The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-031 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-2021-031 |
| Report Date: | July 6, 2021 |
| Public Body: | Office of the Premier |
| Summary: | The Office of the Premier (the “Premier’s Office”) received an access to information request that included a request for correspondence between the Premier’s Office and the Chief Electoral Officer for a specified period of time. The Premier’s Office provided some information but withheld the correspondence, citing section 5(1)(d) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (records of a registered political party or caucus). The Commissioner concluded that the Premier’s Office properly withheld portions of the responsive records under section 5(1)(d) and this information should continue to be withheld from disclosure. However, the Commissioner also found that the Premier’s Office failed to respond within the statutory deadline (section 16) and failed to uphold section 13 (duty to assist) by failing to respond to the Complainant without delay and in an open, accurate and complete manner. |
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