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Access to Information Act ( R.S., 1985, c. A-1 )
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Access to Information Act

A-1

An Act to extend the present laws of Canada that provide access to information under the control of the Government of Canada

SHORT TITLE

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Access to Information Act.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I “1”.

PURPOSE OF ACT

Purpose

2. (1) The purpose of this Act is to extend the present laws of Canada to provide a right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution in accordance with the principles that government information should be available to the public, that necessary exceptions to the right of access should be limited and specific and that decisions on the disclosure of government information should be reviewed independently of government.

Complementary procedures

(2) This Act is intended to complement and not replace existing procedures for access to government information and is not intended to limit in any way access to the type of government information that is normally available to the general public.

1980-81-82-83, c. 111, Sch. I “2”.

 
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