Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to FOIP, Chapter 2, Administration of FOIP. Updated 7 March 2023. 21 Section 44: Oath or Affirmation Oath or affirmation 44(1) Before entering on the duties of office, the commissioner shall take and subscribe the prescribed oath or affirmation before the Speaker of the Assembly or the Clerk of the Assembly. (2) Before entering on the duties of office, every member of the staff of the commissioner shall take and subscribe the prescribed oath or affirmation before the commissioner. Before entering the duties of office, the Commissioner takes an oath of office before the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or the Clerk of the Assembly (see section 44(1) of FOIP). All staff of the Commissioner sign an oath of office on an annual basis. This oath is sworn before the Commissioner affirming that, except as provided for under FOIP, staff will not divulge any information received in the exercise of their powers or performance of their duties and functions at the IPC (see section 44(2) of FOIP). Section 19 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations provides the language for those oaths as follows: Oath of office 19(1) For the purposes of subsection 44(1) of the Act, the following oath or affirmation is prescribed for the commissioner: I,………………..………….., do swear/solemnly affirm that I will faithfully and impartially perform and discharge the duties and functions of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and that I will not, except as provided in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or in The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, divulge any information received by me in the exercise of my powers or the performance of my duties and functions under those Acts. (2) For purposes of subsection 44(2) of the Act, the following oath or affirmation is prescribed for the members of the staff of the commissioner: I,……………………..…….., do swear/solemnly affirm that I will faithfully and impartially perform and discharge the duties and functions of my office as an employee of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and that I will not, except as provided in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or in The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, divulge any information received by me in the exercise of my powers or the performance of my duties and functions under those Acts.
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