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21(1)
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The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose any record requested
under this Act that contains
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(a)
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advice or recommendations developed by or for a government institution or a minister of the Crown,
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(b)
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an account of consultations ordeliberations
involving officers or employees of a government institution , a
minister of the Crown or the staff of a minister of the Crown,
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(c)
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positions or plans developed for the purpose of
negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the
Government of Canada and considerations relating thereto, or
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(d)
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plans relating to the management of personnel or the
administration of a government institution that have not yet been put into
operation,
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if the record came into existence less than twenty years prior to the
request.
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21(2)
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Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a record that contains
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(a)
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an account of , or a statement of reasons for, a
decision that is made in the exercise of a discretionary power or an
adjudicative function and that affects the rights of a person ;
or
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(b)
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a report prepared by a consultant or an
adviser who was not, at thetime the report was prepared , an
officer or employee of a government institution or a
member of the staff of a minister of the Crown.
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