Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 2

Overview 4
Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Roles & Responsibilities 5
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General 5
Local Authorities – Roles & Responsibilities 6
Head of a Local Authority 8
The LA FOIP Coordinator or Privacy Officer 10
Section 50: Delegation 12
Notices Required by LA FOIP 14
Routine Disclosure & Active Dissemination 17
Proactive Reporting of Privacy Breaches 18
Information & Privacy Commissioner - Roles & Responsibilities 20
Section 38: Appointment 21
Procedural Fairness 22
Section 32: Privacy Powers 24
Section 39: Review or Refusal to Review 26
Section 42: Conduct of Review 27
Section 43: Powers of Commissioner 28
Section 43.1: Power to Authorize a Local Authority to Disregard Applications or Requests 29
Section 44: Report of Commissioner 31
Section 45 (FOIP): General Powers of Commissioner 32
Section 46 (FOIP): Confidentiality 34
Section 47 (FOIP): Non-compellability 37
Section 48: Certain Provisions Adopted 38
Section 52: Annual Report 38
Court of King’s Bench - Roles & Responsibilities 39
Section 46: Appeal to Court 39
Section 47: Powers of Court on Appeal 41
Section 51: Burden of Proof 46
Standard Required to Meet Burden of Proof 46
Who has the Burden of Proof 49
Affidavit Evidence 51
Offences & Penalties 52
Section 54: Proceedings Prohibited 52
Section 55: Immunity from Prosecution 53
Section 56: Summary Offences 54
Privacy and Access Offences 57
Not Cooperating with the Commissioner 58
Section 66(3) (FOIP): Proceedings Prohibited 60

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