Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 199 Local authorities should be able to support how the agency being disclosed to qualifies. 3. Is the disclosure being made pursuant to an arrangement, written agreement, treaty, or legislative authority? Disclosure under this provision must be made in accordance with an arrangement, written agreement, treaty or legislative authority. Arrangement is a settlement of mutual relations or claims between parties. An arrangement may or may not be in writing.539 Arrangements should, whenever possible, be in writing. A verbal arrangement should be the exception. When an arrangement is unwritten, disclosures should be approved at a senior level within the local authority.540 Agreement is a mutual understanding, an arrangement between parties as to a course of action, a contract. An agreement is more precise than an arrangement.541 For purposes of this provision, the agreement must be in writing. Agreements include contracts, memoranda of understanding, collective agreements, etc.542 Treaty is a compact made between two or more independent nations with a view to the public welfare; a binding agreement between states.543 Legislative authority means that disclosure of personal information is authorized by some Act or regulation other than LA FOIP.544 Agreements concerning the disclosure of personal information by local authorities to other organizations, including federal, provincial, municipal, or foreign governments or bodies, should contain: 539 Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-202. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022. 540 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 271. 541 Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-202. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022. 542 Service Alberta, FOIP Guidelines and Practices: 2009 Edition, Chapter 7 at p. 271. 543 Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-202. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022. 544 Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-202. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022.
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