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Access Directions by Royal / Special Commissions of Inquiry

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Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care in NSW Public 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 including transcripts of closed proceedings and submissions
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

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 direction
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 the Drug 'Ice'

AD No. Description of records Access Direction
2033 Scope
Letters patent
Practice guidelines published by the Commission
Issues Paper 1: Use, Prevalence and Policy Framework
Issues Paper 2: Justice
Issues Paper 3: Health and Community
Issues Paper 4: Data and Funding
Transcripts of public hearings
Exhibits tendered and published on the Inquiry's website during public hearings
Preliminary submissions (excluding confidential submissions)
Submissions in response to issues papers (excluding confidential submissions)
All other records available under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 as open access information or proactively released, including publications, publicity and educational material in all formats.		 Early access
2034

Scope
All confidential submissions received by the Inquiry, including any correspondence in relation to them
Confidential correspondence between individuals and the Inquiry
Records in relation to the conduct of hearings, including unredacted transcripts, any unredacted and confidential exhibits tendered, and related records of legal advice and solicitors correspondence
All records in relation to private roundtables and private hearings held by the Inquiry
Records of legal advice provided by, and other correspondence authored by solicitors and counsel assisting the Inquiry; solicitors' notes and internal evidence summaries and other working documents
Duration of CPA direction
90 years
Reason for CPA direction
Sensitive personal information; information provided under an expectation of confidentiality; information to which a legal obligation of confidentiality still applies

 Closed
2035 Scope
All records (including exhibits) of the Special Commission of Inquiry not covered by early access authorisations or closed to public access directions		 Open

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 into matters relating to the police investigation of certain child sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

AD No. Description of records Access Direction
2028 Scope
Records containing information given in confidence 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 the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation (James Hardie Limited)

AD No. Description of records Access Direction
1189 Scope
Records of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Medical Resarch and Compensation Foundation (James Hardie Limited). These include master copies of records summonsed by the Inquiry.		 Open

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 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

Last updated December 2020