Rules of Procedure

35 Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. The Rules of Procedure. Effective 1 Dec. 2018. Updated 16 Aug. 2023. 7-9 Preparing a Report (1) After all information and materials have been gathered and an analysis done, the commissioner’s office will proceed to prepare and issue the report. (2) The report will be sent to: • The complainant; the trustee and the trustee’s designate(s) (if known). • The Deputy Minister of Health. • Any other public body, trustee, organization or person the commissioner’s office considers appropriate. 7-10 Report will be Posted (1) Unless the commissioner directs otherwise, seven days after the report is sent to the parties, the report will be: • Posted on the commissioner’s office website. • Forwarded to CanLll. • Forwarded to the Saskatchewan Legislative Library. • Forwarded to other commissioners or ombudsmen across Canada who are responsible for overseeing federal, provincial or territorial access or privacy legislation. (2) Unless the commissioner directs otherwise, the report posted to the commissioner’s office website or forwarded according to subsection (1), will be edited so that the name of the person committing the breach will be changed to initials or other de-identified. (3) Alternatively, the commissioner may name the person that committed the unauthorized breach in the report after taking into consideration the following: • Does the complainant or affected individuals need to know in order to protect themselves or take precautionary measures. • Is the personal information highly sensitive in nature. • Was there malicious intent. • Was the breach accidental. • Was the unauthorized breach egregious. • Is there a risk of harm or violence if the snooper’s name is included. • Was there a breach of professional trust by the snooper. • If it was a case of employee snooping, was the snooper a minor. 7-11 Trustee to Indicate Decision Pursuant to section 49 of HIPA, the trustee shall indicate within 30 days to the complainant and the commissioner’s office, the decision on the recommendations in the report. If the trustee fails to advise the commissioner’s office within 30 days, the commissioner will consider that there is

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