Access Directions by Royal / Special Commissions of Inquiry

Contents

Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care in NSW Hospitals
Royal Commission into the former Chelmsford Private Hospital and Mental Health Services in New South Wales
Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW
Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking
Special Commission of Inquiry into Electricity Transactions
Special Commission of Inquiry into the Glenbrook Rail Disaster
Special Commission of Inquiry concerning the investigation of certain child sexual abuse allegations in the Hunter region
Special Commission of Inquiry into NSW Crime Commission
Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service
Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall Train Accident

Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care in NSW Hospitals

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1046	Scope - Transcripts of the public hearings - Interim and final reports- Submissions/Exhibits - excluding confidential exhibits closed to pubic access - media articles and transcripts of broadcast media	Early access
1047	Scope Transcripts of confidential/closed hearings and submissions provided in confidence Duration of CPA direction 90 years Reason for CPA direction - Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality, or to which a legal obligation of confidentiality still applies - Sensitive personal information - Disclosure of information could jeopardise the future provision of information	Closed
1048	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

Royal Commission into the former Chelmsford Private Hospital and Mental Health Services in New South Wales

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1405	Scope Transcripts of public hearings and public reports	Early access
1406	Scope Records containing information given in confidence in including transcripts of closed proceedings Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
1407	Scope Patient records, former Chelmsford Private Hospital records and Doctors practice files Duration of CPA direction 110 years Reason for CPA direction Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality or to which a legal obligation of confidentiality still applies.Sensitive personal information	Closed

Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1086	Scope - Unedited transcripts of public forums - Submissions provided with the express request of confidentiality - Documents, files and submissions containing personal information associated with specific children or young persons, or containing information that identifies, or that is likely to the lead to the identification of, a child or young person, where the publication of that information would be a breach of section 105 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 - Documents and files associated with case studies of specific children or young persons, including those in relation to the deaths of specific children and young persons Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction - Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality, in relation to which it is not in the public interest for that confidentiality to be lifted - Information provided in relation to which a statutory obligation of confidentiality applies - Information of a sensitive, personal nature in relation to which there is no public interest in open access. - Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality, in relation to which it is not in the public interest for that confidentiality to be lifted - Information provided in relation to which a statutory obligation of confidentiality applies - Information of a sensitive, personal nature in relation to which there is no public interest in open access.	Closed
1094	Scope - Transcripts of public hearings - Interim and final reports - Submissions/exhibits - excluding confidential exhibits closed to public access - Media articles and transcripts of broadcast media	Early Access
1095	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

AD No.

Description of records

Access Direction

1086

Scope

- Unedited transcripts of public forums
- Submissions provided with the express request of confidentiality
- Documents, files and submissions containing personal information associated with specific children or young persons, or containing information that identifies, or that is likely to the lead to the identification of, a child or young person, where the publication of that information would be a breach of section 105 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
- Documents and files associated with case studies of specific children or young persons, including those in relation to the deaths of specific children and young persons

Duration of CPA direction
100 years
Reason for CPA direction
- Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality, in relation to which it is not in the public interest for that confidentiality to be lifted
- Information provided in relation to which a statutory obligation of confidentiality applies
- Information of a sensitive, personal nature in relation to which there is no public interest in open access.
- Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality, in relation to which it is not in the public interest for that confidentiality to be lifted
- Information provided in relation to which a statutory obligation of confidentiality applies
- Information of a sensitive, personal nature in relation to which there is no public interest in open access.

Closed

1094

Scope
- Transcripts of public hearings
- Interim and final reports
- Submissions/exhibits - excluding confidential exhibits closed to public access
- Media articles and transcripts of broadcast media

Early Access

1095

Scope
All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions

Open

Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
293	Scope Transcripts of in-camera hearings, confidential exhibits, correspondence and files relating to the administration of the Commission and responses to summons Direction made under the Savings and transitional provisions of the State Records Act 1998. Duration of CPA Ongoing	Closed
294	Scope All other records not covered by a CPA direction including transcripts of open hearings, exhibits other than those classed as confidential and indexes to that material. Direction made under the Savings and transitional provisions of the State Records Act 1998.	Early access

Special Commission of Inquiry into Electricity Transactions

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1252	Scope Records available under the Government Information (Public Access)Act 2009 as open access information or proactively released. Includes published reports, publicity and educational material in all formats	Early access
1253	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

Special Commission of Inquiry into the Glenbrook Rail Disaster

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
159	Scope Published reports and transcripts of public hearings	Early access
160	Scope All records of the Commission not covered by AD 159	Open

Special Commission of Inquiry concerning the investigation of certain child sexual abuse allegations in the Hunter region

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
2028	Scope Records containing information given in confidence in including transcripts of closed proceedings Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction Sensitive personal information	Closed
2029	Scope Transcripts of public hearings and public reports	Early access
2030	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open
2031	Scope Documents tendered in the public hearings and referred to in Appendix U of the public report	Early access

Special Commission of Inquiry into NSW Crime Commission

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1254	Scope Records available under the Government Information (Public Access)Act 2009 as open access information or proactively released. Includes published reports, publicity and educational material in all formats	Early access
1256	Scope All records not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions	Open

Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
1409	Scope Transcripts of public hearings and public reports	Early access
1410	Scope Records containing information given in confidence including transcripts of closed/in-camera proceedings, exhibits and submissions Duration of CPA direction 100 years Reason for CPA direction Information provided under an expectation of confidentiality or to which a legal obligation of confidentiality still applies. Sensitive personal information	Closed

Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall Train Accident

AD No.	Description of records	Access Direction
473	Scope Transcript of the public hearings Interim and final reports Exhibits - excluding confidential exhibits closed to public access media articles and transcripts of broadcast media	Early access
474	Scope ICAC records and Confidential exhibits 117 - autopsy and medical reports 155 - Medical file 156 - Medical reports and examination sheets 167 - Medical file 178 - Medical and psychiatric file 179 - medical, psychiatric and personnel file 218 - Notes pertaining to psychiatric and medical history Duration of CPA direction 90 years Reason for Duration of CPA direction Information provided under expectation of confidentiality or to which a legal obligation of confidentiality still applies. Sensitive personal information	Closed
475	Scope All material required as State archives excluding material subject to the closed to public access direction	Open

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