Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 4, Exemptions from the Right of Access. Updated 24 July 2025. 82 Office of the Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) do not lead to penalty or sanctions under The Coroners Act, 1999, such that it could be considered a “law enforcement matter” on its own. Had the Coroner’s investigation been handed onto another party, such as a police service, then it would form part of the police service’s investigation and may qualify for exemption pursuant to subsection 15(1)(k). See paragraphs [70] to [72]. Subsection 14(1)(k.1) Law enforcement and investigations 14(1) A head may refuse to give access to a record, the release of which could: … (k.1) endanger the life or physical safety of a law enforcement officer or any other person; … (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a record that: (a) provides a general outline of the structure or programs of a law enforcement agency; or (b) reports, by means of statistical analysis or otherwise, on the degree of success achieved in a law enforcement program. Subsection 14(1)(k.1) of LA FOIP is a discretionary harm-based exemption. It permits refusal of access in situations where release of a record could endanger the life or physical safety of a law enforcement officer or any other person. The following two-part test can be applied: 1. Who is at risk of harm (law enforcement officer or another person)? Law enforcement officer is a person whose duty is to enforce the laws and preserve the peace.312 Person includes an individual, corporation or the heirs, executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of a person.313 312 Garner, Bryan A., 2019. Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th Edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group at p. 1058. 313 The Legislation Act, S.S 2019, Chapter L-10.2 at ss. 2-29.
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