Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
| Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act | |
|---|---|
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| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
| Citation | SNB 2009, c R-10.6 |
| Assented to | 2009-06-19 |
| Legislative history | |
| First reading | June 4, 1997 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (French: Loi sur le droit à l'information et la protection de la vie privée RTIPPA) is an act of the New Brunswick Legislature in the Canadian province of New Brunswick that is both an access-to-information statute and an information-privacy statute.
It enables the right-of-access to records held by public agencies in the province and governs the handling of personal information by public bodies.[1]
Provisions
The legislation is considered one of the weakest regimes in Canada.[2]
The legislation has been used to access complaints made by members of the public.[3]
The legislation allows the information commissioner to issue reports regarding the compliance by crown corporations.[4]
Implementation
Democracy Watch has criticised the legislation for being "weak" and fines for breaking the law being "low".[5] According to Anne Bertrand, the province had become more "open" over her tenure as commissioner.[6]
References
- ^ Wark, Bruce (2022-01-05). "Backgrounder: The dismal state of New Brunswick's right to info law". NB Media Co-op. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (2024-10-18). "2024-10-18". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (2024-07-03). "Dozens of complaints to province about AIM came years before massive fire, documents show". Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Donkin, Karissa (2016-09-27). "NB Liquor threatens to sue information commissioner over report". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Cave, Rachel (2015-02-18). "Duff Conacher blasts New Brunswick's weak information law". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Donkin, Karissa (2017-08-30). "Government becoming more open, says departing commissioner". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2025-04-23.