Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 4

Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 4, Exemptions from the Right of Access. Updated 24 July 2025. 261 Reasonable means what is fair, proper, or moderate under the circumstances; sensible.888 The consent must be in writing pursuant to section 11 of The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulations (LA FOIP Regulations). Section 11 of the LA FOIP Regulations has a number of requirements in terms of the consent gathered. This includes that the consent: • Relate to the purpose for which the information is required; • Be informed; • Be given voluntarily; and • Not be obtained through misrepresentation, fraud or coercion. Without consent, personal information cannot be released unless one of the provisions under subsection 28(2) of LA FOIP applies. For more on subsection 28(2) of LA FOIP, see the Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, “Protection of Privacy”. Releasing personal information without proper authority could constitute a breach of privacy. Section 29: Personal Information of Deceased Individual Personal information of deceased individual 29(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to any other Act, the personal information of a deceased individual shall not be disclosed until 25 years after the death of the individual. (2) Where, in the opinion of the head, disclosure of the personal information of a deceased individual to the individual's next of kin would not constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy, the head may disclose that personal information before 25 years have elapsed after the individual's death. Subsection 29(1) Personal information of deceased individual 29(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to any other Act, the personal information of a deceased individual shall not be disclosed until 25 years after the death of the individual. 888 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 1518.

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