Bill 223 — Third Session, 17Th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 223 the Individual'S Documents Confidentiality Act (Legislature 17, Session 3)

L17 S3 5371

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1974 Bill Third Session, 17th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL The Individual's Documents Confidentiality Act First Reading MR. MILLER (Taber-Warner) :second Reading ........................... .. Third Reading ........ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Printed by L. S. WALL, Queen'$ Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Miller (Taber- Warner) BILL THE INDIVIDUAL'S DOCUMENTS CONFIDENTIALITY ACT ( Assented to ,1974) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

In this Act, (a) "Crown Agencies" means any enterprise, firm, utility, service, or business undertaking, enterprise or organization that is controlled in whole or part by the Government of the Province 'Of Alberta; (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 established; (c) "employee" means any empl'Oyee of the civil service of the Province of Alberta; (d) "Minister" means any member of the Executive Council; (e) "person" means an individual, co-operative, cor poration or partnership. 2.

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

a) that deals with the personal history or rHcord 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) ab'Ove 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 provi sions are provided for by other Acts, or (

b) except as ordered by the Legislative Assembly.

(3) Any employee who c'Ontravenes 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 contravenes this

section is guilty of an offence and liable upon

summary conviction to a fine of not m'Ore 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. 3. Every person whose private informati'On has been dis closed contrary to

section 3 (

a) shall have reeourse in a court of law for damages incurred, and (

b) does not have to receive permission fr'Om the Crown to cause an action to be taken against the Govern ment of the Province of Alberta. ,4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented t'O. 2 Title: 1974 (17th, 3rd) Bill 223, The Individual's Documents Confidentiality Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S3 5371
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L17 S3 5371
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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