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Schedule I - Government Institutions subject to the Act

Schedule II - Section 24,
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65. The Information Commissioner or any person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Commissioner is not a competent or compellable witness, in respect of any matter coming to the knowledge of the Commissioner or that person as a result of performing any duties or functions under this Act during an investigation, in any proceedings other than a prosecution for an offence under this Act, a prosecution for an offence under section 131 of the Criminal Code (perjury) in respect of a statement made under this Act, a review before the Court under this Act or an appeal therefrom. R.S., 1985, c. A-1, s. 65; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 187.

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