Access to Information held by PillarPillar holds information about:
There are certain legal rights relating to access to this information.
Access to information about Pillar and about NSW public sector superannuation schemes that it administers
The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (“GIPA Act”), which replaces the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW), established a new ‘right to information’ system designed to make “government information” more readily available. This means that a government agency must release “government information” unless there is an overriding public interest against disclosure.
Government information is anything contained in a record held by a government agency, or held on behalf of an agency by a government contractor or by the State Records Authority. A record means any document or other source of information compiled, recorded or stored in written or electronic form.
Pillar Administration is a NSW State owned corporation and is bound by the provisions of the GIPA Act in relation to information that can be defined as “government information”. That includes the records Pillar holds on behalf of the trustees of the NSW public sector superannuation schemes that Pillar administers.
The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act (NSW) 1998 ("PPIP Act") provides for access and amendment rights in relation to information about individuals held by NSW government agencies. Although the PPIP Act does not directly apply to Pillar because it is a State owned corporation, the PPIP Act does cover the personal information about superannuation scheme members and pensioners that Pillar holds on behalf of the trustees of the NSW public sector superannuation schemes that it administers.
Pillar and the trustees of the NSW public sector superannuation schemes that Pillar administers have always been as transparent as possible in dealings with the members of those schemes and this will continue to be the case under the GIPA Act as well as under the PPIP Act.
For details about how to make a request to Pillar to access information, please refer to the ‘Access to information held by Pillar Administration' Fact Sheet or 'Access to Information' Forms links below. Some information about Pillar itself can be accessed directly via the Open Access Information about Pillar link below. Some information about NSW public sector superannuation schemes that Pillar administers can be accessed via the Open Access Information about NSW public sector superannuation schemes (STC website) link below.
