC-POL-409706) 38. Procedures for Use in the Preparation of a Traffic Management Plan (Version 2) 39. Quality Assurance Model Specifications (159 separate documents) 40. Roadside Environment Strategic Plan (1995) ($50) 41. Road Tunnel Design Guidelines – Fire Safety Design 42. Route Assessments for 14.5 metre buses (TTT-044) 43. RTA Procedure for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultation and Investigation (2008) 44. RTA Code of Practice for Water Management (1999)

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45. RTA Communications and Community Involvement – A resource manual for staff, 2008 46. RTA Environmental Impact Assessment Policy Guidelines Procedures Version 4, (2001) 47. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under Part 3A Assessment Approach: EIA-PO3-GN01 48. EIA under Part 3A Major Project applications: EIA-PO3-GN02 49. EIA under Part 3A Environmental risk Analysis EIA-PO3-GN04 50. EIA under Part 5 Pre-project Approval Checklist: EIA-PO5-GN01 51. EIA Under Part 5 Preparing a Project Review of Environmental Factors: EIA-PO2-GN02 52. EIA under Part 5 Pre-project Approval Checklist: EIA-PO5-CHK01 53. Environmental Incident Classification and Management Policy (April 2008) 54. Guidance for Environmental Incident Classification and Management (April 2008) 55. Environmental Incident Classification and Management Procedure (April 2008) 56. RTA Environmental Management System (2006) 57. RTA Environment Policy (2007) 58. Environmental Legislation Explanatory Note: State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 59. Environmental Inspection Report and Guidance Notes (2008) 60. RTA Heritage Action Plan 2005-2010 61. RTA Pesticide Use Notification Plan, 2007 62. RTA Procedure for selecting treatment strategies to control road runoff, Version 1.1 63. RTA Landscape Guideline 2008 ($50) 64. RTA Road Tunnel Guideline Part 2 1.12 – Concept Design 65. RTA Road Tunnel Guideline Part 1 1.12 – Development of a scope of works 66. RTA Road Tunnel Guideline Part 3 1.12 – Design development 67. RTA Statutory Planning Guidelines (1999) ($50) 68. RTA Thematic History (2006) – 2nd Edition 69. RTA Waste Reduction and Purchasing Plan (1998) 70. RTA Water Policy 71. Safe-T-Cam Policy and Procedures 72. SCATS Loop Repair Process (TMC-SOP-409751) 73. Schedule of Roads Classified under the Roads Act (January 2004) 74. Sydney Airport Air Alert (TMC-SOP-409912) 75. The Aboriginal Action Plan 2006-2010 76. TMC Management of Special Events (TMC-POL-409190) 77. Tourist Signposting (Version 2.1) 78. Traffic Modelling (TMC-SOP-409705) 79. Policy for turning off the priority component of PTIPS (TMC-POL-409140) ROAD AND TRAFFIC DESIGN 1. Advertising on RTA Infrastructure (TMP 98/3 and TMP 99/2) 2. Approved retro-reflective sheeting materials for road signs (TDT 2008/02) 3. Bus Stop Blackspot Zones (TD 98/14) 4. Concrete Roundabout Pavements –Guide to Design and Construction (March 2004) 5. Delineation (Version 1.0) Section 1 – Introduction Section 2 – Delineation principles Section 3 – Pavement markings Section 4 – Longitudinal markings Section 5 – Enhanced longitudinal markings 6. Design vehicle and turning path templates (TDT 2006/01) 7. Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines (2001) – Version 4 8. Environmental Impact Assessment – RTA Role and Procedures (1995) 9. 40 Km/h Speed Limits in High Volume Pedestrian Areas 10. Great Western Highway, Blue Mountains, Urban Design Framework 11. Great Western Highway Management Plan 12. Guide for the Measurement and Interpretation of Skid Resistance using SCRIM (August 1995) 13. Guidelines for Traffic Facilities (Green Book) ($50) Deals with delegation of RTA decision making powers, for certain traffic facilities, to Councils A series of guidelines covering the design and construction of roads and neighbourhood areas • Part 1. Legislative and Administrative Framework • Part 2. Public Participation in Local Issues • Part 3.1 Preferential Parking Zones • Part 3.3 Angle Parking on Public Streets

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• Part 3.5 Disabled Parking • Part 4.1 Children’s Crossings • Part 4.3 Grade Separated Pedestrian Facilities • Part 4.4 Marked Foot crossings • Part 6. Speed Humps – Planning and Implementation • Part 7.1 40 km/h Speed Limits on Public Streets • Part 7.2 Local Area Traffic Management • Part 7.3 Shared Traffic Zones • Part 7.4 Control of Traffic within Developments • Part 8. Road Closures • Part 9. Light Traffic Thoroughfares 14. Guide to Quality Assurance Specifications (9 separate documents) 15. Guide to use Portable Traffic Light Signals 16. Guidelines for the signposting of accommodation facilities (TDT 2006/06a) 17. Guidelines for the implementation of on-street car share parking (TDT 2007/04) 18. Hexham Bridge Booking and Opening Protocols, Revision 5, (July 2006) 19. Hook Turn Only Sign at Signalised Intersections (TD 99/24) 20. Installation of Light Emitting Diode (LED) Traffic Signal Lanterns (TDT 2008) 21. Keep Clear Pavement Marking (TD 99/26) 22. Kerb Ramps (TDT 2002/08) 23. Kerbside Line marking of Parking Restrictions (TDT2001/09) 24. Land Use Development Assessment -RTA Guidelines (TDT 2008/04) 25. Management of RTA Plans and Drawings (PN 145) 26. Management Responsibility for Heritage Items in the Road Reserve (2005) 27. Maintenance Activities on RTA Bridges, Tunnels and Ferries Activity Specific Review of Environmental Factors (July 2006) 28. Maintenance Activities on RTA Maintained Roads. Activity Specific Review of Environmental Factors (July 2006) 29. Marked Footcrossings at Signalised Intersection (TDT 2001/08a) 30. Minor Works Review of Environmental Factors. For Minor Works on Managed and Maintained RTA Roads (October 2006) 31. Motor Bike Parking (TD 2004/02) 32. Motorcyclist Risk Area Identification Signs 33. New sign for use in roadwork speed zones (TDT 2007/03) 34. No Entry Signs for Road-Related Areas (TD99/28) 35. No Hook Turn By Bicycles (TD 99/25) 36. No Standing and No. Parking Signs (TD 99/21) 37. Pacific Highway Urban Design Framework: Hexham to Tweed Heads 38. Parking Control Signs – Adoption of Symbolic Period Parking Signs (TD 97/22) 39. Parking Signs Australian Standard Zone Symbol Parking Signs (TD 97/23) 40. Parking Signs – Standard Zone Symbol Parking Signs Part 2 (TD 99/27) 41. Pedestrian Refugees (TDT 2002/10) 42. Permit Parking (Version 2.1) 43. Plan Approval Process 44. Policy For Safety Screening Of Bridges 45. Post Completion Review Policy 46. Prequalified retroreflective raised pavement markers (TDT 2002/14) 47. Regulatory Signs (Version 1.2) 48. Replacement of Tar Spraying Signs (TDT 2002/14) 49. Replacement of Traffic Controller Ahead Symbolic Signs (TDT 2002/13) 50. Rest Area Best Practice Design Guide 51. Restricted Parking Areas (Version 2.0) 52. Road Design Guide Statement of the geometric drainage and associated design structure associated with main roads in NSW 53. Road Environment Safety: A Practitioner’s Reference Guide To Safer Roads 54. Roundabouts – Geometric Design Method (Version 1.0) 55. Roundabouts – Pavement Marking (Version 1.0) 56. Route Standards, South West Region, Version 1.0 November 2004 57. Route Standards for Western Region State Road Network (January 2003) 58. RTA Contaminated Land Management Guideline Version 1 (2005)

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59. RTA Environmental Noise Management Manual, 2001 60. RTA Erosion and Sedimentation Risk Assessment Procedure Issue 4 (2006) 61. RTA Model Drawings 62. RTA Noise Wall Design Guideline (2007) 63. Safety in Sydney’s Major Road Tunnels 64. Safety Zone Signs (TD 99/31) 65. School Zones 66. Scramble Crossing – Signs and Markings (TD 99/22) 67. Shared Paths – User Advisory Signs (TDT 2001/07a) 68. Shared Zone Signs (TD 2000/06) 69. Signposting for Hospitals (TD 92/47 + TS90/3) 70. Signposting of Regional Shopping Centre (TDT 2002/02) 71. Signposting for temporary rural closures (TDT 2006/05) 72. Signposting Of Rest Areas, Driver Reviver Sites and Other Rest Stops 73. Signs and Markings for Transit Lanes (TD 99/5) 74. Signs for Prohibitions, Designated Paths and Control of Downhill Speed (TD 99/33) 75. Stopping and Parking Restrictions at Intersections and Crossings (TDT 2002/12) 76. Temporary roadwork speedzones (TDT 2006/04) 77. Toll Charge Signs (TDT 2005/06) 78. Towards Guidelines for Retail Centres along Traffic Routes 79. Traffic Control at Work Sites (Version 3.0) 80. Traffic Separation using Road Marking Materials (TD 2000/4) 81. Traffic Signal Practice – Design (Comprises 16 separate sections +4 Appendices) 82. Traffic Signal Design 83. Transport Interchange Signposting (TDT 2005/07) 84. Truck Lanes (TD 2000/5) 85. Use of fluorescent material for road signs (TDT 2007) 86. Use of Freeway Signs (TD 2000/2) 87. Use of Keep Left Unless Overtaking Signs (TD 2000/3) 88. Use of Portable Variable Message Signs with Radar Speed Indicators 89. Use of Traffic Management Equipment on Multi-function poles (TDT 2008/03) 90. U-Turns at Signalised Intersections (TD 99/23) 91. Vehicle Path Computer Program (TD 92/24) 92. Zig Zag Advanced Pavement Markings at Marked Foot crossings (TD 92/43) 93. GIPSICAM – Provision of State Road image to councils 94. Use of Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA) 95. Management of RTA plans and drawings 96. Project handover: Considering asset management implications during the project life cycle (RNIM-POL- 101) 97. Infrastructure Maintenance forward program (IM-POL-102) 98. Subnetwork ranking of roads for infrastructure asset management (IM-POL-104) 99. Business rules for the development and management of the slope stability remediation program 100. Business rules for program budgeting 101. Business rules for program development 102. Business rules for project selection in the infrastructure maintenance program 103. Location and Placement of Variable Message Signs (VMS)(TDT 2005/02) AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES/STATE GOVERNMENTS 1. Arrangements with Councils for Road Management 2. Local Government Road Safety Officer Funding Agreement 3. Local Government Road Safety Program Project Funding Guidelines 2007 4. Memorandum of Understanding: – Local Government Road Safety Program 5. Murray River Crossings Agreement between the RTA and VIC Roads 6. Regional Roads Block Grant Agreement 7. Agreement for Block Grant Assistance to Council for Regional Roads 8. 2002-2004 Local Government Road Safety Program Strategic Plan 9. Memorandum of understanding between Sydney Water Corporation and RTA, PartsA and B FIELD OPERATIONS 1. Answering 132 710 Traffic Information Calls (TMC-SOP-409238) 2. Issuing an Approval for Emergency Roadworks (TMC-SOP-409185)

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3. A Guide to the Delegation to Councils for the Regulation of Traffic (including the operation of Traffic Committees) (Version 1.1) 4. Barton Highway Incident Response Plan Manual 5. Clearway Towing – Owner/Driver Enquiries (TMC-SOP-409162) 6. Clearway Towing – Vehicle Events (TMC-SOP-409160) 7. Communication Major Incident Information to Stakeholders (TMC-SOP 409295) 8. Delegation to Chairpersons of Regional Traffic Committees – Appeals to Regional Traffic Committees 9. Delegation to Councils – Regulation of Traffic 10. Deploying portable generators to designated blacked-out intersections (TMC-SOP 409420) 11. Displaying manual messages on Variable Message Signs (VMS) (TMC-SOP-409269) 12. Electronic lane changing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge (TMC-SOP-409030) 13. Guide to Traffic Generating Developments (December 2002) 14. Hume Highway Incident Response Plan Manual 15. Interim Guidelines For The Placement Of Building Waste Containers 16. Issuing a Road Occupancy Licence (TMC-SOP-409186) 17. Issuing a SHB Road Occupancy Licence (TMC-SOP 409187) 18. Issuing a Speed Zone Authorisation (TMC-POL-409184) 19. Management of Illuminated Street Name and Advertising Sign Proposals (Version 1) (TMP 99/3) 20. Murray River Crossings, Incident Response Sub Plan of the Murray District, DISPLAN 21. Placing Special Events and Road Occupancy Advertisements (TMC-SOP-409251) 22. Policy for communication for the traffic management of incidents (TMC-POL-409240) 23. Policy for development of Transport Business Continuity Plans (TMC-POL-409312) 24. Policy for removing vehicles from roads and road related areas (TMC-POL-409165) 25. Removal, relocation and disposal of vehicles that are abandoned, unattended, broken down or seized by the police RNIM –POL-810 26. Policy For Road Safety Audits Of Construction and Reconstruction Projects 27. Policy for using RTA traffic management CCTV cameras (TMC-POL-409008) 28. Policy for using variable speed limit signs (TMC-POL-409280) 29. Policy on answering calls in the Transport Operations Room (TMC-POL-409176) 30. RailCorp/CityRail Shutdowns (TMC-SOP 409158) 31. Recording Information on 132 701 IVR (TMC-SOP 409249) 32. Red Light Camera Incidents (TMC-SOP-409407) 33. Reporting Potholes (TMC-SOP-409172) 34. Reporting Traffic Sign Faults (Traffic Signs) (TMC-SOP-409173) 35. Reporting Traffic Signal Faults (Traffic Signals)(TMC-SOP-409174) 36. Removal of live and dead animals from State roads (TMC-POL-409800) 37. RTA Stockpile Site Management Procedures, 2001 38. SCATS and Sydney Light rail operations (TMC-WKI-409755) 39. SHB Approaches Phone Checks (TMC-SOP-409032) 40. The Asset Life Cycle Management System 41. Traffic Commanders Role in Traffic Management of Planned Incidents (TMC-POL-409197) 42. Traffic Commanders Role in Traffic Management of Unplanned Incidents (TMC-POL-409196) 43. Traffic Emergency Patrol roles in the traffic management of unplanned incidents( TMC-POL-409810) 44. Traffic Facilities Inventory – RTA Policy (TDT 2003/04) 45. Traffic Management Incidents Plans 46. Traffic Management of Unplanned Incidents (TMC-POL-409900) 47. Use of Class 1 Retro reflective Sheeting on Roadworks Signs (TDT 2004/01a) 48. Use of Variable Message Signs (VMS) (TDT 2002/11) 49. Upgrading the Pacific HighwayAccess to private property for investigation of road project 50. Upgrading the Pacific Highway Environmental Assessment. Part 3A. RTA/Pub.05.215 51. Upgrading the Pacific Highway How is noise addressed. RTA/Pub.05.213. 52. Upgrading the Pacific Highway Meeting environmental needs. RTA/Pub.05.214 53. Upgrading the Pacific Highway Property acquisition. RTA/Pub.05.212 54. Variable Message Signs (VMS) Standby Messages (TMC-POL-409266) 55. Works Authorisation Deed 56. Policy and Procedure for Contra-Flow Traffic management – F3 Freeway (TMC-POL-409285) 57. NSW Rural Fire Service request for assistance during bushfires (TMC-SOP-409330) 58. Traffic Commander operations (TMC-SOP-409211)

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ROAD SAFETY 1. Accident Reduction Guide 2. Action for Bikes – Bikeplan 2010 3. A Guide For The Measurement and Interpretation Of Skid Resistance Using SCRIM 4. A guide to the correct installation and use of seat belts and child restraints 5. A Practical Guide to Addressing Road Safety Issues Around Schools 6. Children’s Crossings: A Guide to Promoting Correct Use (TDT 2002/07) 7. Children’s Crossings – RTA Policy (TMP 01/1) 8. Compliance and enforcement – chain of responsibility 9. Compliance and enforcement – consignor/receiver 10. Compliance and enforcement – container weight declarations 11. Compliance and enforcement – container weight declarations – drivers 12. Compliance and enforcement – drivers 13. Compliance and enforcement – general information 14. Compliance and enforcement – heavy vehicle dimensions 15. Compliance and enforcement – heavy vehicle mass 16. Compliance and enforcement – loader/packer 17. Compliance and enforcement – NSW 18. Compliance and enforcement – operator/manager/scheduler 19. Concessional Mass Limits 20. Drink Drive: Problem Definition and Countermeasure Summary 21. Driver Fatigue: Problems Definition and Countermeasure Summary 22. Easy Audit – A Computer System For Road Safety Audits 23. Fatal Roadside Object Study 24. Fixed Digital Speed Cameras: Manual for Site Selection and Preparation 25. Guidelines for Driving Emergency Vehicles (TMC-POL-409210) 26. Guidelines for Implementing the 50km/h Urban Speed Limit 27. Higher Mass Limits in NSW – Information for Local Governments 28. How to Prepare a Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan. An Easy Three Stage Guide 29. Management Of Skid Resistance Data Using SCRIM 30. Mobile crane towing a trailer 31. Motorcycle Safety: Issues and Countermeasures 32. NSW Bicycle Guidelines (Version 1.2) 33. NSW Guidelines for Bicycle Road Races 34. NSW Speed Zoning Guidelines 35. Pacific Highway Safety Review 36. Pedestrian Safety: Problem Definition and Countermeasure Summary 37. Planning Guidelines for Walking and Cycling (TDT 2005/01) 38. Princes Highway Safety Review 39. Procedure To Target Runoff Road To The Left On A Right Hand Curve Crashes On Undivided High Speed Rural Roads 40. Principle of Effective Community-Based Safe Driving Programs for Novice Drivers and Passengers 41. Road Safety Benefit-Cost Analysis: Materials For Program Submissions 42. Road Safety 2010 – a framework for saving 2000 lives by the year 2010 in New South Wales 43. Roadside Services in Remote Areas (TMP 99/7) 44. Road User Behaviour Study – Community Attitude Survey Report 45. Road User Behaviour Study – Crash Data Analysis Report 46. Road User Behaviour Study – Public Education and Mass Media Report 47. Road User Behaviour Study – Road Safety Enforcement and Deterrence Strategies Report 48. Road Trains 49. Road User Behaviour Study – Summary Report 50. RTA Bicycle Policy for Grates (TMP00/1) 51. RTA Bicycle Policy for Maintenance Work (TMP 99/4) 52. Rural Road Crash Rates By Road Stereotypes 53. Safe Driving Policy (RTA) 54. Safety Barrier Terminal – MELT 55. Safety Restraint Fitting Manual 56. School Crossing Supervisors – Administration 57. School Crossing Supervisors – Training 58. School Zones

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59. Sharing The Main Street: A Practitioner’s Guide 60. Single Steer axle mass limit increase to 6.5 tonnes. 61. Significant Roadside Environment Area Signs (TMP 99/6) 62. Signposting of Educational Institutions (TDT 2002/03) 63. Snow and Ice Conditions Reporting (TMC-SOP-409241) 64. Speed Issues and Countermeasure Summary 65. Speed Problem Definition and Countermeasure Summary 66. The Use Of Crashcam For Crash Analysis and Investigation 67. Tidal Flow Inspections (TMC-SOP-409154) 68. Travelling on the Pacific Highway- Take a Break RTA/Pub.00.023 69. Use of Pre-formed Traffic Signal Detection Loops (TMP 00/2) 70. Use of Traffic Calming Devices as Pedestrian Crossings (TDT 2001/04) 71. Variable Message Signs (VMS) and Variable Speed Limit Signs (VSLS) Wet Weather Plan (TMC-SOP- 409275) 72. Wire Rope Safety Barrier Crash Test 73. Policy for Variable Message Signs (VMS) at new fixed speed camera sites 74. Uncovering advisory signage at new fixed speed camera sites 75. Warning Letter period for all new fixed speed cameras INTELLIGENT ACCESS PROGRAM 1. Management Review (IAU006) 2. Control of Documents (IAU003) 3. Corrective and Preventative Action (IAU008) 4. HML Operating Conditions (IAG009-01) 5. Quads Operating conditions (IAU009-02) 6. Triples Operating conditions (IAU009-03) 7. IAP New Applications (IAU010) 8. IAP Cursory Checks (IAU011) 9. IAP Route Asessing (IAU012) 10. Requesting Route Approval from Road Owners (IAU013) 11. IAP Quads Process (IAU014) 12. IAP PBS Process (IAU0150 13. Triples Application ((IAU016) 14. Reviewing Route Response (IAU017) 15. Updating Roads in the IIAD (IAU018) 16. IAP Issuing an Interim IAC (IAU019) 17. IAP Issuing Permits (IAU020) 18. Archiving Applications Procedure (IAU021) 19. IAP Cancelling Application Procedure (IAU022) 20. IAP Database Road Synchronisation with SIS (IAU023) 21. IAP Route Confirmation Service (IAU024) 22. IAP Route Maps Review (IAU025) AUSTROADS PUBLICATIONS 1. Guide to Parking in NSW 2. Guide to Rehabilitation of Road Pavements, 2004 3. Guide to Structural Design of Road Pavements, Revised 2004 4. Producing and Using Transport Access Guides 5. Supplement to Austroads Pavement Rehabilitation Guide (2002) 6. Supplement to Austroads Pavement Design Guide 2004 Form 76 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 1. Procedures for Dealing with Freedom of Information and Privacy Applications Brochure for RTA staff and customers explaining how to handle FOI and Privacy Reviews requests and reviews 2. Decision making delegations under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts 3. Contract Reporting Requirements under NSW Freedom of Information Act 4. Protection of Personal Information

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SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The Statement of Affairs is available, without charge, from the RTA’s website at www.rta.nsw.gov.au.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Requests for RTA records, information or documents under the FOI or Privacy Act should be applied for by: 1. Completing a RTA Request for Access form. This form is available at all RTA offices and on the RTA website at www/rta.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/downloads/foi_form_dl1.html or you may apply in writing supplying all the details required under the Section 17 of the FOI Act, Section 14 of the Privacy Act or Section 26 of the Health Privacy Act. 2. Present the form or letter, the appropriate fee and, where necessary, identification, to any RTA office or post it to the address on the form. Details of procedures, fees, and reductions in certain cases, can be obtained from the FOI and Privacy brochures, including the ‘Procedures for Dealing with freedom of information and privacy applications and reviews’ brochure, available at RTA offices or on the RTA website. There are currently six RTA Regional FOI/Privacy Liaison Officers in NSW to handle FOI applications or enquires. They are located at: Sydney Region Southern Region PO Box 973, Parramatta 2150 PO Box 477, Wollongong East 2520 27 Argyle Street Level 4, 90 Crown Street Parramatta 2150 Wollongong 2500 DX 28555 Parramatta DX 5178 Wollongong Telephone (02) 8849 2325 Telephone (02) 4221 2415 Facsimile (02) 8849 2760 Facsimile (02) 4227 3705 Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Western Region Northern Region PO Box 334, Parkes 2870 PO Box 576, Grafton 2460 51 – 55 Currajong Street, 31 Victoria Street, Parkes 2870 Grafton 2460 DX 20256 Parkes DX 7610 Grafton Telephone (02) 6861 1444 Telephone (02) 6640 1327 Facsimile (02) 6861 1414 Facsimile (02) 6640 1301 Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm South West Region Hunter Region PO Box 484, Wagga Wagga 2650 Locked Bag 30, Newcastle 2300 1 Simmons Street, 59 Darby Street, Wagga Wagga 2650 Newcastle 2300 DX 5407 Wagga Wagga DX 7813 Newcastle Telephone (02) 6938 1105 Telephone (02) 4924 0203 Facsimile (02) 6938 1183 Facsimile (02) 4929 7107 Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Your local office can advise you which RTA FOI and Privacy Liaison Officer covers a given area or contact one of the following: The Manager, Records Access Unit PO Box K198, Haymarket 1240 Ground Floor, 260 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills 2010 DX 13 Sydney Telephone (02) 9218-6632 Facsimile (02) 9218-6085 Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 p.m.

