Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 2

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, CHAPTER 2, Administration of LA FOIP. Updated 2 March 2023. 35 Section 48: Certain Provisions Adopted Certain provisions adopted 48 Subsection 43(1), sections 45 to 47 and subsection 66(3) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act are adopted, with any necessary modification, for the purposes of this Act. Section 48 of LA FOIP provides that subsections 43(1), 45, 46, 47 and 66(3) of FOIP are adopted, with any necessary modification, for purposes of LA FOIP. These sections of FOIP cover: • Staff of the commissioner [s. 43(1) of FOIP]. • General powers of the commissioner [s. 45 of FOIP]. • Confidentiality [s. 46 of FOIP]. • Non-compellability [s. 47 of FOIP]. • Proceedings prohibited [s. 66(3) of FOIP]. Section 52: Annual Report Annual report 52(1) Within three months after the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Speaker shall cause the report to be laid before the Assembly in accordance with section 13 of The Executive Government Administration Act. (2) The annual report of the commissioner is to provide details of the activities of the office in relation to the commissioner’s responsibilities pursuant to this Act during that fiscal year and, in particular, concerning any instances where the commissioner’s recommendations made after a review have not been complied with. As an independent Officer of the Legislature, the Commissioner reports annually to the Legislative Assembly, describing the work of the Commissioner’s office and any instances where the Commissioner’s recommendations to local authorities were not complied with. This annual report is required pursuant to section 52 of LA FOIP.

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