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E-0.5 - Early Childhood Services Act

Section 55
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Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(2.1)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information in the context of
(a) a common or integrated service, program or activity of a public body under the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act,
(a.1) the on-line registry established under section 2.02; and
(b) the agreements entered into under section 47.1 of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or that Minister’s servant;
(b) Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
55(4)Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 35 of the Child and Youth Well-Being Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11; 2013, c.41, s.11; 2017, c.31, s.67; 2019, c.18, s.9; 2021, c.1, s.27; 2023, c.36, s.5
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(2.1)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information in the context of
(a) a common or integrated service, program or activity of a public body under the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act,
(a.1) the on-line registry established under section 2.02; and
(b) the agreements entered into under section 47.1 of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or that Minister’s servant;
(b) Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
55(4)Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11; 2013, c.41, s.11; 2017, c.31, s.67; 2019, c.18, s.9; 2021, c.1, s.27
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(2.1)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information in the context of
(a) a common or integrated service, program or activity of a public body under the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and
(b) the agreements entered into under section 47.1 of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant;
(b) Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
55(4)Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11; 2013, c.41, s.11; 2017, c.31, s.67; 2019, c.18, s.9
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, other than the provisions of that Act relating to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information in the context of a common or integrated service, program or activity of a public body, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant;
(b) Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
55(4)Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11; 2013, c.41, s.11; 2017, c.31, s.67
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, other than the provisions of that Act relating to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information in the context of an integrated service, program or activity of a public body, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant;
(b) Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
55(4)Repealed: 2013, c.41, s.11
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11; 2013, c.41, s.11
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant;
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV of the Family Services Act or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under the Family Services Act and the regulations under that Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV of that Act or who are known to the child protection system;
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act or the Family Services Act.
55(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant;
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV of the Family Services Act or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under the Family Services Act and the regulations under that Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV of that Act or who are known to the child protection system;
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act or the Family Services Act.
55(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, an operator, an owner of an agency, a person in charge of an agency, a staff member of a facility and an employee of an agency shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
2012, c.22, s.11
Confidentiality of information
55(1)Despite the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
55(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant;
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV of the Family Services Act or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under the Family Services Act and the regulations under that Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV of that Act or who are known to the child protection system;
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person; or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act or the Family Services Act.
55(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
55(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in accordance with section 30 of the Family Services Act, neither an operator nor a staff member of a facility shall release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.