Public Body
Government departments, agencies, educational bodies, and local government bodies subject to the Act.
How the laws define this
Both rules agree that public bodies encompass core public entities, specifically government departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and municipalities required to adhere to statutory mandates. The central divergence lies in the scope of specific entities covered and the distinct legal mandates governing them. Under the Protection of Privacy Act (Bill 33), a public body includes educational institutions obligated to follow privacy protection requirements. In contrast, the Access to Information Act (Alberta Bill 34) targets Alberta government bodies, explicitly extending coverage to government branches and offices, as well as local government bodies like school boards and health bodies subject to access to information provisions. Organizations must therefore look beyond basic municipal and departmental structures to determine compliance, as specialized entities such as health bodies, school boards, branches, offices, or educational institutions are uniquely specified depending on whether the governing instrument regulates privacy protection or Alberta access to information.
Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.
Definitions (2)
Entities like government departments, agencies, boards, commissions, educational institutions, and municipalities that are mandated to comply with the Act's privacy protection requirements.
As defined in the Act, this term refers to Alberta government departments, branches, offices, agencies, boards, or commissions, as well as local government bodies such as municipalities, school boards, and health bodies, which are subject to the provisions of the Access to Information Act.
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