The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has unveiled a new policy that is designed to provide people with an opportunity to obtain certain categories of records without having to submit a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Application.

The objective of the Routine Access Policy (Policy No. 11-601) is to improve accessibility of certain records without additional administrative time being required of staff. It is also to provide a greater certainty of access for those requesting information, and to reflect the spirit of openness and accountability of the FOIPOP Act.

This policy applies to all commission members and staff, and to all records designated under this policy. Routine Access requests only apply to information created after Oct. 23, 2003.

This policy shall apply to requests for reasonable quantities of records and shall not apply to a request for more than 50 pages of records in a particular category and/or time period.

Repetitive requests by an individual for significant volumes of records or the separation of a request into several small requests totaling a large volume, shall not be subject to the policy.