FORMS & DOCUMENTS
- RATES
- PLANNING
- BUILDING & PLUMBING
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
- ANIMAL CONTROL
- COMMUNITY
- FOOD BUSINESSES
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- RIGHT TO INFORMATION
- MARINA BERTHS
- WORKS
RATES:
Planning & Development
Planning applications are to be made to Council for approval of the proposed development
Building
- Form 2 – Application for Building Permit – CLC – Notice of Work
- Form 9 – Application – Permit of Substantial Compliance
- Form 39 – Start-Work Notification and Authorisation – Building Work
- Form 53 – Notice of intention to install Heating Appliance
- Form 54 – Heating Appliance Installation Compliance Certificate
- Form 57 – Application for Building Certificate
- Form 76A – Application for extension of duration of Building Permit
- Form 80 – Notification of Low Risk Work Building or Plumbing
Plumbing
- Form 3 – Application for Plumbing Permit CLC Notice of Work
- Form 35 – Certificate of Responsible Designer and TasWater Certification
- Form 60 – Start Work Notification and Authorisation – Plumbing Work
- Form 71B – Standard of Work Certificate – Plumbing Work
- Form 76B – Application for extension of duration of Plumbing Permit
- Form 80 – Notification of Low Risk Work Building or Plumbing
Demolition
- Form 1 – Application for Demolition Permit – CLC – Notice of Work
- Form 76C – Application for extension of duration of Demolition Permit
For more approved forms please click here
Waste Management
- Waste Management Conversion Application – (From Bin Collection to Voucher)
- 2023 Garbage and Recyling Calendar
Waste Management Collection Waiver Application
Do you require a new garbage/recycling lid? Put in an online request here.
How to register your dog
To register your dog, please download and complete our Dog Registration Application 2023- 2024 (PDF). Alternatively, you can get a form from Council’s Customer Service Centre at 9 Melbourne Street, Triabunna 7190.
Please bring the form in to our Customer Service Centre. We will give you a dog registration tag which is marked with an individual number linked directly to you.
You’ll receive your yearly registration renewals in the mail.
Other useful documents:
Community Halls
The Glamorgan Spring Bay municipality has 7 Community Halls that are available for hire.
These Community Halls are ran by our community committee volunteers, they take the payments and bookings.
If you wish to hire a hall, please completed this form and return to the committee member of the hall you wish to hire out.
*Please be mindful that our Hall Committee members are volunteers.
Recreational Grounds
If you wish to hire out one of the recreational grounds, please fill out the application below.
Community Small Grants Program
A funding scheme initiated by the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council to assist with community development in the Glamorgan Spring Bay municipal area
The Glamorgan Spring Bay Council recognises the efforts and contribution’s of sporting groups and organisations within the Community. Any queries you may have with regard to this topic, or if you would like to find out more, please direct your enquiries to Glamorgan Spring Bay Council (03) 6256 4777
Photo & Media Consent Form
Issuing Food Business Registrations
In Tasmania, all food businesses selling food must be registered with the relevant Local Government Authority.
In Glamorgan Spring Bay, this means such businesses must be registered with Glamorgan Spring Bay Council.
To register a food business, you must notify council by completing a Food Business Application Form and returning it to Council.
You must have a Certificate of Registration for a food business from us before you can commence selling food.
Temporary Food Business Registrations, Food Stalls and Mobile Van Registrations.
Anyone selling food at a temporary food stall must register with us. The form must be lodged two weeks before the event. Guideline for Temporary Food Stalls
Mobile Van Registrations
A mobile food business is a food business that operates from a mobile structure.
The term mobile structure is defined in the Food Act 2003 as: ‘A vehicle, trailer, cart, tent, stall booth, table, barbeque, pizza oven, or other mobile structure, that is not permanently fixed to the whole, or part, of a building, structure or land, in, at or from which food is, or is intended to be, handled or sold.’
Food Safety Audits of Food Businesses.
Businesses that prepare and sell food are registered in Council’s database and regular inspections are carried out to ensure compliance with the Food Act 2003.
Online Food Handling Course
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council offers free online food safety training to the municipal area. The program can be accessed online, twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week.
We recommend that anyone handling food complete this program annually.
This program is easy to use and interactive, this program allows you to print off an acknowledgement form and a certificate of completion of the program that can be used as proof of accreditation.
Click here to access the ‘I’m Alert Food Safety program’
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council carries out investigations into Food Safety Complaints.
We investigate concerns relating to food businesses within the Glamorgan Spring Bay municipal area.
