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	Information Commissioner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Office of the Information Commissioner was set up under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997, which came into effect in April 1998.
		The Information Commissioner may conduct reviews of the decisions of public bodies in relation to requests for access to information.
		In March 2003, the Government of Ireland nominated Emily O'Reilly to be Information Commissioner (and Ombudsman).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Information_Commissioner (158 words)

	Office of the Information Commissioner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) in the United Kingdom, is an independent government authority and reports directly to Parliament.
		The commissioner's role is to be the independent champion of public openness and personal privacy, particularly in respect of elements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
		Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Commissioner's role was expanded to include freedom of information and the job title was changed to Information Commissioner ('IC').
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Office_of_the_Information_Commissioner (255 words)

	Canada ( Information Commissioner ) v. Canada ( Prime Minister ) ( T.D. ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On April 15, 1992 the Information Commissioner reported to the Clerk of the Privy Council that he found that the complaints were well-founded and further that all requested material, with the exception of 74 pages, should be released.
		Attached to this affidavit are copies of the information requests, subsequent correspondence with the PCO and the Information Commissioner, the disclosed documents, some further information that was released at a later date, and notes from a 1984 address by the Prime Minister of Canada.
		While the fact that the same or similar information is public is not necessarily conclusive of the question of whether or not there is a reasonable expectation of harm from disclosure of the information sought to be kept confidential, the burden of justifying confidentiality would, in such circumstances, be more difficult to satisfy.
	reports.fja.gc.ca /fc/1993/pub/v1/1993fca0417.html (16131 words)

	OG58 C4 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
		On receiving a request for assessment the Information Commissioner must make an assessment unless he or she has not been given sufficient information to be satisfied as to the identity of the person making the request or identify the processing in question.
		The Information Commissioner can, in cases involving personal data processed for special purposes, give assistance to individuals who are a party to proceedings relating to specified provisions of the 1998 Act (namely subject access rights, right to prevent processing, rights in relation to automated decision-taking, rights to rectification etc and right to compensation).
		The Information Commissioner has a wide discretion whether or not and to what extent she will provide assistance but it must be in connection with a matter which in the Information Commissioner’s opinion involves a matter of substantial public interest.
	www.charity-commission.gov.uk /supportingcharities/ogs/g058c004.asp (960 words)

	Scottish Information Commissioner \| Publication Scheme
		As the enforcer of freedom of information legislation in Scotland, the Scottish Information Commissioner is strongly committed to promoting openness and transparency in public life.
		The Commissioner’s main role is to carry out investigations in response to such appeals and to issue legally binding determinations, which may require the release of the information or uphold the decision of the authority.
		This means, for example, that information collected in the course of investigations by the Commissioner and his staff cannot usually be released by his office.
	www.scotinfo.org.uk (2150 words)

	Information commissioner gets tough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The commissioner will now consider breaches identified in a variety of ways, including as a result of enquiries from the public, reports in the press, and by monitoring external activities and new technologies.
		The information commissioner sits on the board and is joined by both deputies and the head of investigations.
		The commissioner, Elizabeth France, has stepped down and we may have to wait until her successor, Richard Thomas, is in the post in December before learning the full extent of any changes.
	www.computerweekly.com /articles/article.asp?liArticleID=117640&liArticleTypeID=20&liCategoryID=2&liChannelID=22&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1 (592 words)

	Canada (Information Commissioner) v. Canada (Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police), 2003 SCC 8 (CanLII)
		The RCMP was duly notified of the complaint and the intention of the Office of the Information Commissioner to undertake an investigation.
		Indeed, those evaluations are not information about an officer or employee of a government institution that relates to the position or functions of the individual, but are linked instead to the competence of the employee to fulfil his task.
		The appellant thus submits that the RCMP Commissioner ought to disclose the information sought to the Information Commissioner, because it is objective and factual information that relates to the RCMP members' positions or functions.
	www.canlii.org /ca/cas/scc/2003/2003scc8.html (7368 words)

	Information Commissioner
		Again, we must ensure that the measures in place are a proportionate response to the problem the law enforcement agencies face, that as far as possible information is only generated and stored on those under suspicion and that existing safeguards are strengthened not weakened.
		In the UK, the EU and in an increasing number of countries throughout the rest of the world this personal information is protected by data protection law.
		It is essential that if other countries wish to be party to the exchange of personal information in the context of tackling cybercrime they should accept obligations to handle the personal data they receive in accordance with recognised data protection standards.
	www.cyber-rights.org /documents/information_commissioner_report_2001.htm (722 words)

