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A-11.1 - Archives Act

Section 1
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Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” Repealed: 2019, c.12, s.1
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“District Education Council” means a District Education Council established under section 36.1 of the Education Act;(conseil d’éducation de district)
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board; (Ministre)
“Parent School Support Committee” means a Parent School Support Committee established under section 32 of the Education Act;(comité parental d’appui à l’école)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in the Crown under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act.(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” Repealed: 2019, c.12, s.1
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14; 2015, c.44, s.85; 2016, c.37, s.16; 2019, c.12, s.1; 2019, c.29, s.8; 2023, c.17, s.9
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” Repealed: 2019, c.12, s.1
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“District Education Council” means a District Education Council established under section 36.1 of the Education Act;(conseil d’éducation de district)
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board; (Ministre)
“Parent School Support Committee” means a Parent School Support Committee established under section 32 of the Education Act;(comité parental d’appui à l’école)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act.(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” Repealed: 2019, c.12, s.1
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14; 2015, c.44, s.85; 2016, c.37, s.16; 2019, c.12, s.1; 2019, c.29, s.8
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” Repealed: 2019, c.12, s.1
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“District Education Council” means a District Education Council established under section 36.1 of the Education Act;(conseil d’éducation de district)
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the President of Treasury Board; (Ministre)
“Parent School Support Committee” means a Parent School Support Committee established under section 32 of the Education Act;(comité parental d’appui à l’école)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act.(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” Repealed: 2019, c.12, s.1
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14; 2015, c.44, s.85; 2016, c.37, s.16; 2019, c.12, s.1
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the President of Treasury Board; (Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14; 2015, c.44, s.85; 2016, c.37, s.16
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick; (Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14; 2015, c.44, s.85
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Government Services and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Government Services and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activities of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Government Services and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activites of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20; 2012, c.39, s.14
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure;(Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activites of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87; 2010, c.31, s.20
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a public body as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, excluding the following public bodies:
(i) The University of New Brunswick;
(ii) Université de Moncton;
(iii) St. Thomas University;
(iv) Mount Allison University;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Supply and Services;(Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activites of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2; 2009, c.R-10.6, s.87
Definitions
1In this Act
“Committee” means the Public Records Committee constituted under section 6;(Comité)
“community board” means a community board as defined in the Schools Act;(comité scolaire)
“department” includes(ministère)
(a) the departments as defined under the Financial Administration Act,
(a.1) a department as defined in and established under the Right to Information Act;
(b) any board, commission, task force, crown corporation or other agency of the Province,
(c) the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and
(d) any court established by the Province;
“hospital corporation” Repealed: 2002, c.1, s.2
“identifiable individual” means an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(particulier identifiable)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“Minister” means the Minister of Supply and Services;(Ministre)
“personal information” means information about an identifiable individual;(renseignement personnel)
“public records” means the books, papers and records vested in Her Majesty under the Public Records Act, and includes records(documents publics)
(a) prepared or received by any department pursuant to an Act of the Legislature or in connection with the transaction of public business,
(b) preserved or appropriate for preservation by a department,
(c) containing information on the organization, functions, procedures, policies or activites of a department, or other information of past, present or potential value to the Province,
but does not include
(d) library or museum objects made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes,
(e) extra copies of records created only for convenience of reference,
(f) working papers, or
(g) stocks of publications or printed documents;
“records” means(documents)
(a) correspondence, memoranda, forms and other papers and books;
(b) maps, plans and charts;
(c) photographs, prints and drawings;
(d) motion picture films, microfilms and video tapes;
(e) sound recordings, magnetic tapes, computer cards and other machine readable records; and
(f) all other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics;
“records schedule” means a timetable that describes the lifespan of a record from the time of its creation through active and dormant stages to its final disposition either as waste or as a record of legal or historical value to be permanently preserved;(tableau de conservation de documents)
“regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act;(régie régionale de la santé)
“school board” means a school board as defined in the Schools Act.(conseil scolaire)
1983, c.30, s.3; 1986, c.8, s.10; 1986, c.11, s.1; 1992, c.2, s.6; 1995, c.51, s.7; 1998, c.P-19.1, s.8; 2002, c.1, s.2