Bill 136 — Fourth Session, 16Th Legislature, 2<1 ~Iimbeth Jl the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 136 the Public Document Confidentiality Act (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4967

Alberta — Bills

1971 Bill 136 Fourth Session, 16th Legislature, 2<1 ~iimbeth Jl THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 136 The Public Document Confidentiality Act MR. WERRY First Reading .............................. . Second Reading Third Reading ............................. . Printed hy L. S Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 136 1971 THE PUBLIC DOCUMENT CONFIDENTIALITY ACT (Assented to ,1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as The Public Document Con fidentiality Act. 2. In this Act (a) "Crown Agencies" means (

i) The Alberta Liquor Control Board, or (ii) The Workmen's Compensation Board, or (iii) The Oil and Gas Conservation Board, or (iv) The Research Council of Alberta, or (

v) The Alberta Human Resources Research Coun cil, or (vi) The Alberta Government Te!ephones, or any other board or agency which may from time to time cause to be established; (b) "Department" means any department established by the Government to conduct the affairs of the Province which is in existence or may from time to time cause to be establshed; (c) "employee" means any employee appointed to a position pursuant to The Public Service Act, Crown Agencies, Employee Relations Act and who are appointed to a position by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council; (d) "Minister" means any member of the Executive Council; (e) "person" means an individual, co-operative, corpora tion, partnership. 3.

(1) In the public interest, any file, document or paper kept by any person

Explanatory Notes Under the terms of this Bill any file, document or paper that has come into being by a Department or Crown Agency of the Govern ment that relates to the personal history and record of a child or adult cannot be disclosed to any person without the written consent of the person. There are exclusions where the information is required at a trial, hearing or proceeding where provisions are provided by other Acts and for information which is ordered by the Legislative Assembly. When private information has been disclosed, the aggrieved per son has full recourse in a court of law.

Employees of the Government, including Ministers of the Crown, who contravene this Act are guilty of an offence and are subject to fines.

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a) that deals with the personal history or record of a child or an adult, and (

b) that has come into existence through any Depart ment or Crown Agency shall not be disclosed to any person except upon the written consent of the person, parent or guardian of a child.

(2) No employee or Minister shall disclose or be com pelled to disclose any information mentioned in subsection (1) above which has been obtained by him in the course of the performance of any of his duties, or available to him (

a) except at a trial, hearing or proceeding which pro visions are provided for by other Acts, or (

b) except as ordered by the Legislative Assembly.

(3) Any employee who contravenes this

section is guilty of an offence and liable upon

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $500.00 and not less than $100.00 and in default of payment to a term of imprisonment of not more than three months.

(4) Any Minister who Ico~travenes this S'ec~iO'n is guilty of an offence and liable upon

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 and not less than $500.00 and in default of payment to a term of imprisonment of not more than three years. 4. Every person whose private information has been dis closed contrary to

section 3 shall (

a) have recourse in a court of law for damages in curred, and (

b) does not have to receive permission from the Crown to cause an action to be taken against the Govern ment of the Province of Alberta. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 136, The Public Document Confidentiality Act

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Citation	L16 S4 4967
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