Office of the Information Commissioner: Access to Information Act : Section

Access to
Information Act

Table of Contents

Sections 1 to 77

Schedule I - Government Institutions subject to the Act

Schedule II - Section 24,
Statutory Prohibitions

Extension Order, No. 1 to right of access

Regulations

Sections 3 and 8 of the Privacy Act

Index

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Access to records

46. Notwithstanding any other Act of Parliament or any privilege under the law of evidence, the Court may, in the course of any proceedings before the Court arising from an application under section 41, 42 or 44, examine any record to which this Act applies that is under the control of a government institution, and no such record may be withheld from the Court on any grounds. R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s.46.

References to specific sections, subsections, paragraphs, and/or subparagraphs in the Access to Information Act:

References in Reports:

2002: i) Reform of Cabinet Confidences
2000-2001: i) Reform of Cabinet Confidences
2000-2001: I. Cases completed

Last Modified 2002-04-12

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