BILL NO. 163

(as introduced)

1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
54 Elizabeth II, 2005



Private Member's Bill



Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
(amended)



Kevin Deveaux
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage



First Reading: April 22, 2005

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

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Explanatory Notes

Clause 1 amends the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to require the Review Officer to review all proposed Government legislation prior to introduction to determine whether the proposed legislation contains privacy-related concerns.

Clause 2 provides that when conducting a review under the Act, the Review Officer may authorize another person to review confidential documents related to the matter under review.

Clause 3

Clause 4 provides that the new Section 42C enacted by Clause 3 has effect six months after the coming into force of this Act.

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An Act to Amend Chapter 5
of the Acts of 1993,
the Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1993, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 33 the following Section:

2 Section 38 of Chapter 5, as amended by Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999 (2nd Session), is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (1) the following subsection:

3 Chapter 5 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 42 the following Sections:

4 Section 42C of Chapter 5, as enacted by Section 3, has effect six months after the coming into force of this Act.

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