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In today's information-driven society, the collection, use and disclosure of personal information is a critical yet ever problematic issue for government, business and individuals. Access to information held in vast government databanks, and the use of personal information by third parties - in commercial, medical and private contexts - raises unprecedented legal questions, unique privacy concerns and vexing logistical problems.
Newly and thoroughly updated, Halsbury's Access to Information and Privacy (2011 Reissue) provides a definitive examination of the statutory and judicial framework that governs the rules, requirements, prohibitions, caveats and exemptions relevant to the fields of both access and privacy.
Access to information
- The federal, provincial and, where applicable, municipal statutory framework
- Rules governing data held by government bodies in the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories, including:
- The purpose, scope and application of access laws
- Legislation allowing access
- General, mandatory and discretionary exemptions to access
- Procedural issues
- Form and elements of a request
- Time limits
- Manner of access
- Reviews and appeals
- Offences and protection from prosecution and liability
Privacy Law
- Public sector privacy issues
- The collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by government bodies
- Federal Privacy Act considerations and relevant provincial legislation
- Storage and care of personal information
- Private sector privacy issues
- Scope and application of PIPEDA
- Substantially similar legislation in provincial jurisdictions
- Right to access and correct personal information
- Role of consent
- Limits on collection, use and disclosure
- Special rules applicable to health information
- Privacy in an employment and labour context
- Civil liability and privacy torts
- Charter issues
- Personal information protection in miscellaneous statutes
Special Features
- A general table of contents to the level of chapter headings
- A detailed table of contents to the level of clause headings
- Detailed sectional contents set out within the commentary for each chapter and section
References and abbreviations - an alphabetical listing of special references and abbreviations used in the volume, with an explanation of their meaning
Selected secondary sources - setting out selected texts, articles, and other secondary sources pertaining to the subject that the reader may find to be relevant and helpful
Glossary of definitions - identifying words and phrases defined in relevant legislation, and providing the text of the definition in each jurisdiction for easy reference. A valuable quick reference to a wide variety of statutes promulgated across many jurisdictions
Plus
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes and statutory instruments
- List of related titles
- Index
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