The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-032 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-2021-032 |
| Report Date: | July 29, 2021 |
| Public Body: | Department of Health and Community Services |
| Summary: | The Department of Health and Community Services (the Department) received an access to information request which sought contracts with a Third Party. On a previous occasion, the same records had been sought by an applicant, leading to Report A-2020-029. The Department gave notice subject to section 19(1) to the Third Party that it intended to disclose information that might contain information that might be exempted under section 39. The Third Party filed a complaint with this Office, advising that it objected to the release of the records due to the financial nature of the records and the risk of harm if they were disclosed to an unknown applicant. The Third Party further argued that the records were supