A-21.1 - Archives Act

Section 19 Disposition versions

2002-06-13

19. Inactive documents scheduled for permanent preservation and to which restrictions to the right of access apply under the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1) may, notwithstanding that Act, be disclosed 100 years after their date or 30 years after the death of the person concerned. However, no information relating to the health of a person may be disclosed without the consent of the person concerned until 100 years have elapsed since the date of the document.

Notwithstanding the first paragraph, the documents may be disclosed for research purposes before the time specified has elapsed if the personal information is not structured so as to allow retrieval by reference to a person’s name or identifying code or symbol and the information cannot be retrieved by means of such a reference. The person to whom the documents are disclosed must preserve the confidentiality of the personal information throughout the period during which it may not be disclosed without the consent of the person concerned.

1983, c. 38, s. 19; 2002, c. 19, s. 16.

1999-04-01

19. Inactive documents scheduled for permanent preservation and to which restrictions to the right of access apply under the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1) may, notwithstanding that Act, be disclosed not later than 150 years after their date.

1983, c. 38, s. 19.