Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Introduction (Updated)

CONTENTS

• 1. Definitions (Updated)
• 2. Purposes of this Act
• 3. Scope of this Act
• 4. Records to which this Act applies
• 5. Relationship to other Acts
• Part 1: Freedom of Information
  • Division 1: Obtaining Access to Records
    • 6. Information rights
    • 7. How to make a request
    • 8. Abandoned request
    • 9. Continuing request
    • 10. Duty to assist applicants
    • 11. Time limit for responding
    • 12. Contents of response
    • 13. How access will be given
    • 14. Extending time limit for responding
    • 15. Transferring a request
    • 15.1 Request under section 7 deemed to be a request under the Health Information Act
  • Division 2: Exceptions to Disclosure
    • 16. Disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party
    • 17. Disclosure harmful to personal privacy 
    • 18. Disclosure harmful to individual or public safety
    • 19. Confidential evaluations
    • 20. Disclosure harmful to law enforcement
    • 21. Disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations
    • 22. Cabinet and Treasury Board confidences
    • 23. Local public body confidences
    • 24. Advice from officials
    • 25. Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body
    • 26. Testing procedures, tests and audits
    • 27. Privileged information
    • 28. Disclosure harmful to the conservation of heritage sites, etc.
    • 29. Information that is or will be available to the public
  • Division 3: Third Party Intervention
    • 30. Notifying the third party
    • 31. Time limit and notice of decision
  • Division 4: Public Health and Safety
    • 32. Information must be disclosed if in the public interest
• Part 2: Protection of Privacy
  • Division 1: Collection of Personal Information
    • 33. Purpose of collection of information
    • 34. Manner of collection of information
    • 35. Accuracy and retention
    • 36. Right to request correction of personal information
    • 37 Transferring request to correct personal information
    • 37.1 Request under section 36 deemed to be a request under the Health Information Act
    • 38. Protection of personal information
  • Division 2: Use and Disclosure of Personal Information by Public Bodies
    • 39. Use of personal information
    • 40. Disclosure of personal information
    • 41. Consistent purposes
    • 42. Disclosure for research or statistical purposes
• Part 3: Disclosure of Information in Archives
  • 43. Disclosure of information in archives
• Part 4: Office and Powers of Information and Privacy Commissioner
  • 44. Definition
  • 45. Appointment of Commissioner
  • 46. Term of office 
  • 47. Resignation, removal or suspension of Commissioner
  • 48. Acting Commissioner
  • 49. Remuneration
  • 50. Oath
  • 51. Office of the Commissioner
  • 52. Financing of operations
  • 53. General powers of Commissioner
  • 54. Advice and recommendations
  • 55. Power to authorize a public body to disregard requests
  • 56. Powers of Commissioner in conducting investigations or inquiries
  • 57. Statements made to the Commissioner not admissible in evidence
  • 58. Privileged information
  • 59. Restrictions on disclosure of information by the Commissioner and staff
  • 60. Protection of Commissioner and staff
  • 61. Delegation by the Commissioner
  • 62. Role of Ombudsman
  • 63. Annual report of Commissioner
  • 64. Records management
• Part 5: Reviews and Complaints
  • Division 1 - Reviews by the Commissioner
    • 65. Right to ask for a review
    • 66. How to ask for a review
    • 67. Notifying others of review
    • 68. Mediation may be authorized
    • 69. Inquiry by Commissioner
    • 70. Refusal to conduct inquiry
    • 71. Burden of proof
    • 72. Commissioner's orders
    • 73. No appeal
    • 74. Duty to comply with orders
  • Division 1.1: Reviews of Decisions of the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services
  • 74.1 Definitions
  • 74.2 Right to ask for a review
  • 74.3 How to ask for a review
  • 74.4 Notifying others of review
  • 74.5 Inquiry by Commissioner
  • 74.6 Refusal to conduct inquiry
  • 74.7 Commissioner's orders
  • 74.8 No appeal
  • 74.9 Duty to comply with orders
  • 74.91 Application of other sections
  • Division 2: Complaints About and Reviews of the Commissioner's Decisions as Head of a Public Body
    • 75. Adjudicator to investigate complaints and review decisions
    • 76. Powers, duties and protections of adjudicator
    • 77. Right to ask for a review
    • 78. Review where Commissioner in conflict
    • 79. How to ask for a review
    • 80. Notifying others of review
    • 81. Conduct and outcome of the review
  • Division 3: Disclosure to Commissioner
    • 82. Disclosure to Commissioner
• Part 6: General Provisions
  • 83. Manner of giving notice 
  • 84. Exercise of rights by other persons
  • 85. Delegation by the head of a public body
  • 86. Annual report of Minister
  • 87. Directory of public bodies
  • 87.1 Directory of personal information banks
  • 88. Records available without request
  • 89. Access to manuals 
  • 90. Protection of public body from legal suit
  • 91. Protection of employee
  • 92. Offences and penalties
  • 93. Fees 
  • 94. Power to make regulations
  • 95. Power to make bylaws
  • 96. Application of this Act
  • 97. Review of Act 

Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter F-25, with amendments in force.

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