Legislation and Regulations

Legislation

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP Act)
• Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
• Document Disposal Act
• Electronic Transactions Act

Regulations

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:

• Committees of the Executive Council Regulation (B.C. Reg. 229/2005) (PDF 48KB)
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Regulation (B.C. Reg. 323/93) (PDF 19KB)

Personal Information Protection Act:

• Personal Information Protection Act Regulations (B.C. Reg. 473/2003)

Amendments

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:

• Bill 13 -- 2008: Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
    -  received Royal Assent May 1, 2008
    -  In Brief (PDF 48KB)
• Amendments to Schedules 2 & 3
  
• Bill 30 -- 2006: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2006
    -  received Royal Assent May 18, 2006
    -  In Brief (PDF 43KB)
  
• Bill 16 -- 2005: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2005
    -  received Royal Assent November 24, 2005
    -  News Release (PDF 39KB)
  
• Bill 4 -- 2005: FOIPP Amendment Act, 2005
    - received Royal Assent September 22, 2005
  
• Bill 73 -- 2004: FOIPP Amendment Act, 2004
    - received Royal Assent October 21, 2004
    - In Brief (PDF 111.87KB)
  
• Bill 13 -- 2003: FOIPP Amendment Act, 2003
    - News Release
  
• Bill 7 -- 2002:  FOIPP Amendment Act, 2002
    - News Release
    - Amendments Summary Implications (resulting from Bill 7) (PDF 144KB)
  
• Consequential Amendments to the Act
  • Schedule 1
  • Schedule 2
  • Schedule 3

Personal Information Protection Act:

• Bill 30 -- 2006: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2006
    - received Royal Assent May 18, 2006
  
• Bill 74 -- 2004:   Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2004
    - received Royal Assent October 21, 2004
  
• Bill 38 -- 2003: Personal Information Protection Act
    - received Royal Assent October 23, 2003
    - News Release

Legislative Reviews

• FOIPP Act Legislative Review Committee
  • 2004 Report & Recommendations (PDF 837KB)
  • 1999 Report & Recommendations
• Special Committee to review PIPA
  • 2008 Report & Recommendations

Public Bodies/Local Government

• Local Government Q&A - Sept. 12, 2005 (PDF 526.56KB)
• Information Access and Privacy Protection Expanded - News Release - Feb. 26, 2003
• 97 More Public Bodies Covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act - March 9, 2000