South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts61—Access to information by members of councils
(1) A member of a
council is entitled at any reasonable time, in connection with the performance
or discharge of the functions or duties of the member (whether under this or
another Act), without charge, to have access to any relevant council document,
including (but not limited to)—
(a) a
copy of a written contract entered into by the council, or a copy of a
document relating to a contract that is proposed to be entered into by the
council;
(b)
accounting records kept by the council;
(c)
financial statements and other documents prepared by the council under Chapter
8.
(2) A request for
access to a document under subsection (1) should be directed to the
chief executive officer, or another officer specified by the
chief executive officer for the purposes of this section.
(3) The
chief executive officer or another officer providing access to a document
under subsection (1) may indicate to the member that information
contained in the document is, or should be considered as, confidential.