Difference between revisions of "Privacy or Access to Information for Public Complaints (5:IV)"

'''NOTE:''' The public body to which a request is made may charge to provide a copy of the record and its shipping and handling, and for the time spent locating the record and preparing it for disclosure (''FIPPA'', s 75(1)). They cannot charge, however, for the first 3 hours spent locating and retrieving a record and time spent severing information (s 75(2)). Likewise, these fees do not apply to a request for the applicant’s own personal information (s 75(3)). If a request for payment is made, send a letter explaining that the fee should be waived because (1) you cannot afford payment (s 75(5)(a)); (2) it is fair to excuse  payment (s 75(5)(a)), or; (3) the record relates to a matter of public interest (e.g., the environment, public health and safety, etc.) (s 75(5)(b)).