OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

General

Information not to be disclosed

64. In carrying out an investigation under this Act and in any report made to Parliament under section 38 or 39, the Information Commissioner and any person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Information Commissioner shall take every reasonable precaution to avoid the disclosure of, and shall not disclose,

(a) any information or other material on the basis of which the head of a government institution would be authorized to refuse to disclose a part of a record requested under this Act; or

(b) any information as to whether a record exists where the head of a government institution, in refusing to give access to the record under this Act, does not indicate whether it exists. R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s.64.

References in Reports: 2002-2003: b) The Commissioner as Respondent in Trial Division 2002-2003: C. Quality of Service Standards 2001-2002: Precedents 2000-2001: III. Cases in Progress - The Commissioner as Respondent in Trial Division