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Introduction

This module briefly describes the privacy provisions of Newfoundland and Labrador's Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act . This statute has a general application across government and lays out the basic rules for protection of personal information.

This law applies to government institutions including departments, crown corporations, agencies, boards and commissions of the Newfoundland and Labrador Government.

To understand our privacy obligations within government, it is important to understand something about this law.

	Upon completion of this lesson, learners will be able to:
	Identify key privacy aspects of The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. .
	Explain how this Act is enforced.
	Identify the obligations to comply with the Act.

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