Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 5, Third Party Information. Updated 22 February 2023. 7 In Review Report 082-2015, the Commissioner considered a denial of access by the former Sunrise Regional Health Authority (Sunrise). An applicant requested access to a Master Services Agreement signed by 3sHealth and K-Bro Linen Systems in December 2013. Sunrise intended to release the agreement but the third party, 3sHealth objected to release and raised subsections 18(1)(a), (b), and (c) of LA FOIP. 3sHealth had 20 days to request a review by the Commissioner. The Commissioner determined that subsections 18(1)(a), (b) and (c) did not apply. The Commissioner recommended the agreement be released to the applicant. The Commissioner also recommended that Sunrise and 3sHealth update the Master Service agreement to clarify that Sunrise has obligations under LA FOIP and that it has the right to require unredacted copies of records pertaining to it in the possession of 3sHealth. Section 2: Definition of a third party Third party information 2 In this Act: … (k) “third party” means a person, including an unincorporated entity, other than an applicant or a local authority. LA FOIP defines a third party as a person, including an unincorporated entity, other than an applicant or a local authority.12 This definition is broad and can include an individual, private business (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or organization), non-profit group, trade union, syndicate or trust. However, it does not include applicants or local authorities which are defined by subsections 2(a) and (f) of LA FOIP which provide: 2 In this Act: (a) “applicant” means a person who makes an application for access to a record pursuant to section 6; 12 The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, SS 1990-91, c. L-27.1 at subsection 2(k).
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