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Team Leader Freedom of Information and Privacy Access PO Box K198, Haymarket 1240 260 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills 2010 DX 13 Sydney Telephone (02) 9218-6053 Facsimile (02) 9218-6085 Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 p.m. Email: [email protected] Team Leader Privacy and Contract Reporting PO Box K198, Haymarket 1240 260 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills 2010 DX 13 Sydney Telephone (02) 9218-3667 Facsimile (02) 9218-6085 Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 4.30 p.m. Email: [email protected] Note: Copies of the RTA’s Statement of Affairs and any requested policy documents listed above have been forwarded to the: State Library of NSW Library of the Parliament of NSW National Library of Australia Fisher Library, University of Sydney and Ward Library, University of Western Sydney Les Wielinga Chief Executive

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS • Annual Report • Apologies • Appeal Review Process • Broadcast email • Communications and Service Delivery • Code Of Conduct • Complaints • Conduct Guidelines for Members of the NSW Rural Assistance Authority Board • Corporate Plan • Corruption Prevention (incorporating Protected Disclosures) • Delegations of Authority • Disability Action Plan • Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement • Farm Debt Mediation Guidelines • Grievance Procedure • Guarantee of Service • Job Evaluation • Media Relations • Mobile Communications Devices • Occupational Health and Safety • Policy Development • Policy Guidelines on various assistance measures • Privacy Management Plan • Publishing and Printing • Records Management • Records Management – Electronic Records • Records Management – Functional Retention and Disposal Schedule • Records Management – Strategic and Operational Plan • Rehabilitation Policy and Program • Staff Induction Manual • Workplace Harassment and Bullying

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Authority’s most recent Statement of Affairs is dated December 2008. Copies of this document can be obtained as detailed below.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Inquiries can be directed to the FOI Officer by telephone (02) 6391 3020 or by fax (02) 6391 3098. Requests for access to documents should be accompanied by a $30.00 application fee and directed in writing to: The Freedom of Information Officer NSW Rural Assistance Authority Locked Bag 23 Orange NSW 2800 email: [email protected]

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) holds the following policy documents affecting members of the public. Most are available free. For larger documents a charge may be payable. Further information can be obtained by visiting the NSW RFS website at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or via the contact arrangements set out below. AWARDS External Service Awards Internal Service Awards BRIGADE ADMINISTRATION (BRIGADES) Appointment of Field and Group Officers Brigade Account Keeping Guidelines Brigade Constitution Brigade Websites and Internet Postings Cadet Rural Fire Brigades Formation of Brigades Joining the RFS as a Volunteer Member (including Transfer Applications) Junior Members Participation by Staff in Brigade Activities Running a Brigade Meeting Guidelines Self Help Guide to Developing Your New Brigade Constitution BRIGADE ADMINISTRATION (FIRE CONTROL OFFICERS) Appointment of Fire Control Officers and Deputy FCOs BRIGADE ADMINISTRATION (GROUPS) Disbandment of Rural Fire Brigades Formation of Groups of Brigades BUSH FIRE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE POLICIES 2000 Co-ordinated Firefighting Operations Health and Safety Dispute Avoidance/ Dispute Resolution Guidelines for Dispute Avoidance/ Dispute Resolution Guidelines for Evacuation of Persons from Dwellings during Bush Fires Residential Evacuation 2001 Notified Steps for the Establishment and Maintenance of Planted Forests Smoke Management Policy 2003 Communication Safety Advisor Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 2005 Aviation Support to Bush Firefighting Fire Mitigation Works Funding (under review) 2006 Bush Fire Management Committees Management of Bush Fire Operations (Amended)

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2007 Fire Trails Section 44 Payment and Reimbursement Criteria and Payment Procedures 2008 Bush Fire Risk Management Annex A Bush Fire Risk Management – Model Risk Management Plan Annex B Bush Fire Risk Management – Guidelines Annex I Bush Fire Risk Plan Exhibition and Approval Process FIRE SERVICES JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE POLICIES Commendations for Excellence in Service Delivery NSW Fire Brigades and NSW RFS Joint Training Criteria and Proposal Response of Specialist Resources to Fire Incidents and Emergencies LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT (formerly Training) Qualifications of RFS Members Training General OPERATIONS (NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE) Application of Food Safety Procedures Crisis Handling Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Fire and Other Incident Operations Fire Investigation and Fire Investigation SOPs Handling of Crisis Events Incident Management Incident Reporting Incident Response Operational Management, Response and Reporting Remote Area Fire Fighter Fitness Training OPERATIONS (CO-ORDINATED BUSH FIREFIGHTING) Co-ordinated Fire Fighting, Incident Management, Air Operations and Assistance PREVENTION (COMMUNITY EDUCATION) Application Instructions for a Bush Fire Hazard Reduction Certificate Before You Light That Fire (under review) Community Education Community Education Resource Catalogue Standards for Asset Protection Zones Standards for Low Intensity Bush Fire Hazard Reduction Standards for Pile Burning PREVENTION (IMPLEMENTATION) Bush Fire Danger Periods Bush Fire Hazard Complaints Bush Fire Hazard Reduction Certificates Bush Fire Hazard Reduction Notices Environmental Assessment for Bush Fire Hazard Reduction Works Penalty Notices Permits to Burn Windrow Burning Guidelines PREVENTION (PLANNING) Development Control • Development Control Note 02 – Establishment of Easements for Asset Protection Zones • Development Control Note 04 – Preparation of Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) • Development Control Note 05 – Development Consent in Bush Fire Prone Areas • Development Control Practice Note 1/07 – Submission Requirements • Development Control Practice Note 2/07 – Part 3A Process • Development Control Practice Note 01/06 – Entering Location in Spatial BRIMS • Development Control Practice Notes 03/06 – External Doors • Fast Fact – Holiday Parks

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• Fast Fact – Exotic Vegetation • Fast Fact – Glazing in the Flame Zone • Fast Fact – Water Supply for Fire Fighting • Fast Fact – Fire Resistance Levels • Fast Fact – Transitional Arrangements and Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2006 • Fast Fact – Request to Review • Fast Fact – Consolidation of Land • Fast Fact – Staged Developments • Fast Fact – Western NSW District • Fast Fact – Plans of Management • Fast Fact –Window Protection • Fast Fact – Evacuation Plans • Fast Fact – View Factor • Fast Fact – Ecotourism • Fast Fact – Bush Fire Prone Land • Fast Fact – Construction Levels • Fast Fact – Dual Occupancy Developments • Fast Fact – Fences or Gates in Bush Fire Prone Areas • Fast Fact – Intumescent Paint Systems • Fast Fact – 79BA Letters sign off • Fast Fact – Pre DA or Pre-Purchase advice • Fast Fact – Fire Retardant Treated Timber • Fast Fact – Swimming Pools as a Water Supply • Bush Fire Evacuation Plan for Integrated Developments • Council Checklist for Section 100B Development Applications • Council Checklist for Section 79BA Development Applications • Building in Bush Fire Prone Areas – Single Dwellings • Riparian Guidelines • Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2006 • Bush Fire Attack Assessor Help • APZ Calculator Help • PBP Navigator Help • Guideline for Councils on Bush Fire Prone Area Land Mapping • 2/06 – Smoke Alarms Bush Fire Risk Management Planning: Guidelines for Bush Fire Management Committees Facilitators Guide for Bush Fire Risk Management Conditions for Hazard Reduction and Aboriginal Heritage The Bush Fire Environmental Assessment Code for New South Wales 2006 The Code QandA for volunteers The Code QandA for the public PROTOCOLS Ceremonies and Events Uniforms Incorporating Corporate Wardrobe Vehicle Identification RESOURCES (ACQUISITION) Return of Equipment Allocated to members of RFS RESOURCES (DISPOSAL) Asset Disposal RESOURCES (MANAGEMENT) Annual Inspection of Unregistered RFS Vehicles, Trailers, and Plant Equipment Maintenance Maintenance of Buildings RESOURCES (STANDARDS) Appliance/Vehicle Category Details Breathing Apparatus Fire Control Centre Accommodation and Facilities Firefighting Vehicle Construction Standard

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Operational Communications Protective Clothing and Accessories (currently under review) Standard Brigade Stations Tanker Changeover Second-hand Program SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (AUTHORITIES) Application of Delegations and RFDSA to SS Delegations and Authorisations Powers of Officers (Jervis Bay Territory) Powers of Officers Supplementary Delegations – Unincorporated Area SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (COMMAND STRUCTURE) Ranking and Insignia SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL) Appointment of District and Zone Liaison Committees Child-Related Activities Code of Conduct and Ethics Criminal History and Disciplinary Record Checks Discipline Environment Fundraising Activities (Provision of Goods and Services) Grievance Health, Safety and Welfare Health and Safety Consultative and Management System Legal Representation for Volunteers and Staff Management of Service Standards, Policies and Related Documents Media Relations Non-Statutory Standing Committees Organisational Communication Personal Information and Privacy Service Audits Service Delivery Model Statewide Commercial Training Stand Down/Removal from Membership and Notification of Criminal Charges and Convictions Volunteers Access to Network Services and Data WELFARE Chaplaincy Chaplaincy and Family Support brochure Critical Incident Support Services Injury/Accident Reporting and Investigation

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The Statement of Affairs of the Rural Fire Service can be obtained as stated in section 3 below.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Many documents may be found on the RFS website at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au while others may be purchased. Access to policy documents can also be arranged by contacting the FOI Officer on the telephone number below during business hours, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. For inquiries relating to documents held by the RFS or application forms to access information please call the RFS on 1800 679 737. Requests and applications made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 should be directed in writing to: NSW Rural Fire Service, Locked Mail Bag 17, Granville NSW 2142.

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Section 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The Committee makes Determinations regarding the listing, removal or amendment of threatened species, populations, ecological communities and key threatening processes in the Schedules of the TSC Act. Provisional Listing, Preliminary and Final Determinations made by the Committee are placed on public exhibition for 8 weeks. These Determinations are available to the public as indicated below. Access to determinations Determinations made by the Committee are available on the website of the Department of Environment and Climate Change www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Determinations are also available from the Scientific Committee Unit, 43 Bridge Street, Hurstville and the DECC Information Centre, Level 14, 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney. The following final determinations have been made by the Scientific Committee between 1st June 2008 and 30th November, 2008. These determinations may include final determinations to list and remove species, populations and ecological communities in the Schedules, change the conservation status of species (eg change a species from a vulnerable species to an endangered species and vice versa) reject proposals to list species and reject proposals to remove species from the Schedules. Refer to the individual determinations for details of the Committee’s decision. Determinations relating to species nominations and proposals Refer to the individual determinations for details of the Committee’s decision. • Dracophyllum macranthum • Eucalyptus approximans • Fontainea oraria • Genoplesium plumosum • Goodenia macbarronii • Prasophyllum sp. Moama • Prostanthera marifolia • Pteropus alecto, Black Flying-fox • Pultenaea humilis • Thelymitra sp. Adorata • Tylophora linearis Determinations relating to population nominations and proposals Refer to the individual determinations for details of the Committee’s decision. • Long-nosed Bandicoot, Perameles nasuta, population in inner Western Sydney • Yellow-bellied Glider, Petaurus australis, population on the Bago Plateau Determinations relating to ecological community nominations and proposals Refer to the individual determinations for details of the Committee’s decision. • Acacia melvillei Shrubland in the Riverina and Murray-Darling Depression Bioregions • Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion • Kincumber Scribbly Gum Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion • Lower Hunter Valley Dry Rainforest in the Sydney Basin and NSW North Coast Bioregions • White Gum Moist Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion Determinations relating to Key threatening process nominations and proposals Refer to the individual determinations for details of the Committee’s decision. • Forest eucalypt dieback associated with over-abundant psyllids

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Section 2 – Statement of Affairs The Statement of Affairs for the NSW Scientific Committee is available from the Committee’s Executive Officer.

Section 3 – Contact Arrangements For information regarding access to documents and assistance with applications for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act please contact the Committee’s Executive Officer Suzanne Chate. Business hours are: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm FOI applications should be forwarded to: Suzanne Chate Executive Officer NSW Scientific Committee C/- PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 1481 Telephone: (02) 9585 6940 Applications under the Freedom of Information Act must be in writing and be accompanied by the application fee of $30.00. An application form can be obtained from the Committee’s Executive Officer. Professor Lesley Hughes, Chairperson, Scientific Committee

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 161 242 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the SOUTH EASTERN SYDNEY AND ILLAWARRA AREA HEALTH SERVICE The Summary of Affairs of the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service (SESIAHS) for December 2008 covers the following: • Area Health Executive Support Unit • Area Food Services • Community Health Services • Early Childhood Centres • Mental Health Services • Dental Services • Population Based Health Services • South Eastern Area Laboratory Services (SEALS) • Northern Hospital Network • Prince of Wales Hospital • Sydney / Sydney Eye Hospital • Royal Hospital for Women • Sydney Children’s Hospital • Central Hospital Network • St George Hospital and Community Health Service • Sutherland Hospital and Community Health Service • Garrawarra Centre • Southern Hospital Network • Coledale Hospital • Bulli Hospital • Wollongong Hospital • Port Kembla Hospital • Shellharbour Hospital • Kiama Hospital • David Berry Hospital • Shoalhaven Hospital • Milton Ulladulla Hospital Area Corporate Governance Policy Directives Name of Policy Directive Document Date of Number Issue Audits – Area Governance System PD 001 Feb 2007 Australian Standards – access to PD 002 Feb 2007 Building-plants and equipment: planned preventive maintenance PD 104 Sept 2006 Child protection PD 039 Nov 2007 • Contacting the DOCS helpline • Best Endeavours requests for service from DOCS • Health Services response to child presentation • Responding to Section 248 requests from DOCS Code of conduct PD 061 May 2006 Protected disclosure officers contacts Sept 2006 Committees – Tier 1 and Tier 2 – management of PD 003 Mar 2007 Common seal and register for SESIAHS PD 004 July 2006 Complaints handling – Clinical complaints – Area Clinical Governance Unit PD 037 May 2007 Complaints handling – Clinical – Hospital Networks – Clinical Practice Improvement Units PD 105 May 2007 Computer blocking – emails, websites PD 035 Feb 2007 Computer surveillance policy PD 034 Feb 2007 Computer use – e-mail, internet and intranet PD 036 July 2006

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Contractors – managing OHS training PD 076 Jan 2007 Contractor Safety Handbook HB 005 Jan 2007 Corporate Identity Guidelines Feb 2007 Corrupt conduct and protected disclosures – internal and external reporting channels PD 091 Sept 2006 Documents – control and distribution PD 006 Aug 2007 Emergency management PD 069 Mar 2006 Fire Safety / Security PD 081 Oct 2006 Fraud – prevention and control PD 089 Sept 2006 Freedom of Information PD 046 June 2006 Global emails – management of PD 045 Dec 2006 Health Care Records Design PD 147 Dec 2007 Health Records Disaster Management PD150 Jan 2008 Incident management PD 040 Feb 2007 • Section 1 – Incident management policy • Section 2 – Roles and responsibility • Section 3 – Incident management 7 step process (under review) • Section 4 – Reportable incident briefs – mandatory reporting • Section 5 – Root Cause Analysis Injury Management Policy – Statement of Commitment (under review) PD 084 Sept 2006 Labelling sensitive information PD 018 Aug 2005 Leadership and management PD 008 Mar 2007 Lookback Policy PD 139 Dec 2007 Mobile phone policy PD 071 Jan 2006 Motor vehicle policy PD 059 Feb 2008 Movable Heritage Policy SESAHS PD 074 July 2001 NSW Health – policy, guidelines and information Bulletin Distribution System within SESIH PD 011 Aug 2006 OHS Policy – implementation PD 075 Mar 2007 OHS Policy – Statement of Commitment PD 073 June 2008 Policy Directives – development, approval and implementation PD 012 Aug 2007 Privacy Policy PD 042 Jan 2006 Protected disclosures PD 090 Sept 2006 Records – destruction of PD 021 Mar 2007 Records – disaster management PD 022 Sept 2005 Records management policy PD 019 Mar 2007 Records – management of e-mail PD 020 Mar 2007 Records – managing paper original of Imaged Records PD 023 Oct 2006 Records – retention periods PD 024 Feb 2008 Records – storage and protection PD 025 Sept 2005 Reporting channels – Corrupt conduct and protected disclosures – internal and external PD 091 Sept 2006 Risk management policy PD 066 Mar 2007 Safety – of staff working off-site in community PD 068 Sept 2006 Security / Fire Safety PD 081 Oct 2006 Security – people and property PD 067 Oct 2006 Security – physical response PD 110 Nov 2006 Security Self Assessment Audit tool and work plan Oct 2006 Smoke Free Health Service Procedure PD 085 Apr 2008 Smoke Free Workplace Exemptions Policy PD152 Feb 2008 Suspicious mail – management of PD 070 Mar 2006 Waste management PD 079 May 2006 Workers Compensation and Injury Management Policy – Statement of Commitment PD 084 Sept 2006 Area Clinical Governance Policy Directives Complaints handling – Clinical – Hospital Networks – Clinical Practice Improvement Units PD 105 May 2007 Complaint or concern about a Clinician PD 038 June 2006 Deaths – reports to Coroner PD 094 Aug 2006 Documentation in the Health Care Record PD 057 Aug 2006

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Incident management PD 040 Feb 2007 • Section 1 – Incident management policy • Section 2 – Roles and responsibility • Section 3 – Incident management 7 step process (Under review) • Section 4 – Reportable incident briefs – Mandatory reporting • Section 5 – Root Cause Analysis Lookback Policy PD 139 June 2007 Interventional Procedures – Safe Introduction for Clinical Practice PD 007 June 2006 Product – clinical products recalls and alerts PD 102 Aug 2006 Restraint – use of (adult patients) PD 111 Nov 2006 RCA Recommendations Compliance Monitoring PD160 Aug 2008 Safe Introduction for Clinical Practice – Interventional Procedures PD007 June 2006 Area Allied Health Clinical Supervision – psychologists PD 128 Nov 2006 Area Biomedical Engineering Services Policy Directives Biomedical equipment – evaluation of PD 028 Nov 2007 Biomedical equipment – procurement, loan or rental of PD 029 Nov 2007 Biomedical equipment – testing, tagging and labelling PD 026 Dec 2006 Electrical devices – patients use of personal, non biomedical equipment PD 135 May 2007 Mobile communications, control of interference to medical equipment PD 027 Sept 2005 Use of mains operated medical equipment – Generic Safe Work Practice SWP 1 Sept 2005 Biomedical Equipment Repairs – Safe Work Practice SWP 2 Sept 2005 Soldering with Resin Core Solder– Safe Work Practice SWP 3 Aug 2006 Information Sheets – Mains Power Cables Mar 2007 Area Clinical Access Waiting time – elective patient management PD 054 Nov 2006 Clinical Forms Creation and/or revision of clinical forms PD 108 Sept 2006 Area Child Protection Services Policy Directives Section 1 – Child Protection Policy Section 2 – Health Services response to child presentation Section 3 - Contacting the DOCS Helpline PD 039 Nov 2007 Section 4 – Responding to Section 248 requests from DOCS Section 5 – Best Endeavours requests for service from DOCS Area Clinical Operations Arranging Accommodation in High Level Residential Aged Care Facilities PD 149 Oct 2007 Blood and Blood Products PD 141 June 2007 Children – Co-location of children and adults PD 168 Sept 2008 Clinical Abbreviations procedure PD 159 Aug 2008 Consent for medical treatment – patient information PD 015 Mar 2007 No CPR Guidelines PD 165 Sept 2008 Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease: Clinical assessment of possible CJD patient preparing for cerebral biopsy PD 169 Sept 2008 Critical Care bed management procedure PD 151 Feb 2008 Digital wound photography procedure PD 151 Feb 2008 Medicine: Checking drug interactions in iPharmacy System PD201 Nov 2008 Medicine: Drug Formulary policy PD178 Sept 2008 Medicine: Frusemide use in adult chronic heart failure patients PD174 Sept 2008 Flexible Diuretic Guidelines HB 011 Sept 2008 Medicine: Managing interoperative medications PD 166 Sept 2008 Electronic interoperative nursing care record – Responsibility and accountability PD 177 Sept 2008 Health Records disaster management PD 150 Jan 2008 ICU/HDU Adult admission criteria PD 172 Sept 2008 Loan Sets – standards for management of PD 167 Sept 2008 Minimum Data Sets (MDS) – HIV/Aids and Sexual Health PD 173 Sept 2008 Organ and Tissue Donation – after brain death PD 148 Oct 2007 Return of tissue to the patient / next of kin PD 138 Sept 2007 Spinal cord injury of the adult in SESIH – Management of (Acute) PD 162 Aug 2008

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VMOIRS – Insurer notification of clinical incidents for Visiting Medical Officers, Honorary Medical Officers and Rural or Paediatric Levels 2 to 5 Staff Specialists with a TMF contract of liability coverage PD 199 Nov 2008 Clinical Stream Cardiac Care Procedures Frusemide use in adult chronic heart failure patients PD 174 Sept 2008 Flexible Diuretic Guidelines HB 011 Sept 2008 Critical Care Procedures Adult admission criteria – ICU/HDU PD 172 Sept 2008 Critical Care Bed Management procedure PD 171 Sept 2008 Mental Health Guidelines Acute bed management and sustainable access operational guidelines Jan 2007 Cost Allocation guidelines for: General Hospital patients with Multi-service needs and Mental Health patients accommodated in General Hospital Beds 2005/04 Nov 2005 Mental Health Procedures Admission of Mental Health Patients to Medical (General) Beds (for review) 2004/017 Nov 2004 Clinical Risk Assessment and Management 2006/05 V3 Jan 2008 Clinical supervision policy 2006/2 May 2006 Consumer and Carer Representatives (for review) CSP2004/ July 2004 009 Consumer rights and responsibilities 2007/09 Nov 2007 Contact with families following death of a client Oct 2008 Domestic Violence – identifying and responding 2007/04 July 2007 Electroconvulsive Therapy Management 2008/03 Feb 2008 Emergency Sedation Policy – Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Units 2007/08 Oct 2007 Obtaining a second opinion from a Consultant Psychiatrist 2007/06 July 2007 On-Call Responsibilities for Registrars and consultants in Psychiatry: Area Mental Health Program 2008/001 Feb 2008 Orientation and Induction Policy 2007/02 Mar 2007 Patient Care Levels for Acute Inpatient Units 2006/01 June 2006 Patient Leave from Acute Inpatient Unit 2005/06 V3 Feb 2008 Rehabilitation Care Pathway 2007/01 Feb 2007 Relationships with external clinical care providers 2007/05 V2 July 2008 Rehabilitation Interventions Database 2007/07 July 2007 SCI-MH-OAT Security Policy 2005/07 V2 Sept 2006 SESIAHS Outcome Measure Collection Policy 2008/02 Feb 2008 Sexual Safety 2005/03 Oct 2005 Staff Learning and development policy 2006/03 May 2006 Staff Pregnancy 2008/03 V4 May 2008 Waiting List Management – Ambulatory Care 2006/07 Dec 2006 Area Nursing and Midwifery Services Policy Directives Breastfeeding women in non-maternity units PD 157 July 2008 Clinical Supervision – Midwives and child and family health nurses PD 030 Jan 2007 Consent for medical treatment – patient information PD 015 Mar 2007 Consumer and carer – rights and responsibilities – patient charter PD 013 Jan 2007 Deaths – reports to Coroner PD 094 Aug 2006 Discharge planning (under review) PD 107 Aug 2004 Documentation in the Health Care Record PD 057 Aug 2006 Expressed breastmilk – storage and handling PD156 May 2008 Infection Control policy commitment PD 010 Jan 2006 Incident Management PD040 Feb 2007 • Section 1 – Incident management policy • Section 2 – Role and responsibility • Section 3 – Incident Management 7 Step Process (Under review) • Section 4 – Reportable incident briefs • Section 5 – Root Cause Analysis Lookback Policy PD139 Dec 2007 Medicine: Administration by Enrolled Nurses and trainee Enrolled Nurses PD 120 Nov 2007

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Medicine: Balance Checks of S4 Ds PD 106 Nov 2007 Medication management: Drugs – accountable, (S8 and recordable S4D drugs) – Reporting and investigating discrepancies PD 080 Nov 2006 Nursing and Midwifery registration/enrolment/authority to practice policy PD 153 Mar 2008 Pressure Ulcer Prevention PD118 Oct 2006 Product – clinical products recalls and alerts PD102 Aug 2006 Restraint – use of (adult patients) PD111 Nov 2006 Uniforms for nurses and midwives – arrangements for provision PD154 Apr 2008 Wound – Assessment and management PD109 Aug 2006 Area Junior Medical Officers Services Policy Directives Registrars and Resident Medical Officers term changeover PD 087 Feb 2007 Area Senior Medical Officers Services Policy Directives Appointment and Credentialing – Senior Medical and Dental Practitioners – delineation of Clinical Privileges PD 117 Nov 2007 Area of Need – Staff Specialists and Visiting Medical Officers PD 164 Sept 2008 Performance Management Procedure (under development) TESL Policy PD 145 Aug 2007 Senior Medical Officers – Monitoring of Practice conditions and sharing information with adjoining Area Health Services PD 176 Sept 2008 Staff Specialist and visiting practitioner appointments (including Clinical Academics) critical actions compliance declaration PD 200 Nov 2008 VMO Meetings – eligibility for payments PD 103 Oct 2006 Area Pharmacy Policy Directives Off-label use of registered medicines and use of unlicensed PD 056 Apr 2005 Oseltamivir – emergency access to PD 093 May 2006 Area Radiation Safety Policy Directives Radiation accident/incident – reporting process PD 065 June 2006 Radiation safety PD 064 Jan 2006 Radioactive Sources – security of PD 092 May2006 Area Support Services Policy Directives Area Corporate Communication Policy Directives Non Media Filming and Photography procedure PD140 June 2007 SESIH and facility logos – authority to use PD142 Oct 2007 Electronic Health Record CHIME CHIME – Confidentiality and information management PD 119 Nov 2006 CHIME – Confidentiality and information management – Handbook HB008 Nov 2006 Area Patient Administration Services Policy Directives Alerts – Patient administration PD 047 April 2005 Boarders PD 048 April 2005 Health Information – disclosure of personal details on current patients PD 049 April 2005 Leave of absence of patients from hospital PD 050 April 2005 Medical records disclosure of personal health information PD 051 April 2005 Medical records – management during inter-hospital transfers PD 053 April 2005 Non-admitted patient management PD 052 April 2005 Waiting time – elective patient management PD 054 Nov 2006 Area Patient Revenue Classification Procedures Financial Classification PD 055 April 2005 Area Patient Administration Services Handbook Collecting patient registration information training HB 004 Oct 2005 Unique Patient Identifier (UPI) Policy Directives Patient registration policy PD 101 Aug 2006 • Patient registration handbook HB 006 Aug 2006 UPI security and access PD 100 Aug 2006

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Area Finance Policy Directives Asylum Seekers – Waiver of fees in pregnancy and for new borns PD 155 April 2008 Diet Order Procedure PD 198 Oct 2008 Disposal of surplus equipment (under review) Sept 2004 Employee reimbursements and the impact of FBT IAHS Aug 2004 Medical Ineligible Patients – General Fees Policy PD 161 Aug 2008 Mobile phones and the impact of FBT IAHS Aug 2004 Uniforms and the impact of FBT IAHS Aug 2004 Finance Manuals Accounting manual SESAHS Cash handling manual IAHS Apr 2002 Delegations manual Aug 2008 OHS Injury Management, Workers Compensation and Risk Management systems policy directives OHS Policy – Statement of Commitment PD 073 June 2008 Workers Compensation and Injury Management Policy – Statement of Commitment (under review) PD 084 Sept 2006 OHS Policy – Implementation PD 075 Mar 2007 Building plant and equipment PD 104 Sept 2006 Confined spaces SESAHS Sept 2004 Dangerous goods and hazardous substances (under review) PD 082 Mar 2007 Electrical equipment – plug-in inspection and testing of non-biomedical equipment (under review) PD 112 Mar 2007 Hazard identification, assessment and control – risk management (under review) PD 083 Mar 2007 Hazardous drugs – management of (under review) PD 129 Mar 2007 Health Surveillance – employees (under review) PD 130 Mar 2007 Incident investigation (under review) Section 3 PD 040 Feb 2007 Manual handling – risk management (Under Review) PD 072 Mar 2007 Motor Vehicle Safety PD 059 June 2007 Occupational Health Exposures 01 01 Sept 2006 Waste Management PD 079 May 2006 Emergency Management Systems Policy Directives Emergency management PD 069 Mar 2006 Incident Management PD040 Feb 2007 • Section 1 – Incident management policy • Section 2 – Roles and responsibility • Section 3 – Incident Management 7 Step Process (under review) • Section 4 – Reportable Incident briefs – mandatory reporting • Section 5 – Root Cause Analysis Security – Fire safety PD 081 Oct 2006 Security – people and property PD 067 Oct 2006 Information Instruction Training Policy Directives Safety rules SESAHS Jan 2005 Safety of staff working off-site in community PD 068 Sept 2006 Security – physical response PD 110 Nov 2006 Training – others in the workplace • Contractors – managing OHS training PD 076 Jan 2007 • Contractor Safety Handbook HB 005 Jan 2007 Zero tolerance response to violence in the workplace PD 088 Dec 2006 Staff Injury and Claims Management Policy Directives First Aid SESAHS Jan 2005 Injury Management – return to work (under review) PD 127 Mar 2007 Area Organisational Learning Unit Policy Directives E-Learning PD204 Nov 2008 Learning and development leave policy PD 137 June 2007 Mandatory training framework May 2008 Orientation and induction – new employees PD 134 Mar 2008 Orientation and induction overview HB 010 Mar 2008

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Performance development policy PD 131 Feb 2007 Performance development handbook HB 009 July 2008 Traineeship – Management of PD 122 Dec 2006 Area Fleet Management Policy Directives Motor Vehicle Policy PD059 Feb 2008 SEI Area Food Services Cash Handling – SEI retail food outlets PD 116 Oct 2006 Food allergy – management of high risk patients PD 009 Mar 2007 Area Procurement and Logistics Policy Directives Catalogued items – ordering PD 098 July 2006 Goods return advice PD 096 July 2006 Goods/Services received direct from supplier – advising MRD of PD 097 July 2006 Non stock items – ordering PD 095 July 2006 Product – clinical products recalls and alerts PD 102 Aug 2006 Tender information handbook HB 007 Sept 2006 Waste Management PD 079 May 2006 Area Workforce Services Policy Directives Breastfeeding – support for SESIH employees PD 158 July 2008 Bullying and harassment in the workplace – management of PD 033 Sept 2005 Code of conduct PD 061 May 2006 Disciplinary process – management of PD 032 June 2006 Employee Assistance Program PD 063 Jan 2007 Equal Employment Opportunity PD 077 Dec 2006 Fixed Term Appointments PD 123 Dec 2006 Flexible Work Practices PD 126 Dec 2006 Grading / Regrading / Reclassification of non clinical staff PD 114 Jan 2007 Grading – nurses, regarding and/or re-classification: application for PD 041 July 2007 GREAT promotional appeals PD 146 Sept 2007 Grievance resolution in the workplace PD 058 Jan 2006 Health assessment (under review) PD 113 Aug 2004 Industrial relations PD 031 Sept 2005 Kronos sign off delegation PD 062 Jan 2006 Leave matters – annual leave – managing excessive leave PD 132 April 2007 Leave matters – sick leave – management of PD 133 April 2007 Leave without pay IAHS (under review) Aug 2004 Mediation policy PD 078 Dec 2006 Orientation and induction – new employees PD 134 Mar 2008 Orientation and induction handbook HB 010 Mar 2008 Performance development policy PD 131 Feb 2007 Performance development handbook HB 009 Jul 2008 Private practice – rights of allied health professionals IAHS (under review) Nov 2004 Probity screening PD 044 Dec 2006 Recruitment and selection policy PD 043 Dec 2006 Recruitment and selection procedure PD 136 Oct 2007 References SESAHS (under review) July 2001 Secondments PD 121 Dec 2006 Security Staff – pre-employment screening PD 124 Dec 2006 Separation of employment PD 125 Dec 2006 Smoke Free Health Service Procedure PD 085 Apr 2008 Smoke Free Work Place Exemptions Policy PD152 Feb 2008 Specialty codes for Medical and Nursing staff May 2006 Travel Pack Use of personal and Area Health Service communication systems and devices PD 144 Aug 2007 Zero tolerance response to violence in the workplace PD 088 Dec 2006 Area Consumer and Community Participation Policy Directives Consumer and carer – rights and responsibilities – charter PD 013 Jan 2007

