NLIS 2
May 26, 2005
(Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner)
The Office of the Information and Privacy
Commissioner is pleased to release the Guidelines for Video Surveillance by
Public Bodies in Newfoundland and Labrador. Public bodies include government
departments and agencies, health care boards, schools, the College of the North
Atlantic, Memorial University, and municipalities.
These guidelines are meant to assist public bodies in deciding whether
collection of personal information by means of a video surveillance program is
both lawful and justifiable and, if so, what privacy protection measures must be
considered.
While the protection of privacy provisions of the Access to Information and
Protection of Privacy Act are not yet proclaimed into force, these guidelines
should help ensure that privacy is appropriately protected once the legislation
does come into effect.
The guidelines are available on our Web site at
//www.oipc.gov.nl.ca/ under
"Resources."
Media contact: Sandy Hounsell, Executive Director, (709) 729-6309
2005 05 26
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