Does the implied undertaking of an implied undertaking apply to the use of a searchable searchable database?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from P.L. v. Alberta, 2012 ABQB 309 (CanLII):
In considering the application of the implied undertaking, Acton J. referred to Schreiber v. Canada (Attorney General), 2000 ABQB 536, where Burrows J. held that “the privacy interest quoted above does not attach to information obtained by public servants and public bodies in the course of carrying out their public duties” (from para. 45 in Cheyne).
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