Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2021-027 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

June 22, 2021

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-027 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 www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner.

Report: A-2021-027
Report Date: June 17, 2021
Public Body: Town of Salmon Cove
Summary: The Complainant made an access to information request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (“ATIPPA, 2015” or the “Act”) to the Town of Salmon Cove (the “Town”). The Town did not respond to the request within the 20 business days as required by the Act. The Complainant filed a complaint with this Office asking that the Town’s deemed refusal be investigated. The Commissioner found that the Town had not met its duties under the Act and recommended that the Town review its policies and obtain training.

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