1. Introduction

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (‘DCJ’) has adopted this Agency Information Guide (‘AIG’) under Pt 3 Div 2 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (‘GIPA Act’).

The AIG informs members of the public about:

• the structure and functions of DCJ and its subsidiary agencies.
• the way in which DCJ’s functions (in particular, its decision-making functions) affect members of the public.
• arrangements for members of the public to participate in the formulation of DCJ policy and the exercise of its functions.
• the kinds of government information DCJ holds.
• the kinds of government information DCJ makes, or will make, available to the public.
• how government information held by DCJ is, or will be, made available to the public.
• the kinds of government information DCJ makes, or will make, available free of charge.
• the kinds of information for which a charge is, or will be, imposed.