Pursuant to section 73 of the Privacy Act, the head of a government institution may, by order, designate one or more officers or employees of that institution, or in the case of a service-sharing agreement, employees of another government institution within the same ministerial portfolio, who are at the appropriate level, to exercise or perform any of the powers, duties or functions that are to be exercised or performed by the institutional head under the following provisions of the Act and the Privacy Regulations.
Privacy Act
- 8(2)(j) Disclosure for research purposes
- 8(2)(m) Disclosure in the public interest or in the interest of the individual
- 8(4) Copies of requests under 8(2)(e) to be retained
- 8(5) Notice of disclosure under 8(2)(m)
- 9(1) Record of disclosures to be retained
- 9(4) Consistent uses
- 10 Personal information to be included in personal information banks
- 14 Notice where access requested
- 15 Extension of time limits
- 16 Where access is refused
- 17(2)(b) Language of access
- 17(3)(b) Access to personal information in alternative format
- 18(2) Exemption (exempt bank) – Disclosure may be refused
- 19(1) Exemption – Personal information obtained in confidence
- 19(2) Exemption – Where authorized to disclose
- 20 Exemption – Federal-provincial affairs
- 21 Exemption – International affairs and defence
- 22 Exemption – Law enforcement and investigation
- 22.1Footnote 1 Exemption – Information obtained by Privacy Commissioner
- 22.2Footnote 1 Exemption – Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
- 22.3 Exemption – Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
- 22.4Footnote 1 Exemption – Secretariat of National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
- 23 Exemption – Security clearances
- 24 Exemption – Individuals sentenced for an offence
- 25 Exemption – Safety of individuals
- 26 Exemption – Information about another individual
- 27 Exemption – Protected information – solicitors, advocates and notaries
- 27.1 Exemption – Protected information – patents and trade-marks
- 28 Exemption – Medical record
- 33(2) Right to make representation
- 35(4) Access to be given
- 51(2)(b) Special rules for hearings
- 72(1) Report to Parliament
Privacy Regulations
- 9 Reasonable facilities and time provided to examine personal information
- 11(2) Notification that correction to personal information has been made
- 11(4) Notification that correction to personal information has been refused
- 13(1) Disclosure of personal information relating to physical or mental health may be made to a qualified medical practitioner or psychologist for an opinion on whether to release information to the requester
- 14 Disclosure of personal information relating to physical or mental health may be made to a requester in the presence of a qualified medical practitioner or psychologist