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Access to Translated Health Documents Interpreter Service – language protocols PD 086 Mar 2006 Area Information Services Department Policy Directives Computer blocking – e-mails, websites PD 035 Feb 2007 Computer Surveillance Policy PD 034 Feb 2007 Computer use – e-mail, internet and intranet PD 036 July 2006 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) policy – SESAHS (under review) Nov 2000 Global emails – management of PD 045 Dec 2006 IMandT Project submission and approval process PD163 Sept 2008

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SESIAHS most recent Statement of Affairs is published the Annual Report 2006-2007, issued in March 2008.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Inquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting SESIAHS policy documents should be directed to: Freedom of Information Coordinator Executive Support Unit Locked Mail Bag 8808 South Coast Mail Centre NSW 2521 Telephone: (02) 4253 4888 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday

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SECTION 1 – THE UNIVERSITY’S POLICY DOCUMENTS For the purposes of this Summary of Affairs issued in December 2008 in accordance with sections 14 and 15 of the NSW Freedom of Information Act 1989 the key Policy Documents of Southern Cross University (“the University”) are: (i) Student Handbook; (ii) University Council Minutes; (iii) Rules and By-Laws of the University; and (iv) Other relevant University Policy documents (“the Policy Documents”). The Policy Documents include all documents which have a bearing on the affairs of the University. A Policy Document (as outlined in Section A and B of this Summary) is: • a document containing interpretations, rules, guidelines, statements of policy, practices or precedents; • a document containing particulars of any administrative scheme; • a document containing a statement of the manner or intended manner, of administration of any legislative instrument or administrative scheme; • a document describing the procedures to be followed in investigating any contravention or possible contravention of any legislative instrument or administrative scheme; • any other document of a similar kind, that affects the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, penalties or other detriments to which members of the public may become entitled, eligible, liable and subject to. The University’s website contains all the Policy Documents for access by members of the public at www.scu. edu.au and all other relevant policy documents are listed below at Section B of the Summary. (i) University Student Handbook The Student Handbook provides information on courses, units and services planned. It provides a reference for details on University courses, description of units, student services and general information. Information published in the Student Handbook includes: Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor General Information How to use the 2008 Student Handbook Campus Addresses and Contact Information Principal Teaching Dates for 2008 (including Summary) Faculties of the University Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty of Business and Law Student Services and Information Contents Student Services and Information- alphabetical Course Information List of Courses – alphabetical by award level Study Discipline Areas – alphabetical University Wide Majors Details of Courses – alphabetical by award level Certificates and Diplomas Associate Degrees

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Bachelor’s Degrees Bachelor’s Honours Awards Postgraduate Coursework Awards Master’s by Thesis Awards Professional Doctorate Awards Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Description of Units Terminology Guide Alphabetical Listing of Units Unit Descriptions by Unit Code Rules Rules Relating to Awards Rules Relating to Student Fees and Charges (including Student Sanctions) Student Misconduct Rules Index and Maps Useful Web Links (ii) University Council Minutes University Council Minutes are a record of the decisions made by the University Council and are available from the University Council Secretary. University Council meetings are open to members of the public except when confidential information is being considered. The University Council is the governing authority of the University and is responsible for the control and management of the affairs and concerns of the University. Its powers, duties and authorities are prescribed by the Southern Cross University Act 1993 (NSW). University Council details are available at www.scu.edu.au/admin/council/ (iii) Other relevant policy documents Listed below are other relevant policy documents and procedures of the University and most of these policy documents are available on the University’s website at www.scu.edu.au/policy/ or by contacting Peter Cordery, Business Manager. For further details please see Section C – Access to the University’s Policy Documents in this Summary. Administration Administration of Surveys at SCU (staff only) Art Collection Complaints (see also Grievance) Contractor Safety Induction Copyright How to Develop a Policy Interim Corporate Records Management (staff only) Internal Reporting – Protected Disclosures (staff only) Library Policies Privacy and Personal Information Protection Quality Space Management (staff only) Thermal Comfort (staff only) Academic and Student Matters Academic Adjustments for Students with Disabilities Academic Policy Academic Standing of Students Charter of Student Rights and Responsibilities Course Planning and Approval Course Review Eight Unit Masters Exam Paper Handling Flexible Learning Graduation with a Double Degree Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Prizes

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Provision for Student Defence Forces Reservists Refund Policy – Overseas Students Rules for Academic Board Rules Relating to Awards Rules Relating to Student Fees and Charges (including Student Sanctions) Standing Orders of the Academic Board and its Committees Student Academic Integrity Student Assessment Student Misconduct Rule Student Ombud Student Retention Timetabling Unit Statement Development and Alumni Relations Acceptance of Charitable Donations and Gifts to the University External Funding of Academic Appointments and Activities Fundraising Strategy, Priority Setting and Management Naming of University Facilities and Programs Finance and Enterprise Assets and Attractive Items (staff only) Cash Handling (staff only) Corporate Credit Card Policy (staff only) Debt Management (staff only) Key and Access Control Card (staff only) Motor Vehicle (staff only) Petty Cash (staff only) Purchasing (staff only) Travel and Entertainment Governance Business Continuity Management Commercial Activities Fraud and Corruption Prevention Honorary Awards and Titles of the University Risk Management Southern Cross University Act 1993 Southern Cross University By-Law 2005 Standing Orders of the Southern Cross University Council Human Resources Academic Promotions Additional Duties and Acting Appointments – Academic Staff Additional Duties and Acting Appointments – General Staff Adjunct, Visiting and Conjoint Appointments Alcohol and other Substances of Abuse Blood-Borne Pathogens Code of Conduct Communication with External Union Officials Deferred Salary Scheme Driving Safety Equal Employment Opportunity Family and Study (currently under review) Family and Work(currently under review) Financial Assistance for Employees Studying First Aid Grievance Policy for University Staff (see also Complaints Framework) Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Injury Management and Rehabilitation Occupational Health and Safety Policy Statement Occupational Health and Safety Committee

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Occupational Health and Safety Rules Outdoor Fieldwork Safety Outside Work Performance Management, Development and Review Personal Protective Equipment Personal Relationships Probation Policy – Academic and General Staff Professorial Selection and Appointment Recruitment and Appointment Relocation Assistance Secondments and Exchanges Smoke-Free Workplace Special Studies Leave and Internal Release Staff Development Staff with Disabilities Study Time – General Staff Volunteer Workers Compensation Information Technology Account and Password Security Complaints and Feedback Computer Workstation Computing Conditions of Use Email Information Security Management Installation of Software in Computing Labs Internet Access Services (IAS) System IT Security Incident Management Network Network Security Remote Access Software University Information Technology (IT) Security Virus and Malicious Code Security Web Hosting and Publishing for External Contractors Wireless Networking Security Miscellaneous Research and Development Acceptance of Higher Degree Research Candidates Examination – Thesis Intellectual Property (Research) Quality in Research Practice [link currently not available] Research Centres and Research Institutes Rules Relating to Candidature [link currently not available]

SECTION 2 – ANNUAL REPORT/STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The University’s most recent Annual Report/Statement of Affairs was issued on 20 April 2008. The Annual Report contains details of administrative and academic activities, financial accounts and controlled entities for the calendar year of the University. The Annual Report is available at no cost from the Group Director, Human Resources/Marketing and Media, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, telephone (02) 6620 3506 and/or on the University’s website at http://www.scu.edu.au/docs/annual_report/.

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SECTION 2 – ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY’S POLICY DOCUMENTS The University has worked towards moving all appropriate Policy Documents to the University website at www. scu.edu.au. Policy Documents that are not currently available on the website are available to members of the public in hardcopy from the relevant sections of the University. All inquiries concerning access (whether for inspection or purchase) to the University’s Policy Documents (as outlined in Section A and B of this Summary) can be made between the hours of 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday to: Peter Cordery Business Manager Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480 Email: [email protected] au Telephone: (02) 6620 3696 For all inquiries concerning access to the University Council Minutes (as outlined in Section A(ii) of this Summary) can be made to: Malcolm Marshall University Council Secretary Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480 Website: www.scu.edu.au/admin/council Telephone: (02) 6620 3973

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents Policy documents held by the State Library include: Access to information in New South Wales public libraries guideline Access to Restricted Material Acquisition of Collection Material Policy Asbestos Register Australian InterLibrary Resource Sharing (ILRS) Code Children’s policy guidelines for NSW Public Libraries Client Code of Conduct Policy Code of Conduct Collection Development Policy Conditions of Using Library Material Copyright and Reproduction Digitisation policy for atmitchell.com Horizon 2 Disability Action Plan Email Policy Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement Guidelines and Conditions for External Exhibitions Loans Guidelines for Local Government Authorities, Library Act 1939 Guidelines for the use of public-facing Library blogs Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances Register Hazardous Materials Management Plan Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Services Policy Information Request Service Policy Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) Service Policy Lending Policy Media Protocol Offsite Storage Policy for Published Materials Pesticide Notification Plan People places: A guide for public library buildings in New South Wales Privacy Management Plan Reading Room Internet Usage Policy Records Management Policy Retention and Disposal Policy for Collection Materials and Donations Security Systems Policy Use of the State Library Under the Library Regulation 2005 Part 3 Using Library materials (Conditions for) Web Privacy Statement

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The Statement of Affairs may be found in the State Library’s Annual Report. The Annual Report is available online via our website at www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/publications/annual_reports/ or copies are available for inspection at the State Reference Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney during State Reference Library opening hours (published on our website at www.sl.nsw.gov.au/visit/hours). A copy of the most recent Statement of Affairs may also be obtained by contacting the Freedom of Information Contact Officer (details below).

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SECTION 3 – Contact arrangements To access these policy documents and for applications under the Freedom of Information Act 1989, please contact: Freedom of Information Contact Officer State Library of NSW Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9273 1796 Facsimile: (02) 9273 1255 Email: [email protected] Enquiries can be made between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS • State Property Authority Privacy Statement • State Property Authority Freedom of Information Policy • State Property Authority Code of Conduct

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Freedom of Information Act 1989 requires agencies to publish an annual Statement of Affairs which may be published as part of the agencies Annual Report. The State Property Authority’s annual Statement of Affairs was published in its Annual Report for 2007-08. The 2007-08 Annual Report is available for inspection at the following venues: • The Authority’s offices in Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW • The State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW • Parliamentary Library of NSW, Parliament House, Sydney, NSW • University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW • University of Sydney, NSW • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT • State Records, 143 O’Connell Street, Kingswood, NSW. The annual Report is also available for inspection on the Authorities website at www.spa.nsw.gov.au The Authority’s Statement of Affairs describes the structure and functions of the State Property Authority, which was established under the State Property Authority Act 2006, as a statutory body with functions relating to the acquisition, management and disposal of property vested in the Crown and Government agencies, and to provide for the transfer of certain property to the Authority.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Any enquiries concerning access to documents held by the State Property Authority and subject to the Freedom of Information Act should be directed to the Freedom of Information Coordinator at the address below: State Property Authority Level 9 Bligh House 4-6 Bligh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: 9338 7140 Facsimile: 9338 7111 Telephone enquiries are welcome between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. If a member of the public has questions or concerns about particular projects, activities or functions being undertaken by the Authority, they may write to the Chief Executive Officer, at Level 9, Bligh House, 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

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Section 1 – Policy Documents Corporate Plan Annual Report Human Resources Procedures and Policies Fraud and Corruption Policies and Procedures Code of Conduct Freedom of Information Act 1989 Protected Disclosures Policy

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs The State Transit Authority’s 2007/2008 Annual Report (describing the operation, functions and structure of the organisation) will serve as State Transit’s latest Statement of Affairs.

Section 3 – Contact Arrangements Requests for access to State Transit records or documents under the Freedom of Information Act should be applied for by completing a State Transit FOI Request for Access form available from the Freedom of Information Officer. Copies of State Transit’s Statement of Affairs and any other policy document listed above are also available from the Freedom of Information Officer. Contact Details: Freedom of Information Officer PO Box 2557 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Hours – 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The following policy documents are available 1. Acceptable Use of Emails 2. Additional Responsibility Policy 3. Advertising Policy 4. Call-outs in Exceptional Circumstances 5. Capitalisation Policy 6. Code of Conduct 7. Complaints Handling and Resolution Policy 8. Corporate Credit Card Policy 9. Drug and Alcohol Policy 10. Electronic Signature Policy 11. Employee Planning and Review Policy 12. Energy Management Policy 13. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 14. Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy 15. Housing Policy – House Design Template 16. Housing Policy – Report Housing Policy 17. Housing Policy – Standards and Specifications 18. Induction Policy 19. Internal Protected Disclosure Policy 20. Interview Expenses Policy 21. Land Management Policy 22. Leave Management Policy 23. Media Policy 24. Motor Vehicle Policy 25. Motor Vehicle Safe Driving Policy 26. Motor Vehicle Selection Policy 27. No Smoking Policy 28. OHandS Policy 29. Personal Protective Equipment Policy 30. Petty Cash Policy 31. Privacy Policy 32. Probation Policy 33. Procurement Policy 34. Purchasing Policy 35. Recognition of Prior Government Service Policy 36. Records Management Policy 37. Recruitment and Selection Policy 38. Regulatory Compliance Policy 39. Restructure Recruitment Management Policy 40. Risk Management Policy 41. Satellite Telephones Protocols 42. Sponsorship Policy 43. State Water Operating Protocols 44. Sundry Debtor Management Policy 45. Telephone Policy 46. Tender Board Policy 47. Travel Authorisation and Bookings Policy 48. Waste Reduction and Purchasing Plan (WRAPP)

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49. Water Debtor Management Policy 50. Working from Home Policy State Water’s policy documents, Summary of Affairs and Statement of Affairs may be inspected at and/or purchased at Suites 13-14, Riverview Business Park, 36 Darling Street, Dubbo or Level 8, 2-10 Wentworth Street, Parramatta. Office Hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The most recent Statement of Affairs for State Water Corporation was published in the 2007/08 Annual Report. A copy of the most recent Statement of Affairs for State Water Corporation may be obtained by contacting the Legal Services Coordinator (details below).

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS All enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 in relation to State Water Corporation or in relation to any information contained in this Summary or in the Statement of Affairs, should be directed to: Legal Services Coordinator Strategy and Governance State Water Corporation Level 8, 2-10 Wentworth Street Parramatta NSW 2150 Telephone: (02) 9354 1043 Facsimile: (02) 9354 1106 Website: www.statewater.com.au

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Section 1 – Policy Documents The Superannuation Administration Corporation was created as a statutory State owned corporation with effect from 26 July 1999 by the Superannuation Administration Authority Corporatisation Act 1999 (NSW) and now uses the trading name of Pillar Administration. The Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) includes State owned corporations in its definition of an agency. So far as is material under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW), Pillar Administration (Pillar) provides superannuation administration services to the following trustees of public sector superannuation schemes; SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) and the Trustees of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund (PCSF). Pillar holds the following policy documents, some on behalf of STC, which are available free of charge. Where the documents relate to a superannuation scheme, the governing legislation is also identified. 1. All STC Schemes Policy Register, 31 October 2006. This contains twelve (12) policies covering various matters affecting STC Schemes. 2. State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS) Policy Register, 31 October 2006. This contains policies made by STC under the State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987 (NSW). 3. State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) Policy Register, 31 October 2006. This contains policies made by STC under the Superannuation Act 1916 (NSW). 4. Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS) Policy Register, 31 October 2006. This contains policies made by STC under the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW). 5. State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme (SANCS – Basic Benefit) Policy Register, 31 October 2006. This contains policies made by STC under the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act 1987 (NSW). 6. Pillar’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. This document sets out how Pillar aims, in carrying out its functions, to reflect the spirit and intent of anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunity legislation. 7. Pillar’s Privacy Policy. This document sets out Pillar’s commitment to best practice privacy standards and how it aims to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). 8. Pillar’s Delegations of Authority. This document set out how Pillar’s Board delegates the authority for certain matters to the CEO, other executives and staff. Note: No. policy document relating to FSS Trustee Corporation (FTC) is listed above. FTC was incorporated as a proprietary company limited by shares and registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) on 1 May 2006 and from that date is No. longer an “agency” to which the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) applies. Further, the First State Superannuation Scheme is, from 1 May 2006, a scheme regulated under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) and it has ceased to be a State public sector superannuation scheme.

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs Pillar Administration is required under Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 to annually publish annually a Freedom of Information “Statement of Affairs”. Pillar’s Statement of Affairs is included in the Annual Report of Superannuation Administration Corporation trading as Pillar Administration. The most recent Statement of Affairs is in the 2007/08 Annual Report. This Annual Report can be accessed through Pillar’s internet site www.pillar.com.au. Copies of the 2007/08 Annual Report (and of certain other previous Annual Reports)are also available free of charge by contacting: Pillar Administration PO Box 1229 Wollongong NSW 2500

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Section 3 – Procedures and Contact Point Arrangements may be made to obtain copies of the documents listed or to inspect them between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm by contacting the Freedom of Information Coordinator at Old Springhill Rd, Coniston, NSW 2521 or by writing to: The Freedom of Information Coordinator Pillar Administration PO Box 1229 Wollongong NSW 2500 Enquiries may be directed to the Freedom of Information Coordinator by telephone at (02) 4298 6478 or by facsimile to (02) 4298 6467. Peter Beck, Chief Executive Officer Pillar Administration

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Section 1 – Policy Documents The Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) holds the following policies and procedures that may be accessed for information. 2007-2012 corporate plan Access to published information Access to special areas, controlled areas and water storages Catchment protection and improvement grant guide Closure of SCA recreational areas Code of conduct Corporate Risk Management Framework Incident management policy Complaints handling policy and procedure Current Recommended Practices Heritage policy Dealing with offences under Sydney Water Catchment Management Regulation 2008 Energy management policy Environmental plan 2006-2010 Environment policy Environmental education policy Environmental impact assessment policy Equity and diversity management plan Freedom of information procedures Healthy Catchments Annual Report Local government reference panel – charter and procedures Metropolitan Water Plan 2006 Metropolitan Water Plan 2007 Review On site sewage management grants guidelines Privacy management plan Prosecution and compliance guidelines Raw Drinking Water Quality Management Framework Recreational facilities at SCA dams and other sites Riparian management assistance guide Special areas strategic plan of management and charter of public disclosure Special areas brochure – what you can and can’t do Water industry sponsorship guidelines Wingecarribee Swamp and special area plan of management

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs The SCA’s most recent statement of affairs is available on the SCA’s website. Copies of the statement of affairs are held in the SCA’s library and are available for inspection. Copies of the statement of affairs can be obtained by contacting the SCA’s FOI Co-ordinator at the address shown below.

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Section 3 – Contact Arrangements All applications for access to documents in the possession of the SCA (other than policy documents) must be in writing and should be accompanied by an application fee of $30 and marked to the attention of the “FOI Coordinator”. The application should be addressed to: The FOI Coordinator Sydney Catchment Authority PO Box 323 Penrith NSW 2751 Access to policy documents, unless otherwise stated, are free of charge and access can be arranged by contacting the FOI Coordinator on telephone number 4724 2200, facsimile 4725 2520, by email on [email protected]. gov.au or in person at the address below between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Sydney Catchment Authority Level 4, 2-6 Station Street Penrith NSW 2750

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS • Annual Report 2004-05 • Annual Report 2005-06 • Annual Report 2006-07 • Annual Report 2007-08 • Code of Conduct • Equity and Diversity policy • Drug and Alcohol policy • Uniform policy • Recruitment policy • Annual Leave policy • Mobile Phone Use policy • Performance Management policy • Smoke Free Workplace policy • Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying Prevention policy • Pregnant Employees policy • Customer Service Charter • Safety, Health, Environment and Quality policy • Procurement policy • Accrual Accounting policy • Inventory Accounting policy • Petty Cash policy • Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy • Remote ICT access policy • Acceptable (ICT) Usage policy • Portable ICT device policy • Desktop Computer policy • ICT Network Access policy • ICT Information Classification policy • Taxi policy

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Sydney Ferries’ most recent Statement of Affairs was published in its 2007-08 Annual Report, which can be accessed at www.sydneyferries.info. This document describes the structure and functions of Sydney Ferries, the participation of the public in policy formulation, the documents held by Sydney Ferries and document access and amendment procedures.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Enquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting Sydney Ferries’ policy documents and Statement of Affairs should be made to the Corporate Counsel, Company Secretary and FOI Officer. These documents may be inspected between the hours of 9am and 5pm at Level 9, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney, by prior arrangement.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS The following documents are available free of charge: • Plan for People with Disabilities • Code of Conduct for Board Members • Code of Conduct for Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Staff • Commercial Outdoor Seating Policy in Darling Harbour • Commercial Outdoor Seating Policy in The Rocks and Circular Quay • Commercial Signage Policy in Darling Harbour • Cooks Cove Development Corporation Annual Report 2007/08 • Darling Harbour Busking Policy • Environmental Management Strategy and Policy • Fraud and Corruption Prevention Strategy • Lease Expiry Policy • Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2007/08 • Outdoor Events Policy • Privacy Management Plan • Public Art Policy • Risk Management Policy • Statement of Business Ethics • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Corporate Plan 2008-2010 • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Annual Report 2007/08 • Telecommunications Policy • The Rocks Signage Policy (Vol. 1 – Strategy) • The Rocks Signage Policy (Vol. 2 – Commercial Signage) • The Rocks Signage Policy (Vol. 3 – Wayfinding Signage) • The Rocks Heritage Management Plan • The Rocks Lighting Policy • Tree Policy • Sustainable Development Fitout Guide Please visit the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority website at: www.shfa.nsw.gov.au.

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS A copy of the Authority’s most recent Statement of Affairs may be obtained by visiting www.shfa.nsw.gov.au or by contacting the Freedom of Information Coordinator (02) 9240 8852.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Requests for access to Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority documents under the Freedom of Information Act should be addressed to: The Freedom of Information Coordinator, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Level 6, 66 Harrington Street, The Rocks NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9240 8852 Applications and enquiries can be made between 8.30am – 5.00pm, Mondays to Fridays.

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SECTION 1 – POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS General Annual Report 2007-2008 No charge (W) Annual Report 2006-2007 No charge (W) Annual Report 2005-2006 No charge (W) Annual Report 2004-2005 No charge (W) Annual Report 2003-2004 No charge (W) Annual Report 2002-2003 No charge (W) Abattoir Heritage Precinct Conservation Management Plan No charge (W) Access Guidelines Sydney Olympic Park – 2008 No charge (W) Access Guidelines – Sydney Olympic Park – 2002 No charge (W) Access Guidelines Sydney Olympic Park – Temporary Overly (Events) 2008 No charge (W) Access Strategy for the Parklands No charge (W) Construction Certificate Information No charge (W) Design and Image Guidelines for Events – July 2003 No charge (W) Disability Action Plan 2006 – 2008 No charge Disability Action Plan 2009 – 2013 No charge (W) Guidelines for Outdoor Advertising Identification and Promotional Signage No charge (W) Infrastructure Contributions Framework (ICF) Draft No charge (W) Living Legacy 2007 No charge (W) Major Event Impact Assessment Guidelines No charge (W) Master Plan 2002 – Sydney Olympic Park No charge (W) Master Plan 2030 – Draft No charge (W) Parklands Heritage Precinct Conservation Master Plan No charge (W) Pesticides Notification Plan No charge (W) SEPP (Major Projects) 2005 (Amendment No. 20) No charge (W) Waste Reduction and Purchasing Plan 2002 (WRAPP) No charge (W) Environment State of Environment Report 2007/2008 No charge (W) State of Environment Report 2006/2007 No charge (W) State of Environment Report 2004/2005 No charge (W) State of Environment Report 2003/2004 No charge (W) State of Environment Report 2002/2003 No charge (W) State of Environment Report 2001/2002 No charge (W) Environment Guidelines for Sydney Olympic Park Authority 2008 No charge Newington Nature Reserve Plan of Management No charge (W) Parklands 2020 – Sydney Olympic Parklands No charge (W) Parklands Heritage Precinct Conservation Management Plan No charge (W) Parklands Plan of Management 2002 $10.00 (CD) or No charge (W) Parklands Plan of Management 2003 (CD Only) $10.00 Urban Water Reuse – WRAMS No charge (W) Organisational Policies and Procedures Child Protection Policy No charge Code of Conduct No charge Commercial Concessions Guidelines No charge Corruption Prevention Strategy No charge Direct Negotiation – Protocol and Procedures No charge Engagement of Service Contractors and Consultants No charge

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Freedom of Information (FOI) Policy No charge Grievance Handling Policy No charge Harassment Prevention Policy No charge Occupational Health and Safety Policy No charge Privacy Management Plan No charge Procurement Policy and Procedures No charge Records Management and Corporate Information Services Policy and Standards No charge NOTE: (W): These documents are available on the Sydney Olympic Park website www.sydneyolympicpark. gov.au

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Sydney Olympic Park Authority (the Authority) was created by the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act 2001 of the NSW Government with the responsibility to manage the public assets of Sydney Olympic Park – select venues, open space, parklands and development areas. The Authority commenced operations on 1 July 2001 and reports to the Minister for Planning. Sydney Olympic Park Authority’s objectives under the Act are to: (a) ensure that Sydney Olympic Park becomes an active and vibrant town centre within metropolitan Sydney, (b) ensure that Sydney Olympic Park becomes a premium destination for cultural, entertainment, recreation and sporting events, (c) ensure that any new development carried out under or in accordance with this Act accords with best practice environmental and town planning standards, and (d) ensure the protection and enhancement of the natural heritage of the Millennium Parklands. The Authority’s Annual Report will constitute the Authority’s ‘Statement of Affairs’ under Section 14 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 1989.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Enquiry’s regarding Freedom of Information or requests to obtain or inspect information in relation to the Authority’s Statement of Affairs can be made in the first instance to the: FOI and Privacy Coordinator, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, 7 Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 Phone: (02) 9714 7300 Fax: (02) 9714 7818 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.sydneyolympicpark.gov.au Business hours are 8.45 am – 5.15 pm, Monday to Friday.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Policy documents held by the Sydney Opera House Trust include: • Artistic vision • Artworks management policy • Assistance to community and charitable organisations and events • Charitable collections policy • Commitment to our customers • Credit control and debtor management • Customer feedback • Giving corporate donations • Illumination of the sails • Movement of vehicles On Site • OHandS Risk Management • On-site recording • People with disabilities and older people • Performance buy out policy • Privacy policy • Receiving gifts and benefits • Smoking Ban – Covered Vehicle Concourse • Sponsorship policy These policies are available in the Research information page in the Corporate Section of the Sydney Opera House website at www.sydneyoperahouse.com

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS A copy of the Trust’s most recent Statement of Affairs may be obtained by contacting the Freedom of Information Officer whose details are shown below. The Statement of Affairs is also included in the latest Sydney Opera House Annual Report which is available in the Corporate Section on the Sydney Opera House website at www.sydneyoperahouse.com

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Enquiries about inspecting and purchasing the Sydney Opera House’s policy documents and Statement of Affairs should be made to: FOI Officer, Sydney Opera House, GPO Box 4274, Sydney NSW 2001 Telephone: (02) 9250 7488 Fax: (02) 9250 7844 Email: [email protected] Arrangements can be made to inspect or purchase documents at the Sydney Opera House between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday by contacting the FOI Officer.

