Section 63 — Access to Information Act: Disclosure authorized

The Information Commissioner may disclose or may authorize any person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Commissioner to disclose information that, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is necessary to carry out an investigation under this Part, or establish the grounds for findings, recommendations and orders set out in any report under this Part; or in the course of a prosecution for an offence under this Part, a prosecution for an offence under section 131 of the Criminal Code (perjury) in respect of a statement made under this Part, a review before the Court under this Part or an appeal therefrom. The Information Commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General of Canada information relating to the commission of an offence against a law of Canada or a province by a director, an officer or an employee of a government institution if, in the Commissioner’s opinion, there is evidence of such an offence.