	About the Office of the Information Commissioner
		The Information Commissioner is the independent officer appointed to oversee the Freedom of Information and Privacy provisions of the Act.
		The personnel and operational budget for the Office of the Information Commissioner in 2003/04 is approximately $440 000.
		In every case, the Commissioner is open to argument by a member of the public or a public sector organisation that a different view should be taken.
	www.nt.gov.au /justice/infocomm/about.shtml (314 words)

	Information Privacy Commissioner Bc - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis states in his response to a complaint by the BC Government...
		Information and Privacy Commissioner for his extensive report on the potential impacts of the USA PATRIOT Act.
		Commissioner also released a report on the application of the National Privacy Principles to personal health information...
	privacy.fmqg.com /index.php?k=information-privacy-commissioner-bc (972 words)

	COMMISSIONER - Online Information article about COMMISSIONER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the former he must always be a member of the covenanted civil service, but in the latter he may be a military officer.
		Ajmere-Merwara, and there is a chief commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
		Assam, were administered by chief commissioners before they were raised to the status of lieutenant-governorships (see LIEUTENANT).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CLI_COM/COMMISSIONER.html (634 words)

	Welcome to the Website of the Ombudsman and Information & Privacy Commissioner
		The Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner is an independent authority responsible to the Legislative Assembly.
		The primary job of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is to review, upon written request, decisions made by public bodies under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
		The Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner can be asked to resolve complaints that a public body has not collected, used or disclosed information in compliance with the Act.
	www.ombudsman.yk.ca /infoprivacy/info_index.html (619 words)

	The Information Commissioner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Commissioner is an independent supervisory authority reporting directly to Parliament and has an international role as well as a national one.
		In the UK the Commissioner has a range of duties including the promotion of good information handling practice and the encouragement of codes of practice for organisations holding information about identifiable, living individuals.
		The Commissioner also has a duty under the Freedom of Information Act to approve public authorities’ publication schemes, and will deal with complaints from the public about access to publicly held information from 1 January 2005.
	www.crimereduction.gov.uk /websites22.htm (195 words)

	OIC - Complaints & Appeals - Complaints to the Information Commissioner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The investigation stage usually involves contacting the organisation complained about and obtaining relevant information (including, for FOI access applications, copies of information that is the subject of the complaint and correspondence that the organisation has had with the complainant and any third parties).
		Any information, submissions and evidence given to us at this stage may be exchanged with the other parties, unless we accept that there are good reasons why parts should be withheld.
		If it is necessary for the complaint to go to a hearing, information, submissions and evidence that have been provided in the course of the complaint may be considered (other than anything said, recorded or done in the course of mediation).
	www.nt.gov.au /justice/infocomm/complaints/complaints.shtml (1598 words)

	Information and Privacy Commissioner
		The Commissioner is appointed to receive representations concerning the Act and may engage in or commission research into matters affecting the carrying out of the purposes of the Act.
		The Commissioner has power to review any matter set out in such an application, and may hear representations from both the person who applies for a review, a third party who is entitled to notice under the Act, or the department head whose decision is the subject of the review.
		The decision of the Commissioner may be appealed to a court of law, but the Commissioner is not a party to the appeal.
	www.legassembly.sk.ca /officers/informat.htm (287 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - Freedom of Information - Information Commissioner and Tribunal
		The Commissioner is a UK independent supervisory authority reporting directly to the UK parliament and has an international role as well as a national one.
		In the UK, the Commissioner has a range of duties including the promotion of good information handling and the encouragement of codes of practice for data controllers, that is anyone who decides how and why personal data (information about identifiable, living individuals) are processed.
		The remit of the Tribunal is to hear appeals by data controllers against notices issued by the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998, usually enforcement notices.
	www.foi.gov.uk /infcom.htm (314 words)

	OIPC
		The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is the regulatory body for the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the FOIP Act), the Health Information Act (HIA) and the Personal Information Protection Act (Private Sector Privacy).
		Commissioner finds that SAITs use of a social insurance number to identify a student record is not a violation of the FOIP Act.
		Information is the lifeblood of any organization, yet it is often the most poorly managed resource.
	www.oipc.ab.ca (416 words)

	Information Commissioner Guidance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is by no means certain that a court would agree with the Information Commissioner's interpretation of DPA, schedule 7 which deals with subject access rights to confidential employment and educational references (see para 19.35) although in the data protection industry the Information Commissioner's approach is treated as unassailable.
		In the United Kingdom guidance from the Information Commissioner is supplemented by the decisions of the Information (formerly Data Protection) Tribunal (see para 18.49, 19.31).
		When the Court of Appeal adopted a more restrictive interpretation of 'personal data' and "relevant filing system' in Durant v FSA than the Information Commissioner had advocated, the Information Commissioner issued a statement stating that existing and future casework would be carried out in accordance with the court's judgment.
	www.uea.ac.uk /law/resources/3-50.htm (384 words)

