Difference between revisions of "Privacy or Access to Information for Public Complaints (5:IV)"
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Public bodies that use an individual’s personal information to make decisions that directly affect the individual must retain that information for at least one year after using it, so that the individual has an opportunity to obtain it (s 31). Further, a public body can only use personal information for the purpose for which that information was obtained, or for a use consistent with that purpose (s 32). | Public bodies that use an individual’s personal information to make decisions that directly affect the individual must retain that information for at least one year after using it, so that the individual has an opportunity to obtain it (s 31). Further, a public body can only use personal information for the purpose for which that information was obtained, or for a use consistent with that purpose (s 32). | ||
Sections 33 to 36 deal with disclosure of personal information by a public body. These sections empower a public body to disclose personal information only under certain circumstances, such as where there is the consent of the individual; where the information is used for a consistent purpose or for the purpose of complying with another enactment; where the information is used for collecting a debt, payment, or fine | Sections 33 to 36 deal with disclosure of personal information by a public body. These sections empower a public body to disclose personal information only under certain circumstances, such as where there is the consent of the individual; where the information is used for a consistent purpose or for the purpose of complying with another enactment; where the information is used for collecting a debt, payment, or fine owed by the individual to the provincial government or a public body; where the information is used in an audit; and where the information is used by a public body or a law enforcement agency to assist in an investigation in which a law enforcement proceeding is intended or likely to result. | ||
=== 4. Process of Making a Disclosure Request === | === 4. Process of Making a Disclosure Request === | ||