A-2.1, r. 4 - Regulation respecting public bodies that must refuse to release or to confirm the existence of certain information

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter A-2.1, r. 4

Regulation respecting public bodies that must refuse to release or to confirm the existence of certain information

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

(chapter A-2.1, ss. 28 and 155).

1. A body designated in section 2 shall refuse to release or to confirm the existence to a person of information obtained by the body through its internal security service in the course of an investigation conducted by such service held to prevent, detect or repress crime or statutory offences that may be or have been committed within that body by its members, the members of its board of directors or the members of its personnel, if the disclosure of such information would likely entail one of the consequences set out in subparagraphs 1 to 9 of the first paragraph of section 28 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1).

That obligation is valid for a period of 2 years from the date on which the body obtains the information.

O.C. 641-92, s. 1.

2. The following are designated public bodies:

(1)  bodies that have a permanent internal security service made up of at least 3 persons having a mandate to prevent or detect crimes or offences that may be committed within that body by its members, the members of its board of directors or the members of its personnel;

(2)  bodies whose members, members of its board of directors or members of its personnel are called upon to hold or handle securities or property convertible into cash or exchangeable for money;

(3)  bodies set out in Schedule A.

O.C. 641-92, s. 2.

3. (Omitted).

O.C. 641-92, s. 3.

SCHEDULE A

(s. 2)

— Loto Québec

— Société des alcools du Québec

— Société de transport de Montréal

— Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec.

O.C. 641-92, Sch. A; O.C. 1035-94, s. 1.

REFERENCES

O.C. 641-92, 1992 G.O. 2, 2556

O.C. 1035-94, 1994 G.O. 2, 2693