Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 211 Friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.573 It includes someone that has a close personal relationship with the individual. 2. Is the individual injured, ill, or deceased? The subsection is very specific that to rely on this provision, the individual whose personal information is being disclosed to facilitate contact must be either injured, ill or deceased. Injured physically harmed or wounded.574 To be ill means to not be in full health; unwell.575 Deceased means no longer alive.576 Local authorities should exercise caution in making sure that the disclosure under subsection 28(2)(m) of LA FOIP is not contrary to the expressed wishes of the individual. For example, where the individual has expressly stated they do not want to have contact with a particular family member. This provision does not permit the disclosure of the nature of the illness, injury, or death.577 Such information is “personal health information” and can only be disclosed in accordance with The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA). See Subsection 23(1.1) earlier in this Chapter for assistance on whether HIPA applies. For an example under HIPA of a provision that might apply, see subsection 27(2)(c) of HIPA. Local authorities should still abide by the data minimization and need-to-know principles when disclosing personal information. Only disclose the least amount of personal information necessary to achieve the purpose. Further, only disclose to those that have a need-to-know the personal information to carry out the purpose. See Need-to-Know and Data Minimization earlier in this Chapter. 573 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 566. 574 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 729. 575 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 707. 576 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., (Oxford University Press) at p. 367. 577 Adapted from Government of Manitoba, FIPPA for Public Bodies – Resource Manual, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy at p. 6-215. Available at Chapter (gov.mb.ca). Accessed December 15, 2022.
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