If you experience or observe any unacceptable practices in a food business located in the GSBC area, please complete an online complaint form or write to Council via email or post addressing the complaint.
If you would like more information or have any questions, please contact our Environmental Health Officer Natalie Rogers on 6256 4771 or health@freycinet.tas.gov.au
All forms can be accessed by clicking here.
Right to Information
Every member of the public has the right to access certain government information. Glamorgan Spring Bay Council is committed to providing information in order to provide a clear and transparent government and comply with appropriate legislation.
The Right to Information Act 2009 provides a legally enforceable right to members of the public in accordance with this Act, to obtain information contained in the records of the Government and public authorities.
Section 3 defines the object of the Right to Information Act 2009.
(1) The object of this Act is to improve democratic government in Tasmania:
(a) by increasing the accountability of the executive to the people of Tasmania; and
(b) by increasing the ability of the people of Tasmania to participate in their governance; and
(c) by acknowledging that information collected by public authorities is collected for and on behalf of the people of Tasmania and is the property of the State.
(2) This object is to be pursued by giving members of the public the right to obtain information held by public authorities and Ministers.
(3) This object is also to be pursued by giving members of the public the right to obtain information about the operations of Government.
(4) It is the intention of Parliament:
(a) that this Act be interpreted so as to further the object set out in subsection (1); and
(b) that discretions conferred by this Act be exercised so as to facilitate and promote, promptly and at the lowest reasonable cost, the provision of the maximum amount of official information.
Accessing Infomation
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council provides information to the public through this website, and through the release of publications such as:
- Annual Reports
- Annual Plans
- Strategies
- Policies
- By-laws
If it is old information it may be deposited with the Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office: www.libraries.tas.gov.au/archive-heritage/Pages/default.aspx telephone 03 6233 7488
If you cannot find the information you require using the website, please feel free to contact us. If the information is not freely available, we will assist you to make an application for an assessed disclosure. However, it is important to make sure you have looked for the information you require before you make a formal application, because if the information is otherwise available, your application may be refused without the return of your application fee.
How to make a Right to Information Application
If you are looking for information that is not available publicly, you can apply for it. We will conduct an assessment of the information requested and, where permitted by legislation, will release that information to the applicant. These applications are called ‘Applications for Assessed Disclosure’.
To make an application, you can complete our Right to Information Form (PDF). You can submit your completed form in-person or by sending an email to admin@freycinet.tas.gov.au attaching the completed form.
You can also send it by post to:
Right to Information Officer
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
PO Box 6
TRIABUNNA TAS 7190
Applications are to be accompanied by the application fee. This fee is 25 fee units, which is currently $44.50 for the 2023/24 financial year.
Processing your Application
If your application contains all the required information, our Right to Information Officer will assess it against the Right to Information Act 2009.
We will advise you in writing of the outcome of the assessment process within the following timeframes:
- 20 working days for an ordinary application
- 40 working days where we need to consult a third party.
If your application will take more than 20 working days to assess, either because we are consulting with a third party or because it is for a complex or large amount of information, we will notify you in writing and provide a revised date.
Our Right to Information Officer may contact you during the process to update you on progress or request that you provide more details of the information you are seeking.
If the application or part of the application is refused, then the reasons for the refusal to provide the information must be provided as part of the decision together with details on the right to seek a review of the decision. This is done by writing to:
General Manager
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
PO Box 6
TRIABUNNA TAS 7190
Right to Information Manual and Guidelines
The Ombudsman’s Manual and Guidelines provide more detail on making requests under the Right to Information Act and how they are processed by the agency to which the request is sent.
See the Office of the Ombudsman’s website for more information https://www.ombudsman.tas.gov.au/right-to-information
Related Acts and Regulations
You can view, download and print the following Acts and Regulations made available by the Tasmanian Legislation Online website:
- Right to Information Act 2009
- Right to Information Regulations 2010
- Rights to Information Application Form 2023
Marina Berths
Currently there are no available marina berths in Glamorgan Spring Bay Council’s marina.
If you would like to be included on the Council’s marina berth waiting list, please fill out the form with your contact and vessel details, and if a berth becomes available we will contact you.
Works
- Online Works Request Form
- Funeral Request Form
- Bicheno Cemetery Reservation Certificate
- Triabunna Cemetery Reservation Certificate
- Nature Strip Maintenance Guideline
- 2023-Work-Within-Road-Reserve-Permit A Council Road reserve is the land from outside of the property boundary and generally consists of a nature strip (or roadside), drainage networks including kerb and channel, verge, road shoulder and roadway or carriageway
Please note: This form is not permission to start work, you must await Council’s response.