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 161 270 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE FOI Agency No. 2322 – former Central Sydney Area Health Service [CSAHS]; and FOI Agency No. 2293 – former South Western Sydney Area Health Service [SWSAHS]) Sydney South West Area Health Service (SSWAHS) WORLD WIDE WEB This site includes a wide range of information on health matters, publications, media releases and links to other health resources. The address for this website is www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au SSWAHS FACILITIES The SSWAHS covers the following facilities/services: • Area Mental Health Services; • Balmain Hospital; • Bankstown–Lidcombe Hospital; • Bowral and District Hospital; • Camden District Hospital; • Campbelltown Hospital; • Canterbury Hospital; • Community Health Services; • Concord Repatriation General Hospital; • Division of Population Health (Public Health Unit and Health Promotion); • Fairfield Hospital; • Liverpool Hospital; • Queen Victoria Memorial Home; • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (including the Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics and the Department of Forensic Medicine); • Sydney Dental Hospital; • SSWAHS Administration Office

Section 1 – POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS The following policies and documents are produced by SSWAHS and individual Hospitals, and may be accessed for information: SSWAHS • A Health Profile of Sydney South West, SSWAHS 2005 • A New Direction for Sydney South West Health Service Strategic Plan Towards 2010 • Annual Report • Aboriginal Health Plan for Central Sydney 2005-2008 (CSAHS) • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy (CSAHS) • Area Health Service policies and procedures • SSWAHS Aged Care and Rehabilitation Clinical Services Plan 2007-2012 • By-Laws • SSWAHS Carers Action Plan 2007-2012 • Child Protection Manual • SSWAHS Community Health Strategic Plan 2007-2012 • SSWAHS Community Participation Framework 2006 • Delegations Manual • Domestic Violence Protocols • Improving Health and Reducing Drug Related Harm: Long Term Operational Plan 2004-2009 (SWSAHS)

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• Energy Savings Action Plans • Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan • Plan for General, Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine in Central Sydney 2002-2007 (CSAHS) • Guidelines for Service Planning • Health Promotion Service SSWAHS Strategic Plan 2006-2011 • HealthPlan (Disaster Plan) • SSWAHS Hepatitis C Strategy (Eastern Zone) 2005-2008 • Strategic Plan for Palliative Care Services (Western Zone) 2004-2008 • Staff Development and Training program • Staff newsletter • Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS and Related Programs (HARP) Funded Services 2008-2012 • SSWAHS Transport for Health Plan, 2007 • Waste Minimisation and Management Plan • Water Savings Action Plans • The Way Forward Health Network Plan 2004-2008(SWSAHS) Hospitals, Community Services and Units • Admission and Discharge Policies • Complaints Policy and Procedures • Disaster Management Plans (Emergency/Fire Procedures) • Hospital and Departmental Procedure Manuals • Infection Control Manuals • Patient Information Booklets/Brochures • OHS / Safety and Security Policies, Procedures and Plans, • Quality Management Plans

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The current SSWAHS Statement of Affairs is incorporated into the 2007/2008 Annual Report. The Annual Report provides information on the objectives, functions and structure of the Area Health Service. All enquiries can be made by contacting the Area FOI Co-ordinator listed in Section 3 of this document.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Enquiries in relation to the inspection or purchase of the SSWAHS policy documents, Annual Report or the Summary of Affairs can be made with the Area FOI Co-ordinator between the hours of 8.00 am and 4.30 pm or through the SSWAHS Area Office on 9828 5700. Area Freedom of Information Coordinator Sydney South West Area Health Service Locked Bag 7017 Liverpool BC NSW 1871 Telephone: (02) 9828 6063

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Section 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS For information concerning the documents listed below, please contact the Freedom of Information Officer. • Operating Licence • Customer Contract • Customer Complaint Policy • Granting of a “One off” Allowance for Customers with Concealed Water Leaks • Credit Policy including Code of Practice and Procedure on Debt Recovery and Disconnection of Water Supply • Payment Assistance Policy • Large Household Rebate Policy • Pensioner Rebates on Sydney Water Charges • Exemption from Service Charges Policy • Exemption from the Payment of Service Charges for Council Owned Swimming Pools Policy • Government Rate Paying Lessees Policy • Service and Usage Charges Policy • Sewerage Usage Charging Policy • Review of Charges (Back Charging) • Kidney Dialysis • Management of Sewer Choke Claims Policy • Two Tier Water Usage Charging Policy • Water and Sewerage Services Redress Policy • Bushfire Rebates on Sydney Water Charges Policy • Water Sampling Rebate • Water Meter Fitting Policy • Meter Replacement Policy • Meter Test Policy • Special Plumbing Assistance Policy • Customers with Metered Standpipes • Entry onto Third Party Property Policy • Rural Water Supply • Priority Sewerage Program Pressure Sewerage Systems Difficult to Service Residential Properties Policy • Priority Sewerage Program Policy for Servicing Commercial, Industrial and Publicly Owned Properties by Pressure Sewerage • Trade Waste Policy • Backflow Prevention Containment Policy • Sewage Treatment Plant Buffer Zone Policy • Water Product Integrated Management System Policy • Wastewater Integrated Management System Policy • Independent Water and Waste Water Services • Connected Land Charging Policy • Bonding of Works Policy • Community Title Subdivisions Policy • Development Servicing Plan Consultation and Dispute Resolution • Contractor Payment Policy • Connection to Sewerage System Policy • Sewer Connection for Disadvantaged Customers Policy • Documentation standards for Easements over Private Service Lines Policy • Encroaching Private Service Lines

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• Property Development Connection Requirements Policy • Guidance on Sydney Water’s Requirements for Proposed Developments Policy • Recovering Monies Paid for Constructing Works Policy • Asset Creation Standards Policy • Procurement Policy • Ecologically Sustainable Development Policy • Research and Development Policy • Environmental Policy • Community and Stakeholder Engagement Policy • Sponsorship Policy • Donations (Philanthropic Commitments) Policy • Copyright Management Policy • Library and Information Services Policy • Security CCTV in the Workplace Policy • Workplace Surveillance Policy • Health and Safety Policy • Privacy Policy

Section 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS Sydney Water can provide a Statement of Affairs, which is available by contacting the Freedom of Information Officer on telephone (02) 9350 6083.

Section 3 – INQUIRIES REGARDING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION All inquiries regarding Freedom of Information at Sydney Water should be directed in the first instance to the Freedom of Information Officer on telephone (02) 9350 6083. This includes requests for copies of the Summary, policy documents, and formal applications for access to documents. Inquiries may be made Monday to Friday during business hours. All applications for access to documents must be made in writing, accompanied by the correct fee, and forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer, Sydney Water, Level 23, 115-123 Bathurst Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Name of Policy: Date of Issue: Asset Management Capital Grant Applications 01/11/2005 Capital Pool Policy 01/12/2005 SWAHS Acquisition, Disposal and Leasing of Property Policy 01/03/2005 Tenancy Policy – Westmead Staff Accommodation Complex 04/10/2007 Clinical Governance Falls Injury Prevention and Management in SWAHS Hospitals 23/10/2008 Incident Information Management System (IIMS) Policy 24/10/2008 Open Disclosure Policy 13/03/2007 Reportable Incident Brief Policy 24/10/2008 Safe Introduction of Interventional Procedures into Clinical Practice 24/10/2008 Clinical Operations Administration of Blood / Blood Components and Management of Transfused Patients 02/07/2007 Clinical Procedure Guidelines for Crown and Bridge, Indirect Restorative in SWAHS 24/10/2008 Location of Alcohol Hand Rub Policy 19/12/2006 Newborn Hearing Screening Policy Statewide Infant Screening Hearing (SWISH) 03/07/2007 Medical Imaging Network Correct Patient, Correct Site and Correct Procedure Policy 09/08/2007 Point of Care Testing 20/02/2008 Procedure for MET (Medical Emergency Team) Management of the Deteriorating Patient at Lithgow Hospital 05/06/2008 Reporting of Medical Images Obtained for Imaging Examinations Performed in Error 18/07/2008 Service Category Change Policy 01/05/2006 SWAHS Emergency Department Admission Policy 13/11/2008 SWAHS Infection Control Policy 24/10/2008 Ward Based Non-Invasive Ventilation Nepean Hospital 15/10/2008 Communication Electronic Broadcast and Bulletin Communication Policy 01/09/2005 Voice Communications 21/01/2005

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Consumers Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Policy 15/10/2008 Consumer, Carer and Community Participation Policy 15/10/2008 Corporate Governance Donations/Contributions of Goods and Services by SWAHS Staff 24/07/2007 Intellectual Property Policy 13/12/2006 Meal Ticket Procurement and Allocation 27/05/2008 Policy Endorsement, Publication and Notification of Documents in SWAHS 04/05/2005 Policy on Implementation of DOH Policy Directives 07/08/2008 Policy Strategic Health Investment Planning Committee 01/05/2006 Protected Disclosures Policy 01/03/2006 Strategic Procurement: Installation of Alarms and Security Systems 18/03/2008 SWAHS By-laws as per NSW Health Department 01/09/2008 SWAHS Dress Code Policy 13/12/2006 Uniform Policy 28/04/2008 Volunteer Policy 12/05/2008 Pharmaceutical Access to Medications for Palliative Care Clients, After-Hours Procedure 01/12/2006 Acute Pain Management in the Recovery Room 26/08/2008 Antimicrobial Policy (Westmead Hospital Staff) 01/01/2005 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Antiretroviral Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Policy 11/07/2008 Patient Controlled Analgesia 01/09/2008 Policy – Medication Administration for Nurses and Midwives 01/09/2008 SWAHS Approved Prescription Abbreviations 03/04/2008 SWAHS Drug Committee Policy and Procedures for Pharmaceutical Company Representatives 01/05/2008 Environment Cleaning of Computer Equipment in SWAHS 08/04/2008 Cleaning of Patient Monitoring Equipment in Clinical Areas 07/05/2008 Handling Cytotoxic Drugs and Related Waste 21/12/2007 Noise Levels in Patient Care Areas in Sydney West Area Health Service Facilities 01/10/2007 Overnight Accommodation for In-Patient Relatives 26/06/2007 Smoking Free Workplace Policy 01/05/2006 SWAHS Function Catering Guidelines and Costs and Catering Request Form 29/07/2008 Use of Personal Electrical Devices 01/02/2006 Finance Intercampus Charging of Car Parking Fees for Staff of SWAHS 05/11/2008 Management of External Service Providers 10/11/2008 Food SWAHS Food and Nutrition Policy 01/05/2007 Health Promotion Policy for the Provision of Healthier Food and Drink Choices in Vending Machines 29/10/2007 Working with Schools Policy 06/09/2007 Information Management Administrative Management of Admitted Patients in i.PM 22/12/2004 Administrative Management of Operating Suite Bookings, Scheduling and Procedural Data Collection in i.PM 01/01/2005 Administrative Management of Outpatients Clinics in i.PM Policy 22/12/2004 Administrative Management of Patients and Data using i.PM 08/12/2004 Corporate Records Management 21/10/2008 i.PM Maintenance and Support Policy 01/01/2005 i.PM Patient Registration Policy 21/12/2004 i.PM Reporting Policy 06/12/2004 Internet and Intranet Management Policy 01/01/2005

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Internet and Intranet Publishing Policy 02/11/2006 Management of Administrative Records 23/10/2008 Management of Data Quality in i.PM Policy 21/12/2004 Policy – Management of Corporate Correspondence Using TRIM System 29/09/2008 Policy for Remote Access to Databases Containing Identifying Information by External Third Parties 01/12/2005 Policy for Remote Access to SWAHS Network 01/10/2005 Policy on Medical Record Transfer within Sydney West Area Health Service for Inpatient Care 13/10/2008 Policy on the Management of Patient Identification Errors in PatientAdministration and Clinical Systems 24/10/2008 Public Affairs Advertising Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 Event Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 Fundraising Policy 01/01/2005 Media Policy 01/01/2005 Publications Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 Purchasing Policy for the return and replacement of leased computer assets at the expiry of the lease term 14/07/2005 Risk Management SWAHS Occupational Health and Safety Policy 07/04/2008 SWAHS policy for workers’ compensation and injury management 01/01/2005 SWAHS Property Claim Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 SWAHS Risk Management Policy 22/03/2007 Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Policy summary 01/01/2005 Security Employee Identification Cards – Photographs 01/04/2007 Enforcement of Non-Smoking Policy – Security Officers Role 01/03/2007 Motor Vehicle Policy and Procedure Manual 01/09/2008 Protecting People and Property 01/12/2005 SWAHS Parking policy 01/06/2007 Workforce Access to Reduced Hours for Staff Following Return from Maternity Leave 16/02/2006 Grievance Resolution Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 Liability Claims Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 Management of Medical Registration and Conditions on Practice 20/10/2008 Miscellaneous Claims Policy and Procedures 24/10/2008 Performance Development Framework, Policy and Guidelines 24/10/2008 Prevention and elimination of harassment of staff by staff 24/10/2008 Recruitment and Appointment of Senior Medical and Dental Staff 20/10/2008 Retirement – Abolition of Compulsory Age – Visiting Medical Officers 16/02/2006 Visiting and Honorary Medical Officers and Level 2-5 Specialists Notification 24/10/2008 Workers Compensation and Injury Management Policy 24/10/2008

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The most recent Statement of Affairs for Sydney West Area Health Service is incorporated in its Annual Report for 2007/2008. The Annual Report may be downloaded from www.swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS All enquiries about gaining access to these documents or FOI matters generally, should be directed to the following between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm: FOI Coordinator Sydney West Area Health Service PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751 Telephone: (02) 4734 2120

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Section 1 – Policy documents Office of Financial Management Date issue NSW Working with Government – Policy and Guidelines for Private Financed Projects Nov 2001 Government White Paper Treasury Policy and Guidelines Papers TPP08–4 Accounting Policy: Financial Reporting Code for Budget Dependent General Government Sector Agencies Jun 2008 TPP08–3 Accounting Policy: Contributions by Owners Made to Wholly-Owned Public Sector Entities Jun 2008 TPP08–2 Total Asset Management (TAM) requirements for updating the NSW State Infrastructure Strategy (SIS) May 2008 TPP08–1 Accounting Policy: Accounting for Financial Instruments May 2008 TPP07–8 Commercial Policy Framework: Guidelines for Boards of Government Businesses Nov 2007 TPP07–7 Commercial Policy Framework: Treasury Management Policy July 2007 TPP07–6 Economic Appraisal Principles and Procedures Simplified July 2007 TPP07–5 NSW Government Guidelines for Economic Appraisal July 2007 TPP07–4 Commercial Policy Framework: Guidelines for Financial Appraisal July 2007 TPP07–3 Service Costing in General Government Sector Agencies July 2007 TPP07–1 Valuation of Physical Non–Current Assets at Fair Value Apr 2007 TPP06–10 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Capital Investment Process Nov 2006 TPP06–9 What You Do and Why an Agency Guide to Defining Results and Services Sep 2006 TPP06–8 Accounting Policy – Accounting for Privately Financed Projects Jun 2006 TPP06–6 Accounting Policy – Guidelines for Capitalism of Expenditure on Property, Plant and Equipment Jun 2006 TPP06–3 Lessor Accounting for Prepaid Long–term Leases of Land Jun 2006 TPP06–2 Fringe Benefits Tax Manual Mar 2006 TPP06–1 CEO Contract Guidelines for Government Businesses Jan 2006 TPP05–4 Distinguishing For–Profit from Not–For–Profit Entities Dec 2005 TPP05–2 Reporting and Monitoring Policy Nov 2005 TPP05–1 Credit Car Use– Best Practice Guide Aug 2005 TPP 04–2 Government Guarantee Fee Policy for Government Businesses Jul 2004 TPP 04–1 NSW Government Procurement Policy Jul 2004 TPP 03–6 State Owned Corporation Indemnity Policy Oct 2003 TPP 03–4 Tax Equivalent Regime for Government Businesses Jun 2003 TPP 02–7 Capital Structure Policy for Government Businesses Sep 2002 TPP 02–4 Guidelines for Assessment of Projects of State Significance Jul 2002 TPP 02–3 Financial Distribution Policy for Government Business Jun 2002 TPP 02–1 Policy Statement on the Application of Competitive Neutrality – Policy and Guidelines Paper Jan 2002 TPP 01–5 Guidelines for Budget Funding and Savings Requirements for Public Sector Wage Agreements Dec 2001 TPP 01–3 Guide to Economic Performance Measurement for General Government Agencies Aug 2001 TPP 01–2 Guidelines for Pricing of user charges Jun 2001 TPP 00–4 Financial Management Framework for the General Government Sector Dec 2000 TPP 99–6 Energy Trading Policy for Generators Oct 1999 TPP 99–5 Energy Trading Policy for Retailers Oct 1999 TPP 99–3 Goods and Services Tax (GST) Compliance Plan for Public Sector Agencies Jun 1999

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TPP 97–3 Risk Management and Internal Control Toolkit [4 volumes] Sep 1997 TPP 96–1 Retail Competition in Electricity Supply Jun 1996 TPP 95a Statement of Best Practice – Internal Control and Internal Audit Jun 1995 TPP 95b Internal Control Assessment July 1995 Other OFM Publications and Technical Papers (General) • OFM Annual Report Annually • Crown Entity Annual Report Annually • OFM Corporate Plan 2008–11 • OFM Commitment to Service [refer OFM Annual Report and Corporate Plan] Annually • Treasurer’s Directions • Treasury Circulars (numbered individually) • Freedom of Information Statement of Affairs and Summary of Affairs Annually • Budget Papers (2008–09) Numbers 1–5 (A charge of $140 applies) • Budget Papers 1998–99 onwards are available on the internet only • Financial Statements, Monthly and Half Yearly • Report on State Finances (previously titled Consolidated Financial Statements of the NSW Total State Sector, incorporating the NSW Public Accounts) Annually • State Infrastructure Strategy NSW 2006–07 to 2015–16 • State Infrastructure Strategy NSW 2008–09 to 2017–18 • Electricity Reform Statement May 1995 • Managing State Finances: The NSW Experience (Don Nicholls) (A charge of $20 applies plus $6 for postage) June 1991 OFM Policy documents and many of the Other Publications can be accessed from the website www.treasury. nsw.gov.au. For printed copies contact the OFM publications officer on 9228 4426. Office of State Revenue (OSR) Factsheets • Client Feedback • Code of Conduct • Compliance Program 2008–09 • Duty Relief for Storm Damaged Vehicles – Newcastle and Hunter • Duty Relief for Storm Damaged Vehicles – Lismore Hailstorm • Duty Relief for Storm Damaged Vehicles – Western Sydney Hailstorm • Duty Relief for Damaged Vehicles in Declared Natural Disaster Zones • EDR (Electronic Duties Returns) • First Home Benefits (incl. First Home Owner Grant and First Home Plus) • First Home Owners Boost Scheme • Freedom of Information Statement of Affairs 30 June 2008 • General Register of Deeds Stamping and Marking Requirements for Documents before lodging at Department of Lands • Health Insurance Levy and State Ambulance Insurance Plan • Hire of Goods • Insurance Duty • Insurance Protection Tax • Interest and Penalty Tax • Investigations • Land Rich Disposal Duty • Land Rich Acquisition Duty • Land Tax 2008 • Land Tax 2008 – Information Booklet • Land Tax 2007 – Section 47 Clearance Certificate • Land Tax – Information for Trustees and Unit Holders of Unit Trusts • Land Tax 2007 – Information Booklet • Land Tax 2007 Guide • Land Tax Crown and Council Leases • Land Tax Primary Production Land Exemptions • Land Tax Deduction to Prevent Double Taxation • Land Tax – Information for Trustees and Unit Holders of Unit Trusts

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• Land Tax information for unit holders of unit trusts • Motor Vehicle Registration Duty • NSW Duties Rates • NSW New Home Buyers Supplement • Objections and reviews • Payroll Tax (NSW) – Information for employers 2008–09 • Payroll Tax (NSW) – Contractors and employment agents 2008–09 • Payroll Tax (NSW) – exemptions 2008–09 • Payroll Tax (NSW) – Information for employers 2008–09 • Payroll Tax (NSW) – Contractors and employment agents 2008–09 • Payroll Tax (NSW) – exemptions 2008–09 • Payroll Tax (NSW and VIC) – Harmonisation • Parking Space Levy • Parking Space Levy Exemptions • Petroleum Products Subsidy Scheme in NSW factsheet • Premium Property Duty • Privacy and Your Personal Information • Proof of Identity Documents for First Home Owners Grant Applications • Stamping and Marking Documents before lodging at Department of Lands • NSW State Taxes and Your Business – general information • Taxation Administration Act 1996 • Taxation Hardship Review Board • Unclaimed money – information for Claimants • Unclaimed money – information for enterprises • Unclaimed money – information for NSW Public Sector Superannuation Funds Current versions of all publications are available on the Office of State Revenue’s website: www.osr.nsw.gov.au OSR revenue rulings • Business Franchise Revenue Rulings (28 rulings) • Duties Revenue Rulings – these Revenue Rulings relate to the Duties Act 1997 (35 rulings) • First Home Owner Grant Rulings (2 rulings) • General Revenue Rulings (7 rulings) • Land Tax Revenue Rulings (82 rulings) • Parking Space Levy Revenue Rulings (1 ruling) • Payroll Tax Act 1971 (66 rulings) • Payroll Tax Act 2007 (34 rulings) • Stamp Duty Revenue Rulings – these Revenue Rulings relate to the Stamp Duties Act 1920 (286 rulings) • Tax Administration Revenue Rulings (3 rulings) • Unclaimed Money Rulings (1 ruling) The Revenue Rulings can be accessed directly from the Office of State Revenue’s website: www.osr.nsw.gov.au OSR seminar notes • June 2008 – Payroll Tax • June 2008 – State Tax Update The Seminar Notes can be accessed directly from the Office of State Revenue’s website: www.osr.nsw.gov.au OSR newsletters • OSR Connect – June 2008 • OSR Connect – March 2008 • OSR Connect – December 2007 • OSR Connect – July 2007 • OSR Connect – May 2007 • OSR Connect – May 2006 • OSR Connect – February 2006 Annual Reports • 2007–08 Annual Report • 2006–07 Annual Report

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Other OSR publications • Strategic Plan 2011 • Client Service Standards Current and past versions of all publications are available on the Office of State Revenue’s website: www.osr.nsw.gov.au State Debt Recovery Office (SDRO) Factsheets • Request a review of a penalty notice • Having your penalty notice heard in Court • Camera Detected Penalty Notices • How to Postpone or Write-off an Enforced Fine • Having your Enforced Fine Heard in Court • Were you under 18 when the fine was issued? • Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) restrictions • A Guide to the Fine Processing and Enforcement System • Do you wish to provide feedback? • SDRO Review Guidelines • What Will Happen if You Don’t Pay the Fine Current versions of all publications are available on the State Debt Recovery Office’s website: www.sdro.nsw.gov.au

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs Treasury’s most recent Statement of Affairs was published effective from 30 June 2008. Copies are available from the FOI and Privacy Coordinator at No. charge or can be accessed directly from the Office of State Revenue’s website: www.osr.nsw.gov.au

Section 3 – Contact arrangements Applications under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 for access to documents held by the NSW Treasury must be accompanied by a $30 application fee and sent in writing to: The FOI and Privacy Coordinator Office of State Revenue NSW Treasury GPO Box 4042 Sydney NSW 2001 The FOI and Privacy Coordinator is located on: Level 7, Lang Centre 132 Marsden Street Parramatta NSW 2150 You can also make enquiries by telephone (02) 9761 9334 or email [email protected]

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Policy Library The University’s Policy Library is on line at http://search.newcastle.edu.au/policy/ The following is a list of the policies and related documents included in the University’s Policy Library under each of the policy categories. Those categories reflect the University’s key functions. The Policy Library has a hierarchical structure which includes: rules, policies, procedures and guidelines, and some miscellaneous documents categorised as Other. External documents which impact on the University’s policy and practice are also listed. GOVERNANCE • Policy Development Procedure Act and By-law • University of Newcastle Act 1989 • University of Newcastle By-law University Bodies • Board of Studies in Psychology Schedule • Board of Studies in Speech Pathology Schedule • Constitution of the Academic Senate • Council Election Rules Policy • Council Meeting Protocols Policy • Gender Inclusive Membership of University Committees Policy • Meetings Protocols Policy • Rules Governing Boards of Studies • Rules Governing Establishment of Faculties and Other Bodies (Excluding Schools) • Rules Governing Faculties • Rules Governing Gladys M Brawn Memorial Gift Committee • Rules Governing Schools • Rules Governing the Operation of the Executive Committee of Convocation University Officers • Delegation of Authority Policy • Making of Rules by the Vice-Chancellor • Rules Concerning Pro Vice-Chancellors, Assistant Deans and Other Faculty Officers • Rules Governing Officers of the University • Rules Governing Role of Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor • Selection of Chancellor Policy ETHICS EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Academic Integrity • Code of Ethical Academic Conduct Policy • Student Academic Dishonesty Procedure • Student Academic Integrity Policy Complaints Resolution • Complaint Resolution Policy • Internal Reporting – Staff Policy • Radio Station 2NURFM Complaints Handling Procedure

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Conduct • Code of Conduct Policy • Code of Conduct for Residents Policy • Code of Conduct for University Chaplains Policy • Internal Reporting – Staff Policy • Racism Policy • Receipt of Gifts by Members of The University Policy • Research Code of Practice for Students Enrolled in Honours Degrees Guideline • Residential Licence Conditions Policy • Student Discipline Rules • Student Placement Policy Conflict of Interest • Avoiding Conflicts of Interest Policy • Conflict of Interest Policy • Conflicts of Interest in Assessment Policy • Disclosure of Interests / Conflict of Interests (Members of Council and Senior Staff) Procedure • Prejudicial Relationships Policy Equity and Diversity • Discrimination, Harassment, Bullying and Workplace Violence Policy • Diversity and Inclusiveness Policy • Inclusive Language Policy • Inclusive Language Guideline • Protocols for Respecting and Acknowledging Country Procedure • Protocols for Respecting and Acknowledging Country Policy • Racism Policy • Students with a Disability Policy • Work, Study and Family Responsibilities Policy TEACHING AND LEARNING • Graduate Attributes Policy Assessment • A Guide to the Assessment Policies and Procedures of the University of Newcastle Guideline • Appeal Against Final Result Procedure • Credit and Articulation Policy • Credit Articulation Procedure • Essential Criteria in Course Assessment Policy • Group, Self, and Peer Assessment (1) Policy • Re-marks and Moderations Procedure • Review of Progress Procedure • Rules Governing the Administration of Assessment Items • School Assessment Body Responsibilities Guideline • Special Circumstances Affecting Assessment Items Procedure • Workload, Assessment and Marking and Grading Policy Courses • Course Coordinator Role Guideline • Course Outlines Policy • Online and Distance Education Policy • Postgraduate Coursework Principles Policy Programs • 120 Unit Master (Honours) Degree / 80 Unit Master Degree / 40 Unit Graduate Certificate Model Schedule • 160 Unit/240 Unit Exit Awards Schedule • 160 Unit Master (Honours) Degree / 120 Unit Master Degree / 80 Unit Graduate Diploma / 40 Unit Graduate Certificate Model Schedule • 240 Unit Undergraduate Degree Program Schedule • 320 Unit Double Degree Program Schedule • 320 Unit Undergraduate Degree Program Schedule • 80 Unit Honours Degree Program Schedule

