A-2.1 - Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information

Section 59.1 Disposition versions

2024-07-01

59.1. In addition to the cases referred to in section 59, a public body may also release personal information, without the consent of the persons concerned, in order to protect a person or an identifiable group of persons where there is reasonable cause to believe that a serious risk of death or of serious bodily injury, related in particular to a disappearance or to an act of violence, including a suicide attempt, threatens the person or group and where the nature of the threat generates a sense of urgency.

The information may in such case be released to any person exposed to the risk or that person’s representative, and to any person who can come to that person’s aid.

The person exercising the highest authority in the public body must, by a directive, determine the terms and conditions according to which the information may be released by the personnel of the body. The personnel is required to comply with the directive.

No judicial proceedings may be brought against a public body for communicating information in good faith under this section. The same applies to any person who, on behalf of the body, participates in good faith in such a communication, even indirectly.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, “serious bodily injury” means any physical or psychological injury that is significantly detrimental to the physical integrity or the health or well-being of a person or an identifiable group of persons.

2001, c. 78, s. 1; 2006, c. 22, s. 110; 2017, c. 10, s. 23; 2023, c. 5, s. 173.

2017-05-30

59.1. In addition to the cases referred to in section 59, a public body may also release personal information, without the consent of the persons concerned, in order to prevent an act of violence, including suicide, where there is reasonable cause to believe that there is a serious risk of death or serious bodily injury threatening a person or an identifiable group of persons and where the nature of the threat generates a sense of urgency.

The information may in such case be released to any person exposed to the danger or that person’s representative, and to any person who can come to that person’s aid.

The person exercising the highest authority in the public body must, by a directive, determine the terms and conditions according to which the information may be released by the personnel of the body. The personnel is required to comply with the directive.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, “serious bodily injury” means any physical or psychological injury that is significantly detrimental to the physical integrity or the health or well-being of a person or an identifiable group of persons.

2001, c. 78, s. 1; 2006, c. 22, s. 110; 2017, c. 10, s. 23.

2006-06-14

59.1. In addition to the cases referred to in section 59, a public body may also release personal information, without the consent of the persons concerned, in order to prevent an act of violence, including suicide, where there is reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person or an identifiable group of persons.

The information may in such case be released to any person exposed to the danger or that person’s representative, and to any person who can come to that person’s aid.

The person exercising the highest authority in the public body must, by a directive, determine the terms and conditions according to which the information may be released by the personnel of the body. The personnel is required to comply with the directive.

2001, c. 78, s. 1; 2006, c. 22, s. 110.

2001-12-20

59.1. In addition to the cases referred to in section 59, a public body may also release nominative information, without the consent of the persons concerned, in order to prevent an act of violence, including suicide, where there is reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person or an identifiable group of persons.

The information may in such case be released to any person exposed to the danger or that person’s representative, and to any person who can come to that person’s aid.

The person exercising the highest authority in the public body must, by a directive, determine the terms and conditions according to which the information may be released by the personnel of the body. The personnel is required to comply with the directive.

2001, c. 78, s. 1.