	ID cards 'alarm' information commissioner - ZDNet UK News
		Information commissioner Richard Thomas is "increasingly alarmed" about the UK Governments proposals for a national identity card, MPs were told on 8 June, 2004.
		Although it would contain significant amounts of personal information that would be accessible to others, the Government is unclear about how the information would be used, Thomas said.
		The information commissioner said the government should only keep information essential for an intended purpose and that people must be able to check the information held about them.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39157149,00.htm (440 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a new website which aims to help consumers get a better deal when using their mobile phones abroad.
		Under the authority of Commissioner Viviane Reding, the Information Society and Media Directorate-General is playing a key role in implementing the vision set by Europe's heads of state in Lisbon, 2000: "to make Europe the world's most competitive and dynamic economy, characterised by sustainable growth, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, by 2010".
		Bringing the Information Society (IS) closer to people and to businesses by raising the visibility and impact of IS and media policies at EU and Member State level.
	europa.eu.int /comm/dgs/information_society/index_en.htm (571 words)

	Freedom of Information Act 2000
		Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.
		Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters.
		Amendments relating to extension of functions of Commissioner and Tribunal.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2000/20000036.htm (544 words)

	Information Commissioner warns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We found this statement on the Data Protection Agency Website, and thought it was worth reproducing in full (the original page is at www.dataprotection.gov.uk/dpars.htm).
		"The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth France, is concerned about the volume of telephone calls and correspondence received by her Office in relation to the activities of the above businesses."
		She has been disturbed that a number of people have been confused and troubled by the wording and tone of some of the correspondence issued by these businesses.
	www.blackpool.gov.uk /services/atoz/Tradingstandards/information_commissioner_warns.htm (275 words)

	OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The commissioner's role is to be the independent champion of public openness and personal privacy, particularly in respect of elements of the Data_Protection_Act_1998 and the Freedom_of_Information_Act_2000.
		Under the provisions of EC Directive 95/46 (introduced in the UK as the Data_Protection_Act_1998, rather than as an SI under the Single_European_Act_1986) the name of the post was changed to the ''Data Protection Commissioner''.
		Under the Freedom_of_Information_Act_2000 the Commissioner's role was expanded to include freedom_of_information and the job title was changed to Information Commissioner ('IC').
	www.brolgas.com /Office_of_the_Information_Commissioner (212 words)

	IPC - NEW - Ontario health privacy legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ontario government has enacted the Personal Health Information Protection Act (the Act) — a new provincial law that will help keep the personal health information of patients private, confidential and secure by imposing rules relating to its collection, use and disclosure.
		A generic request form for filing a request for access to your personal health information held by a health information custodian.
		A generic request form for filing a request to correct your personal health information held by a health information custodian.
	www.ipc.on.ca /scripts/index_.asp?action=31&P_ID=14971&N_ID=1&PT_ID=31&U_ID=0 (1095 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - Data Protection - The Information Commissioner
		The Information Commissioner enforces and oversees the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
		In the UK, the commissioner has a range of duties including the promotion of good information handling and the encouragement of codes of practice for data controllers, that is anyone who decides how and why personal data is processed.
		The Commissioner can help and advise individuals and data controllers on issues relating to compliance with the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts, the Environmental Information Regulations and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
	www.dca.gov.uk /ccpd/infcom.htm (173 words)

	OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(2) The Information Commissioner shall be paid a salary equal to the salary of a judge of the Federal Court, other than the Chief Justice of that Court, and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this or any other Act of Parliament.
		Subject to this Act, the Information Commissioner and every person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Commissioner shall not disclose any information that comes to their knowledge in the performance of their duties and functions under this Act.
		(2) The Information Commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General of Canada information relating to the commission of an offence against any law of Canada or a province on the part of any officer or employee of a government institution if in the opinion of the Commissioner there is evidence thereof.
	laws.justice.gc.ca /en/A-1/157.html (2920 words)

	Statewatch News Online: UK: "Sleepwalking into a surveillance society?" - Information Commissioner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In an interview with the Times newspaper the UK Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, warns that his concern is that: "we don't sleepwalk into a surveillance society".
		My job is to make sure no more information is collected than necessary for any particular purpose.” Although he does not oppose the idea of identity cards, insisting that he cannot be “for or against”, he is critical of the Government’s failure to spell out in a draft Bill the cards’ exact purpose.
		"the cumulative effect, the Information Commissioner implies, will be the accumulation of a large and intrusive amount of material that, if precedent is any guide, will ultimately be exploited by more departments within Whitehall that is promised at the outset.
	www.statewatch.org /news/2004/aug/08uk-info-commissioner.htm (499 words)

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