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• Bachelor of (Science) (Photonics) (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Aboriginal Studies (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Applied Information Technology Schedule • Bachelor of Applied Information Technology (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Applied Science (Consumer Science) Schedule • Bachelor of Applied Science (Consumer Science) (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Architecture Schedule • Bachelor of Arts Schedule • Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) (Honours) 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Biomedical Science Schedule • Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Biotechnology Schedule • Bachelor of Business (1) Schedule • Bachelor of Business (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Commerce (1) Schedule • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Communication Schedule • Bachelor of Computer Science Schedule • Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Construction Management (Building) Schedule • Bachelor of Design Schedule • Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching Schedule • Bachelor of Economics Schedule • Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Education Schedule • Bachelor of Engineering Schedule • Bachelor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Schedule • Bachelor of Environmental Science 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Finance Schedule • Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Fine Art 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Health Schedule • Bachelor of Herbal Therapies 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Human Nutrition (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Human Nutrition 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Information Science (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Information Science 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Laws / Diploma of Legal Practice Schedule • Bachelor of Management Schedule • Bachelor of Management (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Mathematics Schedule • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science Schedule • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Medical Science Schedule • Bachelor of Medicine Schedule • Bachelor of Music Schedule • Bachelor of Music (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Honours) 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Nursing Schedule • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics Schedule • Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety Schedule • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Schedule • Bachelor of Oral Health Schedule • Bachelor of Physiotherapy Schedule • Bachelor of Psychological Science Schedule • Bachelor of Psychology Schedule

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• Bachelor of Science Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Architecture) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Aviation) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Building) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Food Technology) (1) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Food Technology) (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Forensic) (1) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Forensic) (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Photonics) 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Professional) (1) Schedule • Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (1) Schedule • Bachelor of Social Science Schedule • Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) Schedule • Bachelor of Social Science (Recreation and Tourism) 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Social Work Schedule • Bachelor of Speech Pathology Schedule • Bachelor of Surveying Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Design and Technology Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies 1, 2 Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Fine Art 1 Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Health and Physical Education Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Music Schedule • Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Science Schedule • Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours) 1 Schedule • Board of Studies in Psychology Schedule • Board of Studies in Speech Pathology Schedule • Diploma in Aboriginal Studies Schedule • Diploma in Aviation Science Schedule • Diploma in Music Schedule • Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Schedule • Doctoral Awards which may be Conferred Honoris Causa Schedule • Doctor of Business Schedule • Doctor of Business Administration Schedule • Doctor of Clinical Psychology Schedule • Doctor of Education Schedule • Doctor of Health Psychology Schedule • Doctor of Medicine Schedule • Embedded Honours Models Structures Policy • Fourth Year Honours Programs – AVCC Guideline • Graduate Diploma in Education Schedule • Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science Schedule • Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science Schedule • Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Postgraduate) Schedule • Higher Doctoral Degrees Schedule • Honours Degree of Bachelor of Environmental Science Schedule • Honours Degree of Bachelor of Mathematics Schedule • Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science Schedule • Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science (Aviation) Schedule • International Students Requesting Transfer to Another Institution Procedure • Master by Research Schedule • Master of Advanced Information Technology Schedule • Master of Applied Ethics Schedule • Master of Applied Psychology Schedule • Master of Architecture 1 Schedule • Master of Arts (1) Schedule • Master of Arts (Music) 1 Schedule • Master of Building (1) Schedule • Master of Clinical Psychology Schedule

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• Master of Commerce 1 Schedule • Master of Computer Science 1 Schedule • Master of Creative Arts 1 Schedule • Master of Design (1) Schedule • Master of Economics 1 Schedule • Master of Education (1) Schedule • Master of Engineering (1) Schedule • Master of Fine Art (1) Schedule • Master of Health Psychology Schedule • Master of Laws (1) Schedule • Master of Letters (1) Schedule • Master of Mathematics (1) Schedule • Master of Medical Physics (1) Schedule • Master of Medical Science (1) Schedule • Master of Music Schedule • Master of Nursing (1) Schedule • Master of Pharmacy Schedule • Master of Psychology (Clinical) (1) Schedule • Master of Science (1) Schedule • Master of Social Change and Development (1) Schedule • Master of Social Science (1) Schedule • Master of Social Work (1) Schedule • Master of Surveying (1) Schedule • Master of Teaching Schedule • Planning and Approval of New Programs Policy • Program Convenor Role Policy • Program Reviews – Generic Terms of Reference Guideline • Program Revision Policy • Programs – Annual Reports Procedure • Recognition of Prior Learning Policy • Rule Listing Degrees and Diplomas • Rules Governing Postgraduate Coursework Awards • Rules Governing Professional Doctorates • Rules Governing Undergraduate Academic Awards • Schedule – Master of Surgery (1) • Structure for Model 1 Honours Programs Policy • Undergraduate Program Structures Policy • Undertaking Program Reviews Policy Teaching • AVCC’s Guidelines for Effective University Teaching • ELICOS and International Foundation Program: International Procedure • Inclusive Teaching and Learning Guideline • Offshore Learning Support Arrangements Guideline • Offshore Student Administration and Support Guideline • Partner Organisation (including Off Campus) Delivery of Face-to-Face Teaching for a University Award Policy • Provision of Education for International Students – AVCC Code of Practice and Guidelines • QA Improvement Policy and System for Teaching and Learning • Student Reservist Support Procedure RESEARCH Graduate Research • Admission and Enrolment Procedures (Research Higher Degree Candidates) • Appeals Procedure – Research Thesis Examination • Code of Practice for Research Higher Degree Candidature Policy • Coursework Professional Doctorates Guideline • Doctor of Philosophy Schedule • Examination of Theses in the Creative Arts Guideline • Publications (Research) Guideline • Research Code of Practice for Students Enrolled in Honours Degrees Guideline

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• Research Higher Degree Scholarships 2009 Guideline • Research Higher Degree Scholarships 2009 Procedure • Rules Governing Research Higher Degrees • The Editing of Research Theses by Professional Editors Policy Intellectual Property • Intellectual Property Policy • Intellectual Property Procedure Research Conduct • Authorship of Research Policy • Inclusive Research Practice Guideline • Interview Recording and Transcribing – Human Research Ethics Procedure • Research Publication Responsibility Guideline • Responsibilities of Chief Investigators (Animal Care and Ethics) Policy • Students as Subjects – Research Activities Policy • Telephone Interviewing (Human Research Ethics) Procedure • The Use of S4 and S8 Drugs (Animal Care and Ethics) Policy Research Management • Animals – Entry into Approved Protocols Policy • Collaborative Research and Ethics Approval Policy • Effective Surveillance and Monitoring of Projects (Animal Ethics) Policy • Hunter Medical Research Institute: Publicity and Promotion Media Policy • Monitoring of Animals Used for Research or Teaching Policy • Peer Review of Research Proposals Submitted for Ethics Approval Procedure • Priority Research Centres Guideline • Reimbursing Research Participants – Human Research Ethics Procedure • Research Centres and Institutes Schedule • Research Institutes Guideline • University Centres Guideline • University Research Centres and Institutes Policy STUDENT ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT • Hardship Grants Procedure • Loans Scheme Procedure • Overseas Study: Higher Education Loan Program Policy • Overseas Study Higher Education Loan Program Procedure Admissions • Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Applicants – Entry Provisions Procedure • B.Medicine Joint Medical Program – Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Selection Procedure • Credit and Articulation Policy • Credit Articulation Procedure • Deferment of Admission to a Coursework Award Procedure • English Language Proficiency Policy • International Admission and Enrolment Policy • International Students Requesting Transfer to Another Institution Procedure • Recognition of Prior Learning Policy • Regional and Rural Preference Scheme Policy • Rules Governing Admission and Enrolment • Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) Policy • Students With a Disability: Provision of Supporting Documentation Policy • Variation to Academic Subject Codes on Nustar – Guidelines for Approval Enrolment and Graduation • Appeal Against Final Result Procedure • Award of Bachelor of Medicine Degree with Distinction Guideline • Campus Exchange UoN Singapore/University of Newcastle Policy • Credit and Articulation Policy • Credit Articulation Procedure • Deceased Students Reporting Procedure • ELICOS and International Foundation Program: International Procedure • Enrolment In Non Award Courses Guideline

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• Internal Program Transfer Procedure • Master of Teaching Schedule • Posthumous Awards Policy • Recognition Ceremonies Conducted By Partner Institutions Policy • Rules Governing Academic Dress • Rules Governing Graduation • University Medals Procedure • University Medals Guideline Fees Charges and Refunds • Refund Policy for Full Fee Paying International Students in Australia • Student Indebtedness Policy Scholarships and Prizes • Research Higher Degree Scholarships 2009 Procedure • Rules Governing Postgraduate Research Scholarships • Rules Governing University Undergraduate Scholarships STAFF SERVICES Academic Staff – HR Matters • Academic Promotion Guideline • Academic Promotion Policy • Academic Promotion Procedure • Appointment as ‘Laureate Professor’ Policy • Appointment of Conjoints Guideline • Appointment to Professor: Exceptional Circumstances Policy and Procedure • Courtesy Titles Policy • Honorary Appointments Policy • Promotion to Professor: Exceptional Circumstances Policy and Procedure • Special Studies Program Policy • Special Studies Program Procedure • Visiting Appointment Guidelines All Staff – HR Matters • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander – Establishing Status within the University Policy • Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement • Annualised Salary Scheme Policy • Defence Reserves Leave – Guidelines for Staff and Supervisors (Academic and General) • Financial Hardship Policy • Honorary Degrees and Exceptional Service Medals – Procedures for Making Nominations • Leave Without Pay (LWOP) – Guidelines for Staff Members and Supervisors (Academic and General) • Long Service Medals Policy • Market Loadings Policy • Paid Outside Work Policy • Performance Bonus Policy • Personal Leave Guideline • Purchased Leave Scheme Policy • Reimbursement of Study Fees Policy and Procedures • Rules Governing Honorary Awards and Exceptional Service Medals • Salary Packaging Policy • Work, Study and Family Responsibilities Policy General Staff – HR Matters • General Staff Excellence Awards Procedure • Secondment – General Staff Policy Staff Development • Reimbursement of Study Fees Policy and Procedures • Secondment – General Staff Policy MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES Audit Risk and Compliance • Compliance Policy

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Computing and Information Services • Information Security Policy • Information Security Classification Policy • Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Policy • Internet – Guidelines for Acceptable Use • Network Security Policy • University Computing and Communications Facilities Conditions of Use Policy • Web Publishing and Hosting Policy Environment and Physical Facilities • Air Conditioning: Policy and Procedures • Construction of Buildings by External Parties on University Land Policy • Hanging Pictures, Framed Posters or Photographs Guideline • Space Management Policy • University Facilities – Hire and Use Policy Financial Services • Acquittable Cash Advance Procedure • Commercial Activities Guideline • Companion Card Procedure • Disposal of Surplus and Obsolete/Unserviceable Equipment Procedure • Equipment Leasing Policy • Furniture, Building Alterations and Air Conditioning – Purchasing Procedure • General Debtors – Billing Procedure • Hospitality Expenditure Procedure • Hospitality Expenditure – Authority to Incur Procedure • Investment Policy Statement • Lotteries (incuding raffles) – Policy on Approval • Mobile Phones – Purchasing and Use Procedure • Overheads Charges on University Contracts Policy • Petty Cash Procedure • Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders Guideline • Purchasing Card – Policy and Procedures • Purchasing Office Supplies Procedure • Quotations (Contracts valued at less than $100,000) Procedure • Refunds Procedure • TENDERS (Contracts valued at or over $100,000) Policy • University Employment of Independent Contractors Guideline • Vehicles – Purchasing Procedure Legal Services • Copyright Law • Copyright Warning Notices Guideline • FOI – Your Rights To Review and Appeal under the FOI Act 1989 Guideline • Information Access for Universities: Commentary and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright (local access only) • Part VA – Audio-Visual Copying and Communication Guidelines (local access only) • Part VB – Electronic Copying and Communication Guidelines (local access only) • Subpoenas – Procedures for Handling • University Agreements Policy Library • Library Resources – Selection and Ordering Policy • Library Use Policy • Scholarly Information Resources and Access Policy • Staff Use of University Libraries Policy Records Management and Privacy • Creation of Records Guideline • Electronic Mail (Email) Management Guidelines • Electronic Records Management Guideline • File Notes Guideline • Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002

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• Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 • Privacy Management Plan • Record Retention and Disposal Guideline • Records Management Policy Risk and Commercial Services • Critical Incident Management Policy • Critical Incident Management Procedure • Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy • Risk Management Policy Travel Traffic and Parking • Motor Vehicle Entry Fee Policy • Motor Vehicle Entry Fees and Infringement Penalties Schedule • Rules Governing Traffic and Parking • Travel Procedure • Travel Policy • Travel Inconvenience Allowance Procedure • Travel Payments Schedule • Vehicles – Damage to Privately Owned Vehicles Whilst on University Property Policy • Vehicles – Private Vehicle Use Procedure • Vehicles – Use of University Vehicles Policy HEALTH AND SAFETY • Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy • Alcohol and Other Drugs Management Procedure • Controlled Substances (Radioactive Materials) – Policy and Procedures • Electricity – Guidelines for Safe Working with Electricity • Emergency – Callaghan Campus Procedure • Emergency – Central Coast Campus Procedure • Essential Services Failure – Callaghan Campus and Newcastle CBD Procedure • Essential Services Failure – Ourimbah Campus Procedure • Ethical and Safety Aspects of Student Class Experiments and Practical Exercises Utilised Within the Teaching Program of The University of Newcastle Policy • First Aid Policy • First Aid Officer Procedure • Halls of Residence Infection Control Policy • Infection Prevention and Control for Blood Borne Pathogens Guideline • Laboratory Safety Guideline • Laboratory Safety Policy • Laser Safety Eye Examinations for Laser Workers Policy • Minimum Standards for Blood Collection from Students, Staff or Others during Teaching and Research Activities Policy • Occupational Health and Safety Committees – Extract from OHandS Act Policy • Occupational Health and Safety Act – Summary of the Main Provisions • Occupational Health and Safety Policy • Occupational Noise Policy • Potential Critical Incident – Preventative Action Guideline • Protective Clothing and Footwear in Laboratories Policy • Smoke-free Environment Policy • Sports Medicine Australia Policy on Infectious Diseases • Summary of Workers’ Compensation Act 1987 • University Space for Functions other than Regular Delivery of Lectures/Seminars to Enrolled Students Guideline EXTERNAL RELATIONS • Banner and Poster Procedure • Code of Practice for Australian University Philanthropy – AVCC Guidelines • Critical Issues Media Management Policy • Donations to the University Procedure • Lotteries (including raffles) Approval Policy • Naming Rights – Buildings, Facilities, Academic Positions, Medals, Scholarships and Prizes Policy

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• Radio Station 2NURFM Complaints Handling Procedure • Solicitation – Donations and Contributions that Support Research and Other Activities Policy • Tobacco Funding Policy • University Donor Recognition Policy

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The University’s most recent Statement of Affairs, made in accordance with sections 14 and 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) is dated June 2008. The Statement is available on the University website at http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/foi or at minimum cost from the Office of the Academic Registrar, who is the University’s Freedom of Information Coordinator.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Enquiries regarding access to the University’s policy documents and Statement of Affairs whether for inspection or purchase can be made to: Ms Gail White Academic Registrar and Freedom of Information Coordinator Student Services Centre The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Phone: (02) 4921 5353 Fax: (02) 4921 7417 Email: [email protected] The University’s policy documents and Statement of Affairs may be inspected by prior arrangement at the office of the Academic Registrar and Freedom of Information Coordinator. Inspections may be arranged between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

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SECTION 1 – UNE Policy Documents Policy documents held by UNE can be accessed: • in the annual University of New England Handbook, most recently published in January 2008; • on the UNE webpages (the full list can be found on http://www.une.edu.au/policies/); and • in UNE’s Records Management Office as well as in the office of the policy’s origin and application. UNE Handbook The UNE Handbook is a comprehensive list of official University guidelines, rules and policies and is located on the web at http://www.une.edu.au/studentcentre/handbook/2008/. It consists of sections about the University’s history, Arms, Council, Principal Officers, Senior Staff, Academic Board, Academic Dress, Course Rules (Course Catalogue), Unit Descriptions (Unit Catalogue), Faculties and Schools, Administrative Information for Students, Fees, International Students and Services, Principal Dates, Policies and Rules, General Rules, List of Scholarships and Offices, Centres and Institutes of the University. The main UNE Policies are available on the web at: http://www.une.edu.au/policies/. The major groupings are: Academic (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/academic.php) Academic Quality Management Policy and Guidelines Admission Records Admission Rule – Undergraduate Advanced Standing Advanced Standing Application Guidelines Assessment Assessment by Examination Awarding of University Medal Awards in Absentia Conferring Awards Posthumously – Coursework Conferring Awards Posthumously – Higher Research Policy Confirmation of Candidature – Doctoral Credit Points Development and Teaching of Cross-Faculty Units in Non-Armidale Programs e-publications@UNE COLLECTION and ACCESS POLICY English Language Admission Requirements Exchange Students’ Language Requirements Extensions General Rules Graduate Attributes Higher Doctorates Honorary Degrees Human Anatomy Intensive Schools Guidelines Semester 1 2009 implementation Intensive Schools Policy Semester 1 2009 implementation Language Requirements for Exchange Students Library Rules Minor Unit Amendment Online Teaching at UNE Overseas Travel – Student Policy and Procedures Peer Review of Research Grant Applications Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy: Coursework Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy: Higher Degree Research

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Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Higher degree Research Policy Non Coursework Plagiarism – Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Coursework): Information for Students Plagiarism – Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Higher Degree Research): Information for Students Plagiarism Declaration Form Plagiarism – Prevention and Detecting Plagiarism (Coursework): Information and Procedures for Academic Staff Plagiarism – Prevention and Detecting Plagiarism (Higher Degree Research): Information and Procedures for Academic Staff Plagiarism – Standard Letters Registration of Research Higher Degree Supervisors Relaxing Clause Rescission of Award Special Assessment Special Studies Program – Academic Staff Student Appeals Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules Investigation and Penalty Guidelines Student Reservist Support Undergraduate Scholarships Uniform Credit Points Withdrawal of Course Workready Equity (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/equity.php) Anti-Racism Policy and Guidance Materials Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity Priority Statement EEO Management Plan 2007 – 2010 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Gender Representation on Decision Making and Advisory Committees Grievance Mediation Policy and Procedures Ombudsman Reconciliation Statement Sex-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures Students with Disabilities Facilities Management (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/fms.php) Energy Management Environment and Sustainability Firearms Human Anatomy Key and Lock Naming for Facilities at UNE Parking Scheme Area of Operation Temporary Mobility Parking Theatres and Halls Usage Traffic and Parking Policy Traffic and Parking Rule Space Allocation Student Alcohol and Other Drug Visitor Parking Finance and Travel (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/financeandtravel.php) Academic Pursuit Funds Asset Disposal Commercial Activities Financial Delegations Fundraising Guidelines Investment Policy Risk Management – Policy – Guidelines Travel – Overseas Guidelines (Interim)

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Governance (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/governance.php) University of New England Act By-law 2005 Policy Development and Management Framework Advertising Audit Recommendation – Implementation Authorities retained by Council Code of Ethics for Council Council Policies Election of Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor Rule Emeritus Professor Appointments Entrepreneurial Functions of the Vice-Chancellor Rule Glossary of Key Terms Honorary and Distinguished Awards and Appointments Framework Policy Media Power and Authority of the Chancellor and/or Deputy Chancellor Principles for Principal Dates Risk Assessment and Audit of Related Entities Selection of Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor Rule Standing Orders for Council Use of University Seal Information Technology and Communications (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/itc.php) AARNet Access and Acceptable Use Policy Communications Charging – Internet Service Procedure Communication Policy Conditions of UNE of Information and communication Facilities and Services – Rules Departmental Server Requirements Guidelines Disk Space Allocation procedure Email List Policy Email Procedure Forum and Blog Procedure Infrastructure and Maintenance Window Procedure Internet Data Privacy Protection Modem Charging Procedure Network Registration Procedure Protocol for the Design, Installation and/or Modification of the Data and Voice Network Infrastructure at UNE (Internal Building Cabling) Security Policy Standard Operating Environment Policy Student Computer Laboratories Procedure Training Computer Laboratory Procedure User Registration Procedure Web Policy Records Management and Copyright (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/rmocopyright.php) Copyright Freedom of Information (FOI) Policy Development and Management Policy Template Privacy Statement Privacy Management Plan Records Management Policy Research (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/research.php) Code of Conduct for Research Confirmation of Candidature – Doctoral Doctoral Foundation Year e-publications@UNE COLLECTION and ACCESS POLICY Extensions

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Handbook for Higher Degree Research Students and Supervisors (Gold Book) Human Anatomy Intellectual Property Institutes, Centres and Groups – Establishment, Approval, Administration and Review Minimum Facilities for UNE Postgraduate Research Students Peer Review of Research Grant Applications PhD Rules Plagiarism Higher Degree Research Policy Plagiarism – Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Higher Degree Research) Information for Students Plagiarism – Prevention and Detecting Plagiarism (Higher Degree Research): Information and Procedures for Academic Staff Research Support Contributions Registration of Research Higher Degree Supervisors Staff Employment and Workplace (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/staffemployment workplace.php) Academic Staff Promotion Academic Staff Promotion Guidelines Academic Staff Promotion Guidelines – Assessors Academic Staff Special Studies Program Acceptance of Gifts or Benefits Allowances – General Staff Anti-Racism Policy and Guidance Materials Casual Appointments – Academic Staff Casual Appointments – General Staff Casual Conversion Procedures – General Staff Children in the Workplace Christmas Break Classification Process – General Staff Classifications, Duties and Time Allocation – English Language Centre Staff Code of Conduct Staff Conflict of Interests Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity Priority Statement Decanal Appointments Employment of Close Relatives Equal Employment Opportunity Fieldwork First Aid Flexible and Family Working Arrangements Gender Representation on Decision-Making and Advisory Committees Grievance Mediation Policy and Procedures Honorary Appointments Policy Honorary Appointments Procedures Hours of Work – General Staff HR Privacy Guidelines – Staff Personal Information Immigration Requirements Incremental Progression – Academic Staff Incremental Progression – General and English Language Centre Internal Reporting IT On-Call Provisions Leave – Annual Leave – Defense Force Reserves Leave – Christmas Break Leave – Emergency Services Leave – Family and Community Leave – Jury and Witness Leave – Long Service Leave – Parental Leave – Sick Leave – Study, Examination and Graduation (General and English Language Centre Staff)

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Market Loadings Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Safety Strategic Committee Overtime, Shift penalties and Loadings and Time in Lieu – General Staff Paid Outside Work Performance Planning and Review – Academic Staff Performance Planning and Review – General and English Language Centre Staff Performance Planning and Review – Senior Staff Probation – Academic Staff Promotion – Academic Staff Promotion – Academic Staff Guidelines Promotion – Academic Staff Guidelines – Assessors Professorial Appointments Redeployment Procedures – General Staff Return to Work Salary Packaging Laptops Selection Process – Academic Staff Selection Process – General Staff Sex Based Harassment Policy and Procedures Smoke Free Workplace Trainee Appointments Transit Insurance Workforce Planning Student (at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/student.php) Admission Records Admission Rule – Undergraduate Advanced Standing – see also General Rules Advanced Standing Application Guidelines Alcohol and Other Drug – Student Anti-Racism Policy and Guidance Materials Assessment Examination Assessment Policy Awarding of University Medal Policy Awards in Absentia Charging for Internet Accounts Charging for Modem Accounts Conferring Awards Posthumously – Coursework Conferring Awards Posthumously – Higher Degree Research Confirmation of Candidature – Doctoral Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity Priority Statement Disabled Students Electronic Communication English Language Admission Requirements Enrolment Variations Examination Policy – see also General Rules Exchange Students’ Language Requirements General Rules Graduation Intensive Schools Policy Overseas Travel – Student Policy and Procedures Permission to Enrol Elsewhere Plagiarism – Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Coursework): Information for Students Plagiarism – Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Higher Degree Research): Information for Students Student behavioural Misconduct Rules Student behavioural Misconduct Rules Investigation and Penalty Guidelines Study Load Specials Policy Withdrawal

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SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The most recent Statement of Affairs is dated December 2007 and is published in the 2007 Annual Report of University of New England.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Anyone wishing to inspect specific UNE policy documents may do so by prior arrangement with the Manager, Records Management Office. Unless a formal application for access to or amendment of documents is made under the Freedom of Information Act enquiries should be directed to the Manager, Records Management Office (contact details below) The University of New England Handbook is located on the web at http://www.une.edu.au/studentcentre/ handbook/2008/. Copies of The University of New England Handbooks for previous years are also held in Dixson Library and the Records Management Office, University of New England. Enquiries may be made to: Manager, Records Management Office, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 Telephone: (02) 6773 2140 Enquiries should be made during office hours, from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mondays to Fridays.

