The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-013 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: | A-2021-013 |
| Report Date: | March 1, 2021 |
| Public Body: | City of St. John’s |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the City of St. John’s for records relating to St. John’s Sports and Entertainment and the Mile One Centre pursuant to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (“ATIPPA, 2015”). The City applied for, and received, several lengthy time extensions but still did not respond to the request by the mandatory deadline. After the time to respond to the request had expired the Complainant made a complaint to this Office, requesting that the Commissioner order the release of the records and make a finding that the city had acted in bad faith. The Commissioner found that the City had failed to respond in the designated time, and the City was deemed to have refused the request. The Commissioner ordered the release of the records within 50 business days of the release of this report, and declined to make a finding that the City had acted in bad faith. |
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