228. Notwithstanding section 9 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), no person has access to the reports, plans and registers furnished to the Minister under sections 220, 221, 222, 223, 226 and subparagraph 1 of section 234.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph, the reports, plans and records may be examined with the written consent of the owner of the mineral substances or of the mining rights or where the Crown retakes possession of the mining rights.