Non-application of Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
38.1(1)In this section, an original birth registration form may include all or part of the form but does not include an original birth registration form kept in the special register under subsection 24(1).
38.1(2)Despite section 7 of the
Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act and subject to this Act, the Registrar General is not required to grant access to an original birth registration form registered under this Act to any person, including the person to whom the registration applies.
38.1(3)The Registrar General may grant access to an original birth registration form referred to in subsection (2) to the person to whom the registration applies if
(a)
the Registrar General is satisfied that the access is not requested for an unlawful or improper purpose, and
(b)
the Registrar General believes that refusing to provide access would cause the applicant undue hardship.
2011, c.37, s.36; 2017, c.14, s.5