The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2020-027 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
To view the Report in its entirety, please go to http://www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner.
| Report: | A-2020-027 |
| Report Date: | November 27, 2020 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University |
| Summary: | Memorial University of Newfoundland (“Memorial” or “MUN”) received an access request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (“ATIPPA, 2015”) for records relating to the retention of outside counsel on a particular matter and legal invoices from an outside firm for a particular time period. Memorial provided the Complainant with 28 pages of responsive records, with redactions made under sections 30 (legal advice), 39 (business interests of a third party) and 40 (personal privacy) of ATIPPA, 2015. The Complainant made a complaint to this office arguing that Memorial had failed to conduct a reasonable search and that they had misapplied the exceptions. The Commissioner found that there was no evidence that the search conducted by Memorial was unreasonable. With respect to the redactions, those made under section 30 and 40 were justified and that information should continue to be withheld. The redactions under section 39 could not be supported and the Commissioner recommended the release of that information. |
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