The Office of the Ethics Commissioner of Alberta is a public body under both the Access to Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act. The Ethics Commisisoner is also “an Officer of the Legislature” under the Access to Information Act.
Section 4 of the Access to Information Act reads:
4(1) This Act applies to all records in the custody or under the control of a public body, but does not apply to the following:
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(d) a record that is created by or on behalf of or is in the custody or under the control of an officer of the Legislature and relates to the exercise of that officer’s functions under an Act of Alberta;
(e) information that is collected by or on behalf of or is in the custody or under the control of the Ethics Commissioner and relates to the disclosure statements of deputy ministers and other senior officers that have been filed with the Ethics Commissioner;
(f) information that is collected by or on behalf of or is in the custody or under the control of the Ethics Commissioner and relates to the disclosure statements of designated senior officials that have been filed with the Ethics Commissioner under Part 4.3 of the Conflicts of Interest Act;
(g) a record that is created by or on behalf of or is in the custody or under the control of the Ethics Commissioner and relates to any advice relating to conflicts of interest whether or not the advice was given under the Conflicts of Interest Act;
For any questions pertaining to matters relating to the administration of the Access to Information Act or Protection of Privacy Act you can contact:
Kent Ziegler, Chief Administrative Officer
1250, 9925 – 109 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J8
Email: info@ethicscommissioner.ab.ca
Phone: (780) 422-2273
