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R-22.1 - Act respecting health and social services information
Section 159
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159. Anyone who
(1) keeps or destroys information in contravention of this Act or a regulation made under this Act,
(2) refuses to communicate information that they must communicate under this Act or impedes such communication, in particular by destroying, modifying or concealing the information or by unduly delaying its communication,
(3) hinders the delegated manager of government digital data or a person in charge of the protection of information in the performance of their functions,
(4) fails to report, where required to do so, a confidentiality incident to the Minister or to the Commission d’accès à l’information, or
(5) fails to comply with a condition, other than a condition relating to the use of information, set out in an authorization issued under section 82 or provided for by an agreement entered into under section 48, 77 or 84
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000 in the case of a natural person and $3,000 to $30,000 in all other cases.
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159. Anyone who
(1) keeps or destroys information in contravention of this Act or a regulation made under this Act,
(2) refuses to communicate information that they must communicate under this Act or impedes such communication, in particular by destroying, modifying or concealing the information or by unduly delaying its communication,
(3) hinders the delegated manager of government digital data or a person in charge of the protection of information in the performance of their functions,
(4) fails to report, where required to do so, a confidentiality incident to the Minister or to the Commission d’accès à l’information, or
(5) fails to comply with a condition, other than a condition relating to the use of information, set out in an authorization issued under section 82 or provided for by an agreement entered into under section 48, 77 or 84
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000 in the case of a natural person and $3,000 to $30,000 in all other cases.