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents Policy of the University may be found in various administrative and procedural manuals of the University and in some resolutions of the University Council, Academic Board and Faculties. The University also develops policy on specific matters, and planning documents which outline the strategic directions of the University. Listed below are publications and documents which contain policy relating to the functions of the University. Publications containing policy and procedures The University’s handbooks contain the rules and procedures relating to relevant programs and awards as approved by the University Council. The UNSW Online Handbook for prospective and current undergraduate and postgraduate students is available at: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/2008/index.html. The UNSW@ADFA handbooks can be obtained from their website http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ or by contacting the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra ACT 2600. The University of New South Wales Calendar is available for $14.95 from the University Bookshop, located in the lower section of the Quadrangle building on the Kensington Campus. Other Documents Governance and Management Matters • University of New South Wales Act 1989 • University of New South Wales By-law 2005 • University of New South Wales Rules • UNSW Strategic Plan: B2B Blueprint to Beyond 2010 • UNSW Annual Report • UNSW Student Services Privacy Code of Practice • UNSW Guidelines for Commercial Activities • Conflict of Interest Policy • Privacy Management Plan • Policy for making a complaint or reporting incidents of criminal, corrupt conduct or maladministration or Protected Disclosure at UNSW • Policy Statement on Governance • Code of Conduct • Code of Conduct – Members of Council • Code of Conduct for the Responsible Practice of Research • Insider Trading Policy • Travel Procedure • UNSW Policy on Sponsorship from the Tobacco Industry Environment, Health and Safety Matters • Air Monitoring and Health Surveillance Guideline • Chemical Spills Guideline • Environment Policy • Environmental Management Plan 2005 to 2010 • Hazard and Incident Reporting Procedure • Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods Procedure • Ionising Radiation Procedure • Labelling of Hazardous Substances Guideline • Laboratory Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedure • Occupational Health and Safety Policy

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• Occupational Health and Safety (OHandS) Corrective Action Procedure • Outdoor Workers Guideline • Plant and Equipment Procedure • Naming Rights Policy • Smoke Free Environment Policy • Thermal Comfort Policy for UNSW Buildings • Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air Guideline • Visitors to UNSW Facilities Guideline Equity and Diversity Matters • Anti-Racism Policy • Equity and Diversity Policy Statement • Equal Opportunity in Education Policy Statement • Family Friendly Work Practices at UNSW • Code of Practice – Students with Disabilities • Staff Discrimination and Harassment Grievance Policy and Procedures • Guidelines for Staff Handling Discrimination and Harassment Grievances • Making UNSW an Harassment Free Zone for Staff • Making UNSW an Harassment Free Zone for Students • Non Discriminatory Presentation and Practice • Reasonable Adjustment Guidelines for Managers of Staff and Potential Staff with Disabilities Student and Academic Matters • Academic Standing Rules for Undergraduate Students • Academic Standing Rules for Postgraduate Students • Access to Assessment Information • Admission Requirements and Procedures • Admission to Degree or Diploma • Admission with Advanced Standing and Credit Transfer • Assessment Policy • Assumed Knowledge • Attendance and Absence • Award of Pass with Distinction • Award of University Medals Policy • Breach of Discipline and Misconduct in Assessment • Conditions for the Award of Degrees • Conditions for the Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) • Copyright for Project Reports and Higher Degree Theses • Cotutelle PhD Degrees • Discontinuation and Program Leave • Disclosure of Enrolment Information and Release of Information to Third Parties • Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Information for Students • Enabling Skills for UNSW Literacy • English Language Requirements • Enrolment and Progression in Student Placement (Internship) • Examination Rules, Policy, and Procedures • Fee Policy: International Students • Fee Policy: Local Students • Procedures for Dealing with Student Plagiarism: Handbook for Staff • Guidelines on Learning that Inform Teaching • Guidelines relating to the Provision of UNSW Courses by Non-UNSW Staff and Organisations • Intellectual Property Policy • Learning and Teaching Plan 2008-2012 • Library Rules • Multiple Enrolment Rule • Non-Award Enrolment Rules • Policy on Examination of Research Degrees • Policy on the Evaluation of Teaching • Policy on Higher Degree Research Supervision • Postgraduate Coursework Advanced Standing Credit Transfer and Articulation Guidelines • Remission and Re-crediting Procedures

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• Research Training Scheme • Preparation and Submission of Master by Research and Doctoral Theses for Examination • Special Consideration – Illness and Misadventure Policy • Special Consideration Procedures • Student Complaint Policy • Student Complaint Procedures • Student Misconduct Rules Staffing Matters • Child Protection Policy • Conjoint Appointments • Employment or Engagement of Services Involving Personal or Other Significant Relationships • Emeritus Professors – Conferring of Title • Facilities for Retired Academic Staff • Grievance Resolution Policy for Staff • Grievance Resolution Procedure for Staff • Named Academic Positions Policy • Paid Outside Work by Academic Staff • Sessional Teaching – Staff Strategic Action Plan • Visa Sponsorship (Immigration) • Visiting Appointments Information Technology Matters • Acceptable Use of UNSW Information and Communication Technology Resources • Email Policy • IT Requirements for UNSW Students • Website Policy

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The University’s Statement of Affairs is included in the University’s Annual Report. The Statement of Affairs describes the University’s structure and functions, how the public may participate in policy development, the kind of documents held and how members of the public may access those documents.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements In general, the University will meet reasonable requests for access to information without the need for formal applications under the FOI Act. The University’s Summary of Affairs and a significant number of policy documents are available free of charge on the University policy website http://www.policy.unsw.edu.au/. In other cases, a charge of 20 cents per page will be made for any photocopies provided. Policy documents may be inspected at the University by prior arrangement with the Freedom of Information Officer between 9.00am and 5.00pm on weekdays. Enquiries about FOI and about access to documents held by the University should be directed to: The Freedom of Information Officer University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Telephone: (02) 9385 2860 Email: [email protected]

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Section 2 – policy documents The University’s policy documents include all documents, other than a legislative instrument, which have a bearing on the affairs of the University and which contain interpretations, rules, guidelines, statements of policy, practices or precedents, particulars of any administrative scheme, manner of administration of any legislative instrument or administrative scheme, procedure for investigation of any contravention of any legislative instrument or administrative scheme, that affect rights, privileges, benefits, obligations or penalties to which the public may be entitled, eligible, liable or subject. The University’s policies are published in a number of volumes and unbound documents. The following is a description of these publications as they relate to the interests of – • the public generally; • the University’s external community; • the University’s students; and • the University’s staff. While some documents contain information other than policy, each contains some policy as described above. Statutes and Regulations The University of Sydney Calendar 20081 contains the relevant statute and regulations. The enabling statute is the NSW University of Sydney Act 1989 (as amended) (“the Act”). By-laws are made pursuant to section 36 of the Act and rules are made pursuant to s. 37 of the Act. Resolutions of the Senate, Academic Board, faculties, college, graduate schools and boards of studies are made pursuant to the by-laws and rules. The relevant sections are: University of Sydney By-law, 1999 (as amended) Chapter 1. Preliminary 2. Making Rules 3. Chancellor and the Deputy Chancellor 4. Election of Fellows of Senate 4A. Appointed Fellows of the Senate 5. Vice-Chancellor 6. Academic governance 7. Convocation 8. Student discipline 9. Miscellaneous University of Sydney (Academic Governance) Rule 2003 (as amended) Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Functions and membership of the Academic Board Part 3 – Chair, Deputy Chair and Chairs of Standing Committees Part 4 – Meetings and procedures of the Academic Board Part 5 – Election procedures for the Academic Board University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended) Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Standard format of Rules Part 3 – Procedures of Senate

1 The full text of this publication, including amendments made after the publication date, may be found at: http://www.usyd. edu.au/calendar

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Part 4 – Convocation Part 5 – Appointment to Student Proctorial Panel (repealed) Part 6 – Seal and Arms of the University Part 7 – Senior Officers of the University Part 8 – Intellectual Property (repealed) Part 9 – Admission to courses Part 10 – Awarding degrees, diplomas and certificates University of Sydney (Appointment of Delegated Officers) Rule 2004 Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Appointment of Delegated Officers University of Sydney (Appointment of Delegated Officers) Rule 2006 Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Appointment of Delegated Officers University of Sydney (Authority Within Academic Units) Rule 2003 (as amended) Preliminary 1. Chapter 8 – University of Sydney By-Law 1999 2. Other University instruments University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended) Preliminary Rules relating to Coursework Award Courses Division 1 – Award course requirements, credit points and assessment Division 2 – Enrolment Division 3 – Credit, cross-institutional study and their upper limits Division 4 – Progression Division 5 – Discontinuation of enrolment and suspension of candidature Division 6 – Unsatisfactory progress and exclusion Division 7 – Exceptional circumstances Division 8 – Award of degrees, diplomas and certificates Division 9 – Transitional provisions University of Sydney (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)) Rule 2004 Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Admission to candidature Part 3 – Supervision Part 4 – Candidature Part 5 – Submission of thesis University of Sydney (Intellectual Property) Rule 2002 Division 1 – Dictionary Division 2 – Ownership of intellectual property created by staff members Division 3 – Ownership of intellectual property created by students Division 4 – Ownership of intellectual property created by visitors Division 5 – Reporting and developing intellectual property Division 6 – Dispute resolutions Division 7 – Miscellaneous University of Sydney (Library) Rule 2003 1. Citation and commencement Schedule 1 – New Library Rule 1. Dictionary 2. Library Resources generally 3. Borrowing Library Resources 4. Suspension or revocation of Library Resources 5. Fees, fines and charges 6. Library notices University of Sydney (Senate) Rule 2002 1. Citation and commencement 2. Purpose 3. Duty of Fellows

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University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Student appeals against Academic Decisions Part 3 – Student Appeals Panel Part 4 – Student Appeals Body Part 5 – Appeals Hearings Part 6 – Transitional Provisions University of Sydney (Student Proctorial Panel) Rule 2003 (as amended) Part 1 – Preliminary Part 2 – Appointment to Student Proctorial Panel Part 3 – Meetings of the Student Proctorial Panel Resolutions of the Senate and the Academic Board Academic Dress Appointment Dean, Director or College Principal Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Selection Committee Vice-Chancellor: procedures for consultation between the Senate and the Academic Board Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Governance University Governance; Senate Committees; Election of Principal Officers of the Senate and Committees of the Senate and of the Fellow Referred to in Section 9(6) of the Act; Faculties, College, College Board, Boards of Studies, Departments, Schools and Committees. Honorary awards Restriction on Re-enrolment Sports unions, SRC and faculty societies, SUPRA, Union, Cumberland Student Guild and SASCA Student appeals against academic decisions Faculties, college, graduate schools and boards of studies: Resolutions relating to constitution and courses Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning Faculty of Arts Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Economics and Business Faculty of Education and Social Work Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Science Faculty of Veterinary Science Sydney College of the Arts Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Department of Music Board of Studies in Indigenous Studies Prizes, scholarships and bursaries The terms and conditions of award of many prizes, scholarships and bursaries awarded by the University may be found on the websites of the Research Office (http://www.usyd.edu.au/ro/) and of the Students Services (http://www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/finances/financial_assistance_office.shtml) Documents to which the Seal of the University has been affixed These documents, many of which constitute policy documents, are listed in the Seal Register and held by the University’s Records Management Services. The documents include contracts, agreements, leases, patent applications and share transactions. Handbooks Details of courses of study offered by the faculties, boards of studies, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Sydney College of the Arts are set out in their respective handbooks and prospectuses. The details

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include the requirements to be fulfilled by students in order to complete satisfactorily each course, including syllabuses and assessment information. In addition, a range of separate documents set out the University’s procedures for international students. Many of these documents may be accessed through the University’s website: http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks Other general publications University policy may also be found in the following publications: Annual Report 2007 Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Management Plan 2006-2010 Finance and Accounting Manual Undergraduate Prospectus 2008 (http://www.usyd.edu.au/about/publication/pub/ugprospectus/index. shtml) Privacy Management Plan Statistics Book 2007 University of Sydney Strategic Directions 2007 – 2010 Other policy documents University policy is also set out in the following documents: Academic Board Chair’s Nominees Academic Dress Academic Honesty in Coursework (plagiarism) Academic Promotion Appeals Academic Titles: Conferring of All Academic Titles Access to Campus Accident Reporting and Investigation Ad Eundem Gradum, Degrees Conferred Admission: Advanced Standing, Credit and Exemption Policy Admission to Undergraduate Courses Advertising on Campus Air Conditioning Policy Alcohol: Policy and Guidelines on Consumption Annual Leave and Annual Leave Loading: Academic Staff Annual Leave (General Staff) Annual Leave Loading Appeals: Student Appeals Against Academic Decisions – Academic Board Resolutions Appointment of DVC and PVC Appointment of VC Appointments: Policy Document on the Appointment of a Dean, Director or College Principal Asbestos Safety Assessment and Examination of Coursework Assessment and Examination: Special Arrangements Award Courses and Units of Study – Creation, Variation and Deletion of Awards with Honours: Academic Board Policy Bequest Policy Benchmarking: Improving Learning and Teaching through Collaboration, Benchmarking and Alliances Budget: Policy Guidelines 2004 Building works: Approval and Management of Campus Names Carcinogenic Substances: Policy for Acquisition, Use and Disposal of Carcinogenic Substances Career Development Leave for General Staff Casual Employment Casual Rates of Pay (Academic) Casual Rates of Pay (General) Centres: Policy for Establishment, Management and Review Cessation of Employment – Security Issues Chair Appointments Committee of Senate Children: Policy on Children on University Premises Code of Conduct (Staff) Code of Conduct for Students Co-funded University of Sydney Post Graduate Awards: method of award (second semester round) Complaints: Resolution of Complaints Policy

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Confined spaces: Policy on Working in Confined Spaces Conflicts of Interest Conjoint Ventures in Postgraduate Courses Consultation with Students Contract for Goods and Services – External Contractors Controlled Entity Policy – Operational Guidelines Convening of Conferences Conversion from Casual to Non-Casual Employment Copyright Corruption: Reporting corruption, maladministration or serious and substantial waste of public money Cotutelle Scheme Course Online Reading Service Coursework Teaching: Academic Board Resolutions: The Management and Evaluation of Coursework; Criteria for Award of Clinical Academic Titles: Level E Criteria for Award of Clinical Academic Titles: Levels A-D Definition of “Subject Coordination” for determining step six levelA academic Coverage and Usage of the University Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Degrees conferred ad eundem gradum Delegations for specific activities and financial delegations Delegations of Authority: Academic Functions Delegations of Authority: Administrative Functions – 2005 Disability Action Plan Discretionary Salary Supplementations for Academic Staff Discrimination prevention policy – your rights and responsibilities Electronic Access, Policy on Networked Electronic Access – preference over print Electronic Textbooks, Policy on Email Virus Scanning Policy English Language Requirements: Postgraduate Enrolment status: Postgraduate: Discontinuation of Enrolment and Readmission after Discontinuation – Academic Board Resolutions Environmental Policy Equal opportunity in education policy Exchange Policy and Procedures: General Staff Fire and Other Emergencies in University Buildings First Aid Policy Flexible remuneration packaging scheme Flexible, student-centred learning in the University of Sydney Flexible working arrangements Freedom of Information Policy Generic Attributes of Graduates of the University of Sydney Gift Policy G08 Credit Transfer Agreement Harassment Prevention Policy – Your Rights and Responsibilities Hazardous waste Heritage Management Policy Higher Duties Allowance (HDA) HIV or Hepatitis: Policy on Students with HIV or Hepatitis B ICT Standard Operating Environment Acquisitions Policy Incident and Accident Reporting and Investigation Indirect Costs Recovery (Overheads) Information and Communication Technology Resources: Use of University Information and Communication Technology Resources (ICT Resources): Policy Information Literacy Policy Statement Information Technology Facilities: Acceptable Use of Internationalisation Policy Internationalistion Guidelines Injury Management Policy Insurance: Excess Applicable to Departments Intellectual Property: University of Sydney (Intellectual Property) Rule 2002 ITC Cache Charging Policy Leave without pay Market-based salary loadings

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Memorabilia policy Motor vehicles: Use and management of University-owned motor vehicles Naming of Buildings and other significant physical assets Naming Policy – Positions and Events Net Pay Disbursements Notice Requirements for General Staff OHS Policy Out of Round Promotion Policy and Procedures Outside Earnings (Academic) Overheads Policy for all Research Projects which do not Contribute to the Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) Parking: Temporary Free Parking Parallel teaching of postgraduate and undergraduate students Performance Management and Development (PMandD) 2005 Plagiarism: Student Coursework – Policy and Procedures Policy document determining employee/contractor employment status Portable Buildings Policy Postgraduate: Attendance: Postgraduate Courses Postgraduate Coursework: Responsibility for Postgraduate: Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Postgraduate: Distance, Alternative and Flexible Modes of Delivery in Postgraduate Courses Postgraduate: Higher Degree Theses – submission and publication Postgraduate Higher Research Degree Theses: Time limit for submission of emendations Postgraduate: Length of Candidature and Minimum Credit Point Requirements for Postgraduate: Master’s degrees and postgraduate awards programs: levels of award, nomenclature and grading systems Postgraduate: Nature of the PhD Postgraduate: Oral Examination of PhD Theses at the University of Sydney Postgraduate: PhD: Appointment of Additional Examiner as Assessor Postgraduate: PhD Candidature: Maximum Length Postgraduate: PhD: Submission of Doctor of Philosophy Theses Containing Published Work Postgraduate: Probationary Candidature and English Expression Postgraduate Research Higher Degree Training Supervision at the University of Sydney Postgraduate: Review of Process for Postgraduate Research Students Postgraduate: Submission of Treatise Containing Published Work Postgraduate: University of Sydney Amendment (Earliest date for submission of a Doctor of Philosophy thesis) Rule 2003 Postgraduate Fellows: Policy on the employment of full-time Masters and Doctoral candidates as Postgraduate Fellows Privacy: University Privacy Policy Pro-Chancellor: role, appointment and term of office Probation and Confirmation (Ac) Probation (General Staff) – Policy Proof-reading and editing theses and dissertations Public Comment Purchasing Policy Quality Assurance and Learning Management Systems Radiations Safety policy Recordkeeping: University Recordkeeping Policy Recruitment and Selection Redundancy and Redeployment of General Staff Remuneration: Policy on the Allocation and Remuneration of Administrative/Managerial Responsibilities of Deans, Faculty Academic Managers and Heads of Department Research Fellows: Conditions Road Closure Role of Heads of Department and Schools and their Authorities and Delegations Room heaters Royal Charter of the University of Sydney Safe Storage, Handling and Use of Gas Cylinders Scholarships Scholarships and Prizes: Academic Board Resolutions

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Scholarships and prizes: Establishment and Award of Scholarships and Prizes Scholarships and Prizes: Senate Resolutions Semester and Vacation Dates Senate: Election of Principal Officers of the Senate and of committees of the Senate and of the Fellow referred to in Section 9 (6) of the Act Sessional Casual Academic Employment Smoking: Policy on Smoking in the Workplace Special Duties Overseas/Australia Special Leave – General and Academic Special leave – general and academic staff Special Studies Program Staff Card policy Staffing Flexibility: Strategies for Managing Flexible Transition to Retirement Still Photography, Filming and Videotaping on or in University premises Strategies for Academic Staffing Flexibility Student Grievances, Appeals and Applications For Review Stu-vac Study time policy – general staff Sydney Summer School: Policy Document Titles of Bosch, Challis, Kellion, McCaughey and Peter Nicol Russell Chairs Tobacco Industry Funding Traffic and Parking Travel Policy University Chair University Wide Information System (UWIS) Policy University of Sydney Academic Staff Agreement 2006-2008 University of Sydney General Staff Agreement 2006-2008 Use of University Land and Buildings by Telecommunications Carriers VIP Policy Voluntary Work/Work Experience Policy Web Sites: University websites Privacy Statement Workload: The Management of Staff Workload Written and Oral Communication Skills of Students Policy Documents available through the World Wide Web A public index to policies in electronic format is available is via the University’s website: http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/

Section 2 – Statement of Affairs The University’s most recent Statement of Affairs, made in accordance with sections 14 and 15 of the NSW Freedom of Information Act 1989, was issued in June 2008. It is also available through the World Wide Web at: http://www.usyd.edu.au/arms/info_freedom section 3 – Access to the University’s policy documents Enquiries concerning access to the University’s policy documents and statement of affairs, whether for inspection or purchase, can be made to the following officers: – at the Camperdown Campus Mr Tim Robinson Ms Anne Picot FOI Coordinator FOI Coordinators A14 A14 University of Sydney NSW 2006 University of Sydney NSW 2006 Telephone: (02) 9351 4263 Telephone: (02) 9351 7262 – at the Faculty of Health Sciences – at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Mr Scott Avery Ms Lynn Greenwood Faculty Manager Faculty Manager Faculty of Health Sciences C81 – Conservatorium of Music East Street The University of Sydney Lidcombe NSW 2141 NSW 2006 Australia Telephone: (02) 9351 9535 Telephone: (02) 9351 1257

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– at the Sydney College of the Arts Ms Isabel Horton Faculty Manager Sydney College of the Arts Balmain Road Rozelle NSW 2039 Telephone: (02) 9351 1135

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SECTION 1 — POLICY DOCUMENTS Introduction The University has a policy framework which governs the development, approval, implementation and review of University policies and policy-related instruments. The types of policy instruments are policies, Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directives, standard operating principles and procedures, and guidelines for decision-making. The University policy website (www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies) contains many of the documents listed in this summary. As new policies are introduced and existing policies change they are added to the website. While not a policy document, the University Rules are important to add to any list of important documents about the exercise of the functions of UTS. They are made in accordance with section 29 of the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1989 (NSW) and with Part 4 of the University of Technology, Sydney, By-law 2005. They comprise the Student and Related Rules, and General Rules of the University (and are available at www.gsu.uts.edu.au/rules). This summary is required under Part 2, sections 14 and 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW). It is created as a guide for the public to access a wide range of University documents, online or in print. The documents listed below are available at www.gsu.uts.edu/policies, except where noted. Planning documents • Privacy Management Plan • Setting the Pace 2006–2009: Strategic Directions for the Current Decade (www.planning.uts.edu.au/ domains) • UTS Student Equity Strategy 2005–2008 (www.equity.uts.edu.au/manager/student) Policy documents Courses and awards • Academic Advisory Committees Policy • Academic Transcripts — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directive • Award Course Approval Policy • Coursework Assessment Policy and Procedures Manual • Credit Point System for UTS Coursework Award Courses • Diversity Guidelines for Courses and Subjects • Guidelines for Acceptance of New Prizes • Guidelines for the Award of UTS Medals • Policy and Procedures for the Administration of Prizes • Policy on Nomenclature of Award Courses at UTS • Policy on University Honours • Presentation and Submission of Theses for Higher Degrees • Principles for the Examination of Research Degree Work which is not Print on Paper • Publication of Official UTS Award Course Information — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directive • Recognition of Prior Learning Policy Research • Code of Practice for Supervisors, Advisors and Research Degree Candidates • Establishment and Management of Centres of Enterprise, Research and/or Community Service • Ethical Conduct of Research — Academic and Support Staff • Framework for Quality Research Education (www.gradschool.uts.edu.au/about/aboutprocess/ QualityResearchEducation.pdf) • Human Research Ethics Committee Guidelines for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students

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• Human Research Ethics Committee Policy for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students • Intellectual Property Policy • Policy on Research Funding by the Tobacco Industry • UTS Research Strengths Policy Students • Admissions Policy • Guidelines for Summary Exclusion of a Student from a Class or Facility • Handling Student Complaints • Management and Protection of Personal Student Information • Procedures for Managers Handling Student Complaints • Statement of Postgraduate Coursework Students’ Rights and Responsibilities • Student Feedback Survey — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directive • Student Ombud Terms of Reference (www.ombuds.uts.edu.au/terms.html) • Support for Research Students Working Off-campus — Guidelines • UTS Student Charter Employment and equity • Code of Conduct (www.hru.uts.edu.au/manual/7leg/legal.html#7.3) • Equal Opportunity Policy • Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement (www.equity.uts.edu.au/policy/ethnic.html) • Financial Assistance for Staff Studying at UTS — Vice Chancellor’s Directive • Guidelines for the Use of Non-Discriminatory Language at UTS • Outside Work Policy and Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directives • Recruitment and Selection — Vice Chancellor’s Directive • Staff Secondments and Exchanges — Vice Chancellor’s Directive • Travel — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directives • UTS Corporate Credit Card — Vice Chancellor’s Directives • Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment and Career Development Strategy (www. equity.uts.edu.au/employment/indigenous/wingara) • Work, Study and Carer’s Responsibilities — Vice Chancellor’s Directive Other • Acceptable Use of Information Technology Facilities Policy • Environment, Health and Safety Policy • Environmental Sustainability Policy • Expression and Practice of Religious, Political and Other Values, Beliefs and Ideas at UTS • Information Technology Security Policy • Plain English Policy • Policy on Naming Rights • Policy on Reporting Corrupt Conduct, Maladministration and Serious and Substantial Waste within UTS • Policy on UTS Offshore Activities • Potential and Actual Violent and Disruptive Behaviour on Campus — Vice-Chancellor’s Directives • Publishing on the UTSWeb Policy • Records Management — Vice Chancellor’s Directive • Standing Orders for the Academic Board (www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/standingorders/academicboard. html) • Standing Orders for the Council of the University of Technology, Sydney (www.gsu.uts.edu.au/ policies/standingorders/council.html) • UTS Art Collection Acquisition and Management Policy • UTS Commercial Activities — Council Directives • UTS Email Policy • UTS Facilities Hire — Vice-Chancellor’s Directives • UTS Fieldwork Guidelines • UTS Gifts and Benefits — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directives • UTS Parking — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directives • UTS Policy on the Prevention of Harassment • UTS Privacy Statement (www.uts.edu.au/privacy.html) • UTS Procurement Policy and Directives • UTS Review Framework — Vice-Chancellor’s Operational Directive

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Publications containing policies and procedures • UTS: Calendar • UTS: Handbook

SECTION 2 — STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The University issues a Statement of Affairs in June each year. The UTS Statement of Affairs 2008, and the Summary of Affairs, are available from the Freedom of Information (FOI) contact officer and at www.gsu. uts.edu.au/foi/statementofaffairs.html

SECTION 3 — ACCESSING DOCUMENTS Accessing documents In general, the University meets reasonable requests for access to information without the need for formal applications under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW). Some documents are available free of charge. In other cases, they are available for purchase or a charge of 20 cents per page is made for any photocopies provided. Policy documents may be inspected at the University by prior arrangement with the FOI contact officer. The UTS: Calendar contains the UTS Act By-law and Rules. It is available from the UTS website at www. handbook.uts.edu.au/cal. The UTS: Handbook contains a wide range of information for students; it is available at www.handbook.uts.edu.au. Both of these publications can also be purchased (order forms are available from the above websites). Contact details The University’s FOI contact officer is: Deborah Edwards Governance Support Unit Level 26, Building 1 (Tower Building) University of Technology, Sydney Broadway NSW 2007 Telephone: (02) 9514 1245 email: [email protected] Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm The University’s first point of contact for general inquiries is: UTS Student Centres City Campus Level 4, Building 1, 15 Broadway, Broadway Level 2, Building 10, 235 Jones Street, Broadway Level 4, Building 6, 702–730 Harris Street, Broadway Level 1 and 5, cnr Quay Street and Ultimo Road, Haymarket Kuring-gai Campus Level 6, Building 1, Eton Street, Lindfield Telephone: (02) 9514 1222 Service Desk: https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au Postal address: PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007 Inquiries can be made in person or by telephone Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

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Section 1 – THE UNIVERSITY’S POLICY DOCUMENTS For the purpose of this summary, University’s policy documents include all documents which have a bearing on the affairs of the University and which contain: • interpretations, rules, guidelines, statements of policy, practices or precedents, • particulars of any administrative scheme, • manner of administration of any legislative instrument or administrative scheme, • procedure for investigation of any contravention of any legislative instrument or administrative scheme; that affect rights, privileges, benefits, obligations or penalties to which the public may be entitled, eligible, liable or subject. The four key University policy documents are the University Calendar, Annual Report, University Council Minutes and Codes of Practice. The University of Wollongong website incorporates all policy documents for public access at http://www.uow. edu.au. Relevant policies are listed below. In accordance with NSW State Records Act 1998, the University maintains a central electronic records management system. Documents held on this system are accessible to campus-wide users within University access delegations. OTHER RELEVANT POLICY DOCUMENTS Listed below are the policies relevant to this document. All documents can be found on the University’s website or by contacting the University’s FOI and Privacy Officer. Governance Standard on UOW Policy Procedure for the Development and Management of UOW Policy Legislative Framework University of Wollongong Act 1989 University of Wollongong By-Law 1991 Strategic Planning and Guiding Principles University Strategic Plan IT Directions Reconciliation Statement Research and Research Training Management Plan Audit and Review Internal Audit Charter Quality Review Framework Legal Conflict of Interest Policy Copyright Freedom of Information Management of University Records Privacy Policy Use of the University Name University Committees Academic Senate Electoral Rules Equity and Diversity Aboriginal Employment Strategy Anti-Bullying Guidelines Children on Campus Policy

