The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-022 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-2021-022 |
| Report Date: | May 10, 2021 |
| Public Body: | Eastern Health |
| Summary: | An access to information request was submitted to Eastern Health seeking information related to ambulance red alerts and offload delays. Eastern Health responded and provided partial access to the records, redacting some information under sections 29(1), 35(1), and 40(1). The Complainant objected, asking that this Office review the redactions and consider whether the public interest override in section 9 should apply to the information. This Office upheld Eastern Health’s decision to withhold the majority of information under sections 29(1), 35(1) and 40(1). The Commissioner recommended disclosure of one sentence that was redacted under section 29(1). The Commissioner further concluded that section 9 did not apply and the information can continue to be withheld. |
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