Information Privacy Policy

Personal or health information will only be collected where it is necessary to carry out our functions and activities.
In some circumstances, collection of personal information is required by law.
Council’s Privacy Policy illustrates the way in which we comply with principles and legislative requirements in relation to personal and health information about an individual that is collected, stored, used or disclosed by Council.

View the City of Kingston's Information Privacy Policy

Privacy requests

A privacy request is a request for personal information, such as property owner details.
Access to information is governed by the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Kingston only releases personal information when legislation enables us to do so, or when the information is released or used for the reason it was originally collected. We also need to ensure the person the information is about would reasonably expect us to release it.

All privacy requests must be in writing. We have an application form for people requesting neighbours’ property owner details for fencing purposes and building related matters, however all other requests must be in writing, outlining the information they’d like to access and the reason for making the privacy request.

For more information about how the City of Kingston deals with information privacy, visit their website