The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report P-2021-001 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 www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner.
| Report: | P-2021-001 |
| Report Date: | February 17, 2021 |
| Public Body: | The Town of Northern Arm |
| Summary: | The Town of Northern Arm circulated a partially redacted copy of a harassment investigation report to some residents. The Complainant alleged that the Town had breached his privacy by doing so. The Commissioner found that while the disclosure of some of the personal information of the Complainant was justified in the circumstances, some other personal information of the Complainant and others had been improperly disclosed, contrary to the privacy provisions of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA, 2015). The Commissioner recommended that the Town acknowledge the breach of privacy, submit a privacy breach report to this Office, develop an appropriate privacy policy and consider privacy training for Town councillors and staff. |
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