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Disability Policy – Staff Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Grievance Policy Grievance Investigation Procedures Respect for Diversity Policy Sexual Assault Protocol Sexual Harassment Policy Learning and Teaching Learning and Teaching Management Course and Subject Approval Procedures Graduate Qualities Policy University Strategic Plan Quality Review Framework Subject Quota Guidelines Academic Planning and Programs Advanced Standing Dean’s Merit List Regulations Policy Guidelines for Double Degrees Assessment Acknowledgement Practice / Plagiarism Policy Alternative Assessment for Students with a Disability Assessment Committee Standards Assessment Guidelines – Scaling Code of Practice – Honours Code of Practice – Teaching and Assessment Good Practice Assessment Guidelines Policy and Guidelines on Non-discriminatory Language Practice and Presentation Policy Statement Special Arrangements for Examinations for Students with a Disability Special Consideration Policy Student Academic Consideration Policy – EFFECTIVE AUTUMN 2009 Teaching and Assessment Policy Student Rights and Responsibilities Academic Grievance Policy (Coursework and Honours Students) Academic Grievance Policy (Higher Degree Research Students) Appeals Against Higher Degree Research (HDR) Thesis Examination Outcomes Policy Code of Practice – Practical Placements Code of Practice – Students Code of Practice – Supervision Policy on Ethical Objection by Students to the use of Animals and Animal Products in Coursework Subjects Student Conduct Rules Use of Computing Facilities Tuition Fees Fees Policy General Course Rules Preamble Introduction Definitions Admission Advanced Standing Enrolment: • General Rules • Variation of Course • Variation of Subjects • Enrolment of Subjects • Withdrawal from Subjects • Time Limits for Course Completion • Leave of Absence • Refusal of Registration

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• Conferral of Awards Information Literacies Assessment: • General Assessment Rules • Coursework and Honours • Higher Degree Research • Definitions • Assessment responsibilities of students • Declaration and release of final results • Grades of Performance for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Coursework Subjects • Higher Degree Research Subjects • Guidelines for granting awards with Distinction • Amendments of Academic Record • Course Progress Requirements Ownership of Work and Intellectual Property Thesis and Research Degree Rules: • Registration Requirements for Higher Research Degree • Transferring Between Research Degrees • Supervision of Higher Research Degrees • Procedures Governing Admission of Offshore Doctoral Candidates • Changes of Status During Candidature • Progress During Candidature • Probation • Procedure Governing the Submission of Theses • Procedures Governing the Preparation of Theses for Examination • Examination of Theses • Investigation of Allegations of Plagiarism by Examiners of Research Theses • Appeals Against a Thesis Examination Outcome • Procedures Governing Preparation of Theses for Final Submission • Procedures for Examination of Work Submitted for Higher Doctoral Degrees • Grievance Procedures Awards and Degrees of the University: • Bachelor Degree Rules • Graduate Certificate Rules • Graduate Diploma Rules • Masters by Coursework Degree Rules • Masters by Research Degree Rules • Doctoral Degree Rules Library Library Code of Conduct University Archives Policy Information Access Policy Serials – Policy and Management Research Research Management Commercial Research Policy Research Delegations Use of the University Name Research Ethics Code of Practice – Research Animal Ethics Committee Human Research Ethics Committee Human Research Ethics Policies Fees for Human Research Ethics Committee Review Gene Technology Review Committee Intellectual Property Authorship Policy Intellectual Property Policy

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Research Students Higher Degree Research Policies and Guidelines IT Policies General IT Acceptable Use Policy Email Access Policy Internet Access Policy Mobile Telephone Policy Music, Video and Software Piracy Policy Telephone Policy User Account Management Policy Web Proxy Policy Security IT Security Policy IT Server Security Policy Computer Room Access Policy Other Documents Rules Governing Use of IT Facilities Requirements for All_Academic and All_General emails ‘All’ Mailing Lists Management Guidelines User Account Management Guidelines User Account Sponsors List Internet Access Guidelines Software Asset Management Guidelines University Copyright Information Physical Facilities and Services Campus Access and Order Rules: - PART I – Preliminary - PART II – Access to and Order on Campus - PART III – Traffic and Parking Control Environmental Policy Guidelines on the Use of the Parents Room Staff Travel and Relocation Travel and Entertainment Policy Relocation Assistance Guidelines for New Appointees Recruitment and Selection Aboriginal Employment Strategy Step-by-Step Guide to Recruitment at UOW Aptitude Testing – General Staff Attraction and Retention Allowances Contact Officer Guidelines Academic Staff – Appointments, Duties, Responsibilities Appointment of Deans Casual Employment – Part time teaching Early Start Lectureships Visiting and Honorary Academic Appointments Policy Position Classification Standards General Staff – Appointments, Duties, Responsibilities Management Cadets – Conditions of Appointment Career Development, Increments and Staff Recognition Career Development Policy Competency Based Progression – General Staff Development Program Assistance – General Staff Incremental Progression of Academic Staff Incremental Progression of General Staff Accelerated Incremental Progression International Staff Exchange for General Staff

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Postgraduate Sponsorship Program Promotion – Criteria and Procedures for Academic Staff Academic Promotion and Probation Appeals Procedures Promotion to Professor Promotion and Reclassification Procedure – General Staff Study Allowance – General Staff Supplementary Funding for Training and Development – General Staff Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Service – General Staff Performance Management and Grievance Procedures Performance Agreement for Level 8/9 General Staff Performance Management – Academic Staff Grievance Policy Grievance Investigation Procedures Probation for Academic Staff Probation for General Staff Unsatisfactory Performance – General Staff Misconduct – General Staff General Policies Access to Personal files Anti Bullying Policy Alcohol Guidelines Change of Name Children on Campus Policy Client Service and Complaints Handling University Code of Conduct (Staff) Conflict of Interest Policy Conflict of Interest Frequently Asked Questions Continuous Improvement Corruption Prevention Policy Delegations of Authority Policy Employee Assistance Program Identification Cards Policy on Alcohol and Drugsin Employment Policy and Guidelines on Non-discriminatory Language Practice and Presentation Policy Statement Records Management Policy Reference Check Policy Secondary Employment Policy Sexual Assault Protocol Smoke-free Workplace Policy Academic Staff – Leave, Absences and Cessation of Employment General Statement Annual Leave Conference Leave Jury Services Leave Without Pay Long Service Leave Parental Leave Sick Leave Special Leave Study Leave Resignation General Staff – Leave, Attendance and Overtime Additional Hours Leave Requirements for General Staff Leave Without Pay Parental Leave Time and Attendance Sick Leave Study Time

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Allowances and Superannuation Higher Duties Allowance – General Staff Finance and Insurance Asset Disposal Policy Cash Receipting and Banking Policy Corporate Credit Card Policy Delegations of Authority Policy Internal Cost Recovery Accounting Policy Investment Policy Petty Cash Procedures Purchasing and Procurement Policy Risk Management Policy Segregation of Duties Policy Travel Policies Relating to Motor Vehicle Use

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MINUTES Council Minutes are a record of the policy decisions taken by the University Council. These are available via the Council Secretary. Council meetings are open to members of the public on request. University Council details are available from: http://www.uow.edu.au/governance/committees/council/index. html CODE OF PRACTICE DOCUMENTS Code of Practice – Students This Code defines the responsibilities of students who, with staff, share an active participation to ensure that teaching is conducted efficiently and effectively, enabling students to achieve their maximum potential. It contains guidelines with regard to plagiarism, subject information, required reading, student academic grievances and late submission of work. Code of Practice – Teaching And Assessment The Code of Practice – Teaching and Assessment defines the responsibilities of staff in relation to the teaching and the assessment of all undergraduate and postgraduate coursework. It is a key document in implementing the University’s Teaching and Assessment Policy and sets out the specific responsibilities in relation to learning, teaching and assessment, as well as procedures for academic teaching staff. Code of Practice – Honours The Code of Practice – Honours applies to a research project or creative project (referred to in this Code as an ‘Honours project’) within an Honours program or a course of study leading to an Honours award. It outlines the responsibilities of the University and the Academic Unit to ensure correct assessment and supervision of Honours students. Code of Practice – Practical Placements This Code of Practice sets out the current policies and practices relating to the workplace experience and other practical training requirements which comprise the whole or part of subjects offered at the University of Wollongong. Its purpose is to make clear what is expected from students, supervisors and the University, and to minimise difficulties caused by misunderstanding or poor communication. Code of Practice – Supervision This Code of Practice applies to supervision of candidates enrolled for Masters by Research and Doctorate by Research degrees only. It sets out the responsibilities shared by the Academic Units, staff and students to ensure that research is conducted in the most beneficial, efficient and fectiveef manner. Code of Practice – Research This Code of Practice sets out the current policy and best practice relating to procedures for responsible practices in research and dealing with problems of research misconduct. The Code and associated reporting requirements for publication of research results applies to all research undertaken at the University of Wollongong. Codes of Practice are published in the University Calendar and are available from the University Handbook.

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SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The University’s most recent Statement of Affairs / Annual Report was issued on 24 April 2008. The report is available on the web at http://www.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@gov/documents/doc/uow043868. pdf. This document provides details of administrative and academic activities, affiliated organisations and financial accounts for the calendar year.

SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements The designated officer of the University is the FOI and Privacy Officer, to whom enquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting the Agency’s policy documents can be directed. Any inquires concerning access to the University’s policy documents and Statement of Affairs can be made during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm) to: FOI and Privacy Officer, Legal Services Unit, Administration Building (36), University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522 Telephone: (02) 4221 3277 Access to the University’s Policy Documents The University has a comprehensive website and all relevant documents can be found at the University web address http://www.uow.edu.au facilitating open access to information.

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 161 318 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 24 December 2008 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the Department of Water and Energy The Department of Water and Energy (DWE) delivers the Government’s policy and reform agenda for the water and energy sectors in New South Wales. The Department provides policy, legislative, regulatory, technical and management advice in relation to water and energy matters to the Minister for Water and the Minster for Energy. In addition to this advisory role DWE carries out a regulatory and enforcement function in both water and energy. The specific activities of DWE are guided by: • the legislation it administers; • the Government’s policy and reform agenda; and • the NSW State Plan, providing strategic direction for NSW with specific goals, priorities and targets across five themes. In particular, DWE is lead agency for the State Plan’s two priorities for water and energy. DWE works with the water management, energy and urban water industries; government agencies; industry, business, environment and consumer groups; and other stakeholders towards achieving the following results: • Secure and sustainable allocation of water between communities, industry, farmers and the environment. • Reliable and sustainable urban water and energy supplies and well managed, efficient and equitable services. • Reliable and sustainable energy supplies, services are safe and efficient and vulnerable customers are supported. section 1 – Policy documents held The following policy documents held by the Department can be made available for inspection or purchase. Category Title of Document Available from Compliance DWE Water Compliance Policy http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ compliance.shtml Compliance Department of Natural Resources Regulatory Available in brochure form at Compliance Audits Elizabeth Street offices, Sydney Water licensing Drought Relief for Country Towns – March 2008 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office and approvals Water Licensing The IWCM Guidelines 2004 “Integrated Water www.dwe.nsw.gov.au and approvals Cycle Management Guidelines for NSW Local Water Utilities – October 2004” Water Licensing The Scope of works 2004 “Draft – IWCM Scope www.dwe.nsw.gov.au and approvals of Works” IWCM Generic Scope of Works 2008 was approved by the DG in October. It is still being formatted by Media and Communications for placement of the DWE web page in 2009. Water Licensing The IWCM Flyer www.dwe.nsw.gov.au and approvals Seven new IWCM Information Sheets have been approved by the DG in Oct 2008 and are being formatted by media and Communications to be placed on the DWE web page in 2009.

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Category Title of Document Available from Water licensing Licensing and approvals under the Water http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals Management Act 2000 pdf/1_licensing_and_approvals_ under_wm_act.pdf Water licensing Water for my Rural Property – Do I need a http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals Licence? do_i_need_a_licence_b.pdf Water licensing Can I sink a bore? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals lic_bore.shtml Water licensing Accessing bore water /groundwater http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals bore_drilling_factsheet.pdf Water licensing What are rural landholders basic rights to water? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals rural_landholder_basic_rights-f.pdf Water licensing Farm dams – do you need a licence? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals when_do_you_need_licence-g.pdf Water licensing Where can they be built without licence? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals pdf/fd_where_can_they_be_built_ without_licence-c.pdf Water licensing What size dam can you build without a licence? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals pdf/what_size_dam_you_can_build_ without_licence-e.pdf Water licensing Farm Dams – Have you considered everything? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals have_you_considered_everything-c. pdf Water licensing Farm Dams – what size are your existing dams? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals pdf/how_big%20are_your_existing_ dams-d.pdf Water licensing Farm Dams in the Western Division http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals fd_in_western_division-e.pdf Water licensing How much water do I need for my rural property? http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals how_much_water_do_I_need.pdf Water licensing Water Access and Trade http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/act. and approvals shtml Water licensing Licensing under the Water Management Act http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals 2000: forms.shtml Application Forms Water licensing Applying for a water licence under the Water Act http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals 1912 info_sheet_water_licence_041209.pdf Water licensing Water Trading under the Water Act http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals pdf/water_trading_under_water_ act041209.pdf Water licensing managing to diversion limits in regulated rivers http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/policy_advice_1- managingdiversionsreg.pdf Water licensing supplementary water access http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/policy_advice_2- supplementarywater.pdf

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Category Title of Document Available from Water licensing high security water http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/policy_advice_4- highsecurity.pdf Water licensing managing to diversion limits in inland http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals unregulated rivers gov.au/water/pdf/policy_advice_5- diversionslimits-inlandunreg.pdf Water licensing NSW State Groundwater Policy Framework http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/nsw_state_groundwater_ policy_framework_document.pdf Water licensing groundwater quantity management http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/policy_advice_8- gwquantitymanagement.pdf Water licensing NSW Groundwater Quality Protection Policy http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/nsw_state_groundwater_ quality_policy.pdf Water licensing groundwater dependent ecosystems http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/policy_advice_9- gwdependenteco.pdf Water licensing freshwater flows to estuaries and coastal waters http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/policy_advice_10-flows. pdf Water licensing NSW Weirs Policy http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/nsw_weir_policy.pdf Water licensing The NSW Wetlands Management Policy 1996 http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/wetlands_manage_policy. shtml Water licensing NSW Sand and Gravel Extraction Policy for Non http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals Tidal Rivers au/water/pdf/nsw_sand_and_gravel_ extraction_policy_for_non_tidal_ rivers.pdf Water licensing In-stream works http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/ca_instream_works_ guidelines_20080124.pdf Water licensing Laying pipes and cables in watercourses http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/ca_laying_pipes_ guidelines_20080124.pdf Water licensing Outlet structures http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/ca_outlet_structures_ guidelines_20080124.pdf Water licensing Riparian corridors http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov. and approvals au/water/pdf/ca_riparian_corridors_ guidelines_20080124.pdf Water licensing Vegetation Management Plans http://www.naturalresources. and approvals nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ca_ vegetation_management_plans_ guidelines_20080124.pdf Water licensing Watercourse crossings http://www.naturalresources.nsw. and approvals gov.au/water/pdf/ca_watercourse_ crossings_guidelines_20080124.pdf

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Category Title of Document Available from Water Licensing Drought Relief for Country Towns May 2007 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office and approvals Water Licensing Water Industry Competition Act 2006: www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au and approvals Regulations Consultation Paper (June 2007) Water Licensing NSW Plumbing and Drainage Code 2006 http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals Plumbing.asp Water licensing Water Access and Trade http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/act. and approvals shtml Water licensing Licensing under the Water Management Act http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals 2000: forms.shtml Application Forms Water licensing Applying for a water licence under the Water Act http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals 1912 info_sheet_water_licence_041209.pdf Water licensing Water Trading under the Water Act http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals pdf/water_trading_under_water_ act041209.pdf Water licensing Application Fees for Water Licenses and water http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals Transfers Under the Water Act 1912 application_fees_wa1912updated.pdf Water licensing Water access and trade http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals Licensing and trading under the Water licensing_mgtact_2000.shtml Management Act 2000 Water licensing Water Access Licence Register http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals licensing_mgtact_2000.shtml Water licensing Water Assessment Guidelines http://wag.dipnr/introduction/ and approvals introduction-default.cfm

Water licensing Water dealings forms http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals forms.shtml#registration Water licensing Water access and trade http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals Water Licensing of Major Utilities lic_corputil.shtml Water licensing NSW Water Extraction Monitoring Policy http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/pdf/ and approvals water_extraction_monitoring_policy. pdf Water licensing NSW WATER EXTRACTION MONITORING http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals STANDARDS pdf/nsw_extraction_monitoring_ standards-final.pdf Water licensing Bulk Water Prices for State Water Corporation http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals and Water Administration Ministerial Corporation pricing_measure.shtml Water – Determination September 2006 Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal New South Wales from 1 October 2006 to 30 June 2010 Water licensing Understanding your water rights http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/water/ and approvals pricing_measure.shtml

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Category Title of Document Available from Water Planning Water for Life Action Plan for all metropolitan http://www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au/ water Education 2007-2011 (draft for discussion) about/program/coordinating/action_ plan Or DWE Sydney Office Water Planning Water for Life sponsorship policy DWE Sydney Office Water Planning Water for Life branding guidelines http://www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au/ education/toolstips/logos Or DWE Sydney Office Water Planning Metropolitan Water Plan 2007 Progress Report www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au (September 2007) Water Planning NSW Guidelines for Greywater Reuse in http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ Sewered, Single Household Residential Premises Greywater/Greywater.asp (March 2007) Water Planning All About Greywater Reuse Brochure http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ Greywater/Greywater.asp Water Planning Fact Sheet 1: Greywater diversion devices – dos http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ and don’ts Greywater/Greywater.asp Water Planning Fact Sheet 2: Choosing the right greywater http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ system for your needs Greywater/Greywater.asp Water Planning Fact Sheet 3: Irrigating with greywater http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ Greywater/Greywater.asp Water Planning Fact Sheet 4: Keeping your plants and soil http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ healthy with greywater Greywater/Greywater.asp Water Planning Fact Sheet 5: Maintenance of greywater treatment http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Water/ system and diversion devices Greywater/Greywater.asp Water Planning Management of Private Recycled Water Schemes http://www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au/ recycling/guidelines Sustainable GreenPower Audit Process Reform Elizabeth St Offices Energy Sustainable Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme – Policy http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/ Energy Paper (October 2006) Publications/Greenhouse_Gas_ Abatement_SchemePolicy_Paper.pdf Sustainable Transitional arrangements for the NSW http://www.dwe.nsw.gov.au/energy/ Energy Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme Consultation pdf/sustain_greenhouse_gas_ paper (April 2008) consultation_paper_nsw_ggas_ reduction_scheme.pdf Sustainable Discussion Paper on the NSW Energy Efficiency http://www.dwe.nsw.gov.au/energy/ Energy Trading Scheme (July 2008) pdf/sustain_neet_discussion_paper.pdf Sustainable NSW Renewable Energy Target – Explanatory http://www.deus.nsw.gov. Energy Paper (November 2006) au/Publications/NRET%20 Explanatory%20Paper%20FINAL.pdf Energy Analysis of Energy Use in New South Wales DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Manufacturing Sector (June 1998) Energy Energy Use in the NSW Commercial Sector 1996 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Energy Domestic Energy Use in NSW 1994 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Energy New South Wales Energy Flows 2001-2002 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office

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Category Title of Document Available from Energy Energy at a Glance 2000 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Energy Energy in New South Wales 2000 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Energy Energy Statistics for New South Wales 1995 DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Energy Market Operations Rule (Arranged Connection http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Energy/ Services) Rule No.1 2001 Electricity/Market%20Operations%20 Rules.asp#TopOfPage Energy Market Operations Rule (Network use of http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Energy/ Systems) Rule No.2 2001 Electricity/Market%20Operations%20 Rules.asp#TopOfPage Energy Market Operations Rule (NSW Rules for http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Energy/ Electricity Metering) Rule No.3 2001 Electricity/Market%20Operations%20 Rules.asp#TopOfPage Energy Market Operations Rule (NSW Transfer Rules for http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Energy/ Retail Electricity Supply) Rule No.4 2001 Electricity/Market%20Operations%20 Rules.asp#TopOfPage Energy Market Operations Rule (Retail of Last Resort) http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Energy/ Rule No.5 2001 Electricity/Market%20Operations%20 Rules.asp#TopOfPage Energy Market Operations Rule (NSW Electricity http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Energy/ Business to Business Procedures) Rule No.6 2001 Electricity/Market%20Operations%20 Rules.asp#TopOfPage Electricity, Gas Code of Practice – Distribution Risk Management www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Code of Practice – Electricity Service Standards www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Code of Practice – Installation Safety www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Management Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Guide to Electrical Workers’ Safety Equipment www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas NSW Public Lighting Code www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Networks – Technical and Safety

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Category Title of Document Available from Electricity, Gas NSW Code of Practice Demand Management for www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Electricity Distributors 2004 Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Electricity Association of NSW – Guide to www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline the Training of Personnel Working on or near Networks – Electricity Works EA 18 October 1999 Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Electricity Industry Safety Steering Committee and Pipeline ISSC 3 Guideline for Managing Vegetation Near www.deus.nsw.gov.au Networks – Power Lines – December 2005 Technical and ISSC 28 Guideline for Enclosed Spaces in NSW Safety Electricity Networks – March 2004 ISSC 29 Guideline for Pre-Climbing and Climbing Assessment of Poles – August 2005 ISSC 31 Guideline for Management of Private Overhead Lines – July 2004 Electricity, Gas Significant Electricity Network Incidents (SENI) www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline Forms Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Guide for Measurement of Interference caused www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline by Cathodic Protection and Railway Drainage Networks – Systems Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Application for Approval for Corrosion Protection www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline System Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Gas Networks Annual Reporting Template – Nov www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline 2005 Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Licensed Pipelines Performance Report Template www.deus.nsw.gov.au and Pipeline – Nov 2005 Networks – Technical and Safety Electricity, Gas Service and Installation Rules of New South Distributed by selected Electrical and Pipeline Wales October 2006 Wholesalers Networks – Technical and Safety

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Category Title of Document Available from Electricity, Gas NSW Public Lighting Code DWE Sydney office and and Pipeline http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/ Networks publications/NSW%20Public%20 Lighting%20Code%20-%20140KB. pdf Concessions Pensioner Energy Rebate Guidelines for Retailers DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office dated 1 January 2006 Concessions Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Scheme Guidelines for Retailers dated January 2005 Concessions Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Scheme Guidelines for CWOs dated January 2005 Concessions Life Support Rebate Scheme Guidelines for DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office Retailers dated January 2003 Concessions Voluntary Hardship Charters – NSW Guideline DWE Elizabeth Street Sydney Office for retailers April 2007 Full Retail Energy Marketing Code of Conduct, effective DWE Sydney Office and Competition from 1 June 2002 www.deus.nsw.gov.au/publications/ Energy%20Marketing%20Code%20 of%20Conduct.pdf Full Retail Customers exercising choice – August 2006 www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Publications/ Competition Customers%20exercising%20choice. pdf Full Retail NSW B2B Procedures www.nemmco.com.au/ Competition meteringandretail/709-0156.pdf Full Retail NSW B2B Steering Committee Scheme – www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Publications/ Competition December 2004 NSW%20B2B%20SC%20 Scheme%20Final%20-%207%20 Sept%2004%20-%2042KB.pdf Full Retail Market Operations Rules (NSW Gas Retail http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/ Competition Market Business System Interfaces) 2001* Publications/Gas%20Retail%20 Market%20Business%20Systems%20 Interfaces%202001.pdf Full Retail Gas Retail Market Business Rules To Support http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/ Competition Retail Competition in Gas Publications/Gas%20Market%20 Rules.pdf Corporate Annual Report 2006/2007 www.dwe.nsw.gov.au Annual Report 2007/2008 Privacy Management Plan section 3 – Access arrangements, procedures and contact points The Head Office of DWE is located at Level 17, 227 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000. All policy documents held by DWE are available from this address or our website. Business hours in which DWE is open to the public are from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. Enquiries about DWE may be made by telephone, fax, mail, email or on the Department’s website. Some records, for example Registers, may only be examined in person at the head office.

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Contact details are as follows: Kylie Broughton Manager FOI and Privacy Telephone: (02) 8281 7354 Fax: (02) 8281 7757 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.dwe.nsw.gov.au Energy Information Line: 1300 136 888 Postal address: 227 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000 or GPO Box 3889, Sydney, NSW, 2001 Staff have access to their own file and do not need to use FOI procedures or pay fees to do so. Staff also have the right to object to any information on their file or its use, and where information is inaccurate to have it amended. Members of the public who were previously staff members are also permitted to see their personal files. Staff members and ex-employees wishing to inspect their personal files should apply directly to the Manager Human Resources, DWE. Access to material available under legislative requirements for inspection: Please direct all requests in the first instance to the Manager FOI and Privacy (02) 8281 7354. Access to other material under Freedom of Information Act 1989 Please direct all requests in the first instance to the Manager FOI and Privacy, DWE, at the above address. Freedom of Information applications should be submitted in writing and include a $30 application fee. An additional processing charge of $30 per hour after the first 20 hours applies to requests for personal information while all other requests attract a processing charge of $30 per hour. A 50% reduction in fees and charges applies for some applicants such as pensioners or non-profit organisations experiencing financial hardship (supporting documentation must be provided).

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SECTION 1 – Policy Documents OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE Customer Service Charter Compliments and Complaints Handling Policy and Procedures INTERNAL AUDIT UNIT Internal Fraud and Corruption Control Plan Internal Audit Unit Guiding Principles and Procedures Manual CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION Agency Temps, Contractors and Consultants Policy and Procedures Claims Assistance Service Induction Manual (containing Case Management Principles) Code of Conduct Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Employment and Development Strategy 2008-2011 Information for families – dealing with workplace death Guide to Aboriginal Protocols OHS Policy Passive Smoking Pre-Employment/Placement Medical Assessment Policy Procedure for Dealing with threats against Insurers Procedure for dealing with customers threatening suicide or self-harm Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedures Social Justice Plan 2008 – 2011, comprising - • Disability Action Plan • EEO Management Plan • Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement Spokeswomen’s Strategic Plan Sponsorship Policy Statement of Business Ethics WorkCover Compliance and Prosecution Policy WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION A Chiropractor’s Guide to WorkCover NSW An Osteopath’s Guide to WorkCover NSW Case Management Principles Claims Estimation Manual Compliance Policy and Prosecutions Guidelines Cross Border Arrangements for Workers Compensation: Guide Domestic Assistance Guidelines Funding of Equipment and Workplace Modifications Guidelines Guidelines for Employers Return-to-Work ProgramsGuidelines on the Appointment and Functions of Injury Management Consultants Guidelines for a Physiotherapist–A Physiotherapist’s guide to WorkCover NSW Guidelines for a Remedial Massage Therapist Insurance Premiums Order JobCover Placement Program Guide for Employers Prosthetic Disc Replacement – Lumbar Spine. WorkCover guidance material Approval of Workplace Rehabilitation Providers within the NSW Workers Compensation System: General Guide Role of the medical practitioner in NSW Workers Compensation System. Joint Statement WorkCover and AMA

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Standard Return to Work Program Retraining of Injured Workers Wages Definition Manual Workers Compensation Benefits Guide Workers Compensation Fact Sheets WorkCover Guidelines for claiming compensation benefits WorkCover Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment WorkCover guidelines on independent medical examinations and reports WorkCover interim payment direction guidelines Worker Status Rulings Self Assessment Tool and Web Information Work Trial Guidelines (Policies and Procedures) for Rehabilitation Providers and Insurers WorkCover Medical Assessment Guidelines Workplace Rehabilitation Provider Evaluation Guide Exercise Physiologists’ Guide to WorkCover NSW Workers Compensation (Chiropractor Fees) Order Workers Compensation (Osteopathy Fees) Order Workers Compensation (Physiotherapy Fees) Order Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation (Independent Consultants) Fees Order Workers Compensation (Public Hospital Rates) Order Workers Compensation (Medical Practitioner Fees) Order Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation (Injury Management Consultants) Order Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation (Medical Examinations and Reports) Order Workers Compensation (Orthopaedic Surgeon Fees) Order Workers Compensation (Surgeon Fees) Order Self and Group Self Insurers Licensing Policy of the WorkCover Authority – for Self-Insurers and Group Self-insurers Licensed under Section 211 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 December 2001 Self-Insurer Licence Issued Pursuant to S211 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 Group Self-Insurer Licence Issued Pursuant to S211 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 Application for Group Self-Insurer Licence under Section 210 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 Application for Licence under Section 210 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 – Single Licence Self-Insurer Annual Information Requirements Pro-forma cross company guarantee – effective June 2006 Pro-forma holding company guarantee – effective June 2006 Holding company guarantee – group self-insurer – effective March 2007 Holding company guarantee – single self-insurer – effective January 2007 Financial Undertaking – December 2006 SI Actuarial Assumptions Injury Management Program – checklist for self-insurers Self Insurer Case Management Self Audit and Evidence Guide – June 2008 Occupational Health and Safety Model for Self-Insurers – July 2005 National Self-Insurer OHS Audit Tool – User Guide and Workbook –16 February 2007 Policy of the WorkCover Authority for transfer of Scheme Liabilities to Self-Insurers and Specialised Insurers under S208AA of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (S208AA Policy) – September 2003 Self and Specialised Insurer Guidelines Specialised Insurers Licensing Policy for Specialised Insurers under Division 3 of Part 7 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 Specialised Insurer Licence Issued Pursuant to Division 3 of Part 7 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 – Model Conditions Injury Management Program – Specialised Insurer checklist Specialised Insurer Case Management Self Audit and Evidence Guide – June 2008 Specialised Insurers – Annual Information Requirements Financial Undertaking – June 2007 Actuarial Assumptions Policy of the WorkCover Authority for transfer of Scheme Liabilities to Self-Insurers and Specialised Insurers under S208AA of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (S208AA Policy) – September 2003 Self and Specialised Insurer Guidelines

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DIVISION Alcohol and other Drugs in the Workplace – Guide to developing a workplace alcohol and other drugs policy Guide 2006 Application for fireworks (single use) Guidelines Application for blasting explosives users licence – Guide 2005 Application for blasting explosives learners licence – Guide 2005 Application for unsupervised handling licence – Guide 2005 Application for licence to use Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances – Guide 2005 Application for licence to import explosives and Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances – Guide 2005 Application for licence to manufacture explosives and Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances – Guide 2005 Application for licence to store explosives and Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances – Guide 2005 Application for licence to supply explosives and Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances – Guide 2005 Application for licence to transport explosives and Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances – Guide 2005 Armed Hold-ups and Cash Handling Assembling Truck and Tractor Tyres and Rims Assessment of Commercial and Residential Metering/Electrical Panel Installations for Potential Asbestos Containing Material Cashiers: Health and Safety at Work Ceiling Dusts Containing Lead: Guidance Note Chainsaw Safety Checkout Safety: a guide for cashiers, shop assistants, and their supervisors Checklist for Safe Use of Silos Chemical Analysis Branch Handbook Climbing in and out of vehicles Code of Practice: Accommodation for Rural Agricultural Work Code of Practice: Amenities for Construction Work Code of Practice: Amenity Tree Industry Code of Practice: Cash in Transit Code of Practice: Collection of Domestic Waste Code of Practice: Control of Workplace hazardous Substances Code of Practice: Cutting and Drilling Concrete and Other Masonry Products Code of Practice: Electrical Practices for Construction Work 2007 Code of Practice: Excavation Code of Practice: Formwork Code of Practice: Labelling of Workplace Substances Code of Practice: Low Voltage Electrical Work 2007 Code of Practice: Mono-strand Post-tensioning of Concrete Buildings Code of Practice: Moving Plant on Construction Sites. Code of Practice: Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work Code of Practice: NSW Construction No. 2 – Façade Retention Code of Practice: OHandS Consultation 2001 Code of Practice: OHandS Induction Training for Construction Work Code of Practice: Overhead Protective Structures Code of Practice: Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets Code of Practice: Pumping Concrete Code of Practice: Rural Workers Accommodation Code of Practice: Safe Handling and Storage of Enzymatic Detergent Powders and Liquids Code of Practice: Safe Handling of Timber Preservatives and Treated Timber Code of Practice: Safety aspects in the design of bulk solid containers Code of Practice: Safe Use of Silos Code of Practice: Safe use and storage of Chemicals (including pesticides and herbicides) in agriculture Code of Practice: Safe use of Pesticides (including Herbicides) in non-Agricultural Workplaces Code of Practice: Safe Work on Roofs Part 1 – Commercial and Industrial and Part 2 – Residential Code of Practice: Safety Aspects in the Design, Manufacture and Installation of Bulk Solids Containers, including Silos, Field Bins and Chaser Bins Code of Practice: Safe Use of Bulk Solids Containers and Flatbed Storage including Silos, Field Bins and Chaser Bins Code of Practice: Synthetic Mineral Fibres Code of Practice: Technical Guidance 2001

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Code of Practice: Tunnels Under Construction Code of Practice: Wine Industry Code of Practice: WorkCover NSW Health and Safety Risk Assessment 2001 Code of Practice: Work in hot or cold environments – No.309 Code of Practice: Workplace Amenities 2001 Code of Practice: Work Near Overhead Power Lines 2006 Compliance and Prosecution Policy Compliance and Prosecution Policy- Summary Community Services Safety Pack- A guide to Occupational Health and Safety Conditions for pyrotechnics and single use fireworks licences – Guide 2005 Confined Spaces Training Position Paper – No.4637 Dangerous goods – guides to explosives and dangerous Goods Licensing Dangers of Set Lighting for Film, TV and Video Production Dangers of Using Combustion Engines in Confined Spaces Dangers of Separation of Electrical Plugs and Sockets Demolition Licensing Dermatitis- The Facts Starting from Scratch Design and selection of trolleys Due Diligence at Work Dust in the Workplace: how to prevent silicosis Erecting, Altering and Dismantling Scaffolding Part 1: Prefabricated Steel Modular Scaffolding Fact Sheet Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) Placement Fact Sheet – Establishing a Policy to manage alcohol and other drugs in the work place Fact Sheet For Consignors and Consignees Managing Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue in NSW Fact Sheet For Drivers Managing Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue in NSW Fact Sheet Driver Fatigue Management Plans Managing Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue in NSW Fact Sheet For Employers and Head Carriers Managing Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue in NSW Factsheet: laser printers and indoor air quality Fact Sheet and Checklist for managing the use of Hazardous Substances within the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Fact Sheet – Preventing and Dealing with Workplace Bullying Factsheet – Working in hot environments – No.0333 Factsheet – Working in cold environments – No.0334 Fact Sheet and Checklist for managing the risk of Sprains and Strains within the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Fact Sheet and Checklist for managing the risk of Slips, Trips and Falls within the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Fact Sheet and Checklist: Managing the use of hazardous substances within the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Fact Sheet and Checklist for managing the use of Plant in the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Farm Safety Starter Guide Farm Safety Starter Kit Fatigue – Prevention in the Workplace Edition 1 June 2008 Fibro and Asbestos: A renovator and homeowner’s guide Fifteen Minute Farm Safety Checklist First Aid in the Workplace – an example for small to medium businesses First Aid in the Workplace, Guide 2001 Form 3 – Notice of Serious Injury of Death – School Children Guidance Note for working with Asbestos in the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Guidance Notes for Workplace Occupational Health and Safety Committees Guide for Dogging Guide to Certification Guide to Managing Diver Fatigue in the Long Haul Trucking Industry Guide to manual order picking Guide to Rigging Guide to the Safe Use of Tractors Guide to Workplace Health and Safety Committees Guidelines for Demolition Licence Contractors Handling Cytotoxic Drugs and Related Waste – standard operating procedures Guidelines for Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractors

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Guidelines for the Ethical Behaviour and Conduct of Research Funded by WorkCover NSW Injury Prevention, Education and Research Grants Scheme Guidelines for the Notification and Use of Listed Carcinogenic Substances Guidelines for the Notification of Lead Work Special conditions of pyrotechnician’s licences and fireworks single use licences for using Chinese string fireworks during lunar new year and Chinese lion dancing. Hazard Identification and Risk Management for Small Builders Health and Safety at Work: hairdressing Health and Safety at Work: the waste management and recycling industry Health and Safety at Work: greens, gardens and grounds Health and Safety at Work: kitchens Health and Safety at Work: Shearing Guide Health and Safety Guidelines for Brothels in NSW Health and Safety in the Office Health and Safety Guidelines for Call Centres in NSW Health and Safety Guidelines for Hairdressers Hierarchy of Hazard Control Host Employers Fact Sheet Hotel/Motel Operators’ Risk Assessment Tool for Housekeepers Tasks Implementing a safer patient handling system Initial Injury Advice Form Industry Reference Group Operational Guidelines, September 2005 Labour Hire Agencies Fact sheet Major Hazard Facilities Guide 2008 Managing Chemical Hazards in the Workplace: Guide Managing Loss and Grief in the Aged Care Industry Manual handling black spots: Agriculture Manual handling black spots: Construction and utilities Manual handling black spots: Consumer and business services Manual handling black spots: Health and community services Manual handling black spots: Manufacturing Manual handling black spots: Retail Manual handling black spots: Transport and storage Manual handling black spots: Wholesale Manual handling risk guide Manual handling for bricklaying Manual handling – Shearing and wool handling Minor works on Asbestos-based Electrical Mounting Boards Managing the Risk of Violence at Work: Fact Sheet SMB Mentor Program Nail Technicians’ Tips for Health and Safety Nanotechnology – Occupational Health and Safety Overview National Certificates of Competency – Assessment instruments National Certificate of Competency Assessors Accreditation Manual – Package 1 – New Applications National Certificate of Competency Assessors Accreditation Manual – Package 2 – Additional Period National Certificate of Competency Assessors Accreditation Manual – Package 3 – Additional Class National Certificate of Competency Assessors Accreditation Manual – Package 4 – Interstate Assessor/ Interstate Transfer New OHS Powers for Authorised Officers NSW Sports Safety Award Scheme Nomination Form NSW Sporting Injuries Committee 20th Annual Report 2003-2004 and Annual Reports from year ended 30 June 1985 Notification by Major Hazard Facilities (MHFs) and Potential MHFs (FMHF01) Form Notification by Major Hazard Facilities (MHFs) and Potential MHFs (FMHF01) Guide Notification of dangerous goods on premises Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000: a summary of the main provisions Occupational Health and Safety in Hospitality-Employee Induction Checklist Occupational Health and Safety in Hospitality-Supervisors Training Manual Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 Major Hazard Facilities: Conditions and requirements of provisional registration and of registration OHS Certification Users Manual

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OHS Investigations Reference Manual OHS Trainer Accreditation Manual OHS Training and Development Manual OHS General Induction for Construction Work in NSW Administration (Manual) for Accredited Trainers and Approved Providers OHS Consultation Administration Manual for Accredited Trainers and Approved Providers OHS and the Multilingual Workforce: Why Bother? Participative ergonomic blueprint Passive Smoking in the Workplace Policy and Control Play it Safe Newsletters for Autumn 2005, Winter 2005, Spring 2005 and Summer 2005/06 Pregnancy and Work Guide 2002 Preventing and Dealing with Workplace Bullying – A guide for employers and employees Guide 2008 Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Guide Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Information for Workers – Fact Sheet Prevention and Management of Workplace Aggression Preventing injury from packing and unpacking shipping containers and enclosed trolleys Protecting Young Workers From Workplace Hazards Policy and Guidelines (Second Edition) PTO Rebate Scheme Brochure and Application Form Reading Labels and Material Safety Data Sheets: Guide Research and Injury Prevention Scheme – Guidelines for Research Grants (Brochure – including application form) Risk Management at Work Guide Safe Hire Self Assessment Tool-Checklist Safety Information Tools for the Wood Manufacturing industry sub-sector Safe Use of Solvents at Work Safety Alerts: All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) Barrow Hoists Base failure in self – erecting tower crane Chrysotile Asbestos Ban Collapse of Domestic Roofs Under Construction Concrete Placing Pumps Contaminated Air – Warning to Divers Control of Lead in the Radiator Industry Crush Hazards Danger of Electrical cables in Walls Dangers in Some Bus Door Closing Systems Dangers of In-Running Rollers Dangers of Powerlines When Pumping Concrete Divers or Persons Drowning Electrical Hazards for Plumbers Electrical Work near Live Electrical Equipment Electrocution from Sander Polishers Enclosed Areas Explosion Danger in Cutting Empty Fuel Drums Failure of Lifting Devices in Construction Work Fatal Fireworks Explosion Fatality Highlights Drilling Rig Dangers Harvest Machinery High Visibility Clothing Hydraulically Operated Post Drivers LP Gas Filling Adapters Maintenance to Forklift Truck Manual Handling Summit Response Program documents (several) Mobile Cranes Mobile Wood Chipping Machines Moving Plant on Construction Sites Pier Holes Plugs and Sockets used with Refrigerated Containers Portable Electrical Inverters for Construction Work

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Residual Current Devices on Portable Generators Risks from exposed reinforcement bars Safe Handling of Contaminated Groundwater at the Workplace Safety for Tilt Tray Trucks and Trailers Safety Mesh on Roofs Solid Fuel Boiler Furnace Doors Telehandlers Temporary support of Masonry walls under construction The Use of Telehandlers to Lift Freely Suspended Loads and on Sloping Ground Tiger Tails on Powerlines Tip Truck Trailers Tractor and Tractor Implement Operations Tree Amenity/Arborist Operations Use of Steel Wire Hooks in the Electrical Industry Use of bags to lift bulk materials Warning on the Use of Portable Electrical Inverters for Construction Work Safety Guides: Advisory Information on Work Platforms for Fork Lift Trucks Cantilevered Platform Materials Hoists – Upgrading of Safety Gear Fibro and Asbestos – A renovator and homeowner’s guide Guide 2006: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls Guide for Amusement Device Owners/Operators- Safe Electrical Practices Guidelines to working on Electrical Meter Panels identified as containing asbestos Health Care and Accommodation Industries Thermostatic Water Mixing Valve Failure Inorganic Mercury Spillage Cleaning Procedures Manual Moving Heavy Objects Across a Truck Tray with a Crow Bar or Similar Lever New South Wales Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme (Brochure) Portable Ladders Preventing Death by Drowning Safe Operation of Inflatable Type Amusement Devices Safety Helmets for Head Protection on Construction Sites Safety Near Concrete Pumps Supplementary Guidance on Identification of Synthetic Slings Use of Fall Arrest Systems Work near underground assets – Guide Safety Solutions Rebate probity documentation Secure and Safe: Handling of Explosives and Security Sensitive Dangerous Substances Serious about safe business pack Short Guide to Working with Asbestos Six steps to OHS: duty of care in OHS Skin cancer and outdoor workers: a guide for workers Small Business Starter Kit Small Business Safety checklist Spray Painting Guide 2001 Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Handbook Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Benefits Table Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Application for Membership Form Stress, the Workplace and the Individual Subby Pack Supplementary Sporting Injuries Benefits Scheme (Brochure) Summary of the OHS Regulation 2001 Supply of chemicals and substances to workplaces Taking Safety Seriously (A systematic approach to managing workplace risks in the NSW Public Sector – TestSafe Australia Business Plan 2007-2010 Unguarded Cooling Fan Belts on Generator Sets Use of Fall Arrest Systems Use of Portable Appliance Testers (PATs) for Testing Plug-In Electrical Equipment in the Workplace Using Residual Current devices (Safety Switches) Violence in the Workplace: What Managers Can Do Work Hazards in the Hospitality Industry Work Involving the Use of MOCA (4,4’-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline))

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Work Near Underground Assets WorkCover Injury Prevention, Education and Research Grants Scheme: Guide for Applicants WorkCover NSW Inspectors Fixed Penalty Handbook Workers Compensation Compliance Manual Working from Home Workplace Complaints Handling relating to OHS and associated legislation Workplace Improvement Framework Workplace Improvement and Compliance Assessment Manual Workplace PPE Program Workplace Safety Kit Workplace Violence in the Finance Sector-Guidelines, Checklists and Forms for Small to Medium Workplaces Work Site OHS Assessment Package Young Workers, Work Experience and Work Placement Students – don’t let their first day be their worst day Your Guide for Working with Asbestos Your Guide to Workplace Health and Safety Additional requirements for Item Registration of tower cranes in NSW Abrasive Blasting Acceptance of plant registrations from other states and territories (Publication No. 4387) Acceptance of overseas standards for plant registration under the OHS Regulation 2001 (Publication No. 4384) Advice on the use of crane workboxes (Publication No. 4398) Alteration of a lift, escalator or moving walk under the OHS Regulation 2001 (Publication No. 4364) Change of person in control of plant (Publication No. 4369) Clarification of Clause 121 of the OHS Regulation 2001(Pub No. 4377) Commissioning of lifts as part of the item registration process(Pub No. 4378) Cranes, hoists and winches (Publication N0. 4422) Design of Plant that can be used for Multiple Purposes (pub No. 4401) Design registration as assault of altering an item of plant (pub No. 4365) Design of Vertical Ladders on Silos (pub No. 5008) Exemption – tractors fitted with loadshifting attachments (pub No. 4601) Fitting of attachments to earthmoving equipment (pub No. 4366) Guidelines – Concrete Placing Units (pub No. 4380) Indicating devices on self erecting tower cranes (pub No. 4382) Interim requirements for operating self-erecting tower cranes (pub No. 4425) Item registration of lifts for their use on construction sites (pub No. 4367) Measures used to control the risks associated with working at height (pub No. 4379) Multiple registration of plant items (pub No. 4383) Protective structures for earthmoving equipment (pub No. 4393) Registration of imported cylinders with limited use in NSW (pub No. 4386) Registration of imported transportable pressure vessels with limited use in NSW (pub No. 4388) Relocation of normally fixed plant (pub No. 4368) Requirements for Auctioneers Selling Used Plant in NSW pub No. 4855) Requirements for Fencing (pub No. 4489) Requirements for persons selling or transferring plant (pub No. 4597) Requirements for Trestle Ladders in NSW (pub No. 4943) Requirements to use mobile construction plant registered in other states and territories (pub No. 4400) Responsibilities for persons supplying plant that is not in their control under the OHS Regulation 2001 (pub No. 4396) Roll over protection structures for tractors used in orchards (pub No. 4389) Tower Cranes: Additional Requirements for Item Registration in NSW (pub No. 5030) Use of plant for purposes for which it was not designed (pub No. 4382) Use of plant when altering or commissioning (pub No. 4385) Vehicle-Loading Cranes: Registration, Certification and other Requirements (pub No. 4391) Working Off Stepladders (pub No. 4395) Work near or in close proximity to overhead power lines Work platforms for forklift trucks (pub No. 4399) Additional licensing information: Clothing Factory Registration Manual Conversion Application for Construction Frequently Asked Questions OHS Consultation Administration Manual

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OHS General Induction for Construction Work in NSW Administration Manual OHS Trainer Manual NCOC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) NCOC Manual CIC Frequently Asked Questions Construction Induction Certificate Manual Pest and Fumigants Frequently Asked Questions Pest Fumigant NCOC – New Issue Pest Fumigant NCOC – Renewal STRATEGY AND POLICY DIVISION Annual Reports Corporate Plan 2008/2011 Freedom of Information Guidelines and Request for Access Form External Release of Data Policy (listed instead of ‘Procedure for Processing External Data Requests’) Privacy Management Plan 2008 WorkCover Recordkeeping Policy WorkCover Assist 2008 Information Pack WorkCover Assist Education and Training Grants Program 2008: Application Guideline [consolidation of ‘WorkCover Assist Commissioned Education Funding Briefs (9 initiatives)’ and ‘WorkCover Assist General Grant Funding Brief’] Information Security Policy Privacy Statement Statistical Bulletin WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION Access and Equity Service Charter Summary Access and Equity Service Charter Access to Compensation Court papers Annual Review 2002 Annual Review 2003 Annual Review 2004 Annual Review 2005 Annual Review 2006 Annual Review 2007 Appeal Against the Decision of an Arbitrator (Brochure) Form 1 – Application for Expedited Assessment Form 1A – Application to Revoke an Interim Payment Direction Form 1B- Reply to Application for Expedited Assessment Form 2 – Application to Resolve a Dispute Form 2 Cover – Multiple Employers Form 2 Cover – Section 162 Form 2 Cover – Uninsured Employer Form 2 Cover – Additional insurer/scheme agent Form 2 – Supporting documents and information Form 2A – Reply to Application to Resolve a Dispute Form 2B – Application to Join a Party to Proceedings Form 2C – Application to Admit Late Documents Form 2D – Application in Respect of Death of Worker Form 4 – Certificate of Service Form 5A – Application to Register a Commutation Agreement Form 5B – Application to Register a Redemption Agreement Form 5C – Application for Determination to Commute Liability Form 5D – Application to Determine to Redeem Liability Form 6 – Application to Resolve a Workplace Injury Management Dispute Form 7 – Application for Assessment by an Approved Medical Specialist Form 7A – Response to application for assessment by an AMS Form 8 – Direction for Production Form 8A – Application for Leave to Serve a Direction for Production Outside the State Form 8B – Summons to Attend Form 9 – Appeal Against Decision of Arbitrator

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Form 9A – Notice of Opposition to appeal against decision of Arbitrator Form 10 – Appeal Against a Decision of Approved Medical Specialist Form 10A – Notice of Opposition to Appeal Against Decision of Approved Medical Specialist Form 11 – Direction for Access to Information and Premises Form 11A – Certificate of Service for Work Injury Damages Claims Form 11B – Application to Cure a Defective Pre-filing Statement Form 11C – Application for Mediation to Resolve Work Injury Damages Claim Form 11D – Response to an Application for Mediation to Resolve Work Injury Damages Claim Form 11E – Application to Strike Out of Pre-Filing Statement Form 11F – Opposition to Application to Strike Out of Pre-Filing Statement Form 13 – Application for Leave to Refer a Question of Law Form 13A – Notice of Opposition to Application for Leave to refer a Question of Law Form 14A – Agreement to Discontinue Proceedings Form 14B – Election to Discontinue Proceedings Form 15 – Application for Assessment of Costs- Schedule 6 before 1 November 2006 Form 15A – Application for Assessment of Costs – Schedule 6 on or after 1 November 2006 Form 15B – Application for Assessment of Costs -Schedule 7 Form 18 – Wages Schedule Approved Medical Specialist’s Code of Conduct Arbitrators Code of Conduct Closing the Dispute Resolution Process (Brochure) Commencing the Dispute Application Process – Applicant’s Procedures (Brochures) Commencing the Dispute Application Process – Respondent’s Procedures (Brochures) Consent Orders E-Bulletin Guide to Completing Form 1 Guide to Completing Form 1B Guide to Completing Form 2 Guide to Completing Form 2A Guide to Completing Form 2D Guide to Completing Form 6 Guide to Completing Form 7 Guide to Completing Form 8 Guide to Completing Form 8B Guide to Completing Form 9 Guide to Completing Form 9A Guide to Completing Form 10 Guide to Completing Form 10A Guide to Completing Form 14A Guide to Completing Form 14B Guide to Completing Form 18 Guidelines for Media Representatives Information for Injured Workers (Brochure, DVD and Video) Interim Payment Directions (Brochure) Medical Appeals (Brochure) Policy on Publication of Decisions in the Workers Compensation Commission Practice Direction No. 1 Determination of matters without a conciliation conference or arbitration hearing in person (‘on the papers’) Practice Direction No. 2 Adjournment of Commission proceedings and leave to introduce evidence Practice Direction No. 3 Expert evidence. Practice Direction No. 4 Correction of ‘obvious error’ in a certificate of determination Practice Direction No. 5 Reference of question of law on compensation claim to the Workers Compensation Commission constituted by the President Practice Direction No. 6 Appeal against a decision of the Commission constituted by an Arbitrator. Practice Direction No. 7 Directions to produce documents and summonses to non-parties Practice Direction No. 8 Notices for production Practice Direction No. 9 Lodgement of late documents. Practice Direction No. 10 Determination of disputes concerning past weekly payments for a period not exceeding 12 weeks. Practice Direction No. 11 Process for Resolution of Permanent Impairment Disputes Lodged with the Commission

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Practice of the Conciliation/Arbitration Process in the Workers Compensation Commission President’s Paper on the Workers Compensation Commission – August 2006 Provision of Interpreter Services – Service Charter Record of Proceedings Policy Referral for Medical Assessment (Brochure) Registrar’s Practice Guide for Work Injury Damages in the Workers Compensation Commission Registrar’s Guideline for Standards of Conduct during Proceedings in the Workers Compensation Commission Registrar’s Guideline – Requests for Reconsiderations under sections 329(1A), 350(3) and 378 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 Registrar’s Guideline – Appeal against Medical Assessment Security at Commission Hearings SEPA Notice to Producer SEPA Order Superseded Practice Directions The Self-Represented Worker (Brochure) Venue Policy Workers Compensation Commission Rules 2003 – (repealed) Workers Compensation Commission Rules 2006 WorkCover Benefits (including information guidelines) WorkCover Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment WorkCover Interim Payment Direction Guidelines WorkCover Medical Assessment Guidelines WorkCover Guidelines for Claiming Compensation Benefits Workplace Injury Management Disputes (Brochure) NSW SPORTING INJURIES COMMITTEE NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Annual Report 2007-2008 and Annual Reports from year ended 30 June 1985 New South Wales Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme (Brochure) Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Handbook Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Benefits Table Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Application for Membership Form Supplementary Sporting Injuries Benefits Scheme (Brochure) Initial Injury Advice Benefit Application Form Benefit Application Form – Death Research and Injury Prevention Scheme (Brochure) Research and Injury Prevention Scheme Application Form NSW Sports Safety Awards Nomination Form Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978 Sporting Injuries Insurance Rule 1997 Sporting Injuries Insurance Regulation 2004

SECTION 2 – Statement of Affairs The most recent issue of the Statement of Affairs is June 2007. The Statement of Affairs of WorkCover NSW can be obtained free of charge from the WorkCover Assistance Service at the following address: WorkCover Assistance Service 92-100 Donnison Street Gosford NSW 2250 Locked Bag 2906 Lisarow NSW 2252 Hotline number: 13 10 50 The WorkCover Assistance Service is open to the public between 8:30am and 4:30pm weekdays. The Statement of Affairs is also available on WorkCover’s website at www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

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SECTION 3 – Contact Arrangements Enquiries concerning the procedures for inspecting and purchasing policy documents should be directed to: The FOI Liaison Officer WorkCover NSW Locked Bag 2906 Lisarow NSW 2252 Requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 for access to documents, other than policy documents, in the possession of WorkCover NSW and associated bodies should be accompanied with a $30 application fee and mailed to the above officer at the above address. Documents are sent to applicants via Australia Post or may be inspected during business hours by prior arrangement with WorkCover NSW. (Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm)

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SECTION 1 – POLICY DOCUMENTS Code of Conduct and Ethics Protected Disclosures Procedures Procedures for Processing Freedom of Information (FOI) Applications

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS The Authority was established by the World Youth Day Act 2006 with its principal function being to develop policies, strategies and plans for the delivery of, and to co-ordinate and manage the delivery of, integrated government services for World Youth Day 2008 events. World Youth Day is a six-day religious event held internationally every three years and was staged in Sydney from 14 July to 20 July 2008. The Authority’s most recent Statement of Affairs was published in its 2007-2008 Annual Report.

SECTION 3 – CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Up until 31 December 2008 copies of this Summary of Affairs and the documents listed in Section 1 can be inspected or obtained by contacting the Authority (02) 9201 3337. The Authority’s office hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm on weekdays. Requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 for access to documents held by the Authority that are not publicly available should be accompanied by a $30.00 application fee and directed in writing to: The Freedom of Information Manager, World Youth Day Co-ordination Authority, GPO Box 5341, Sydney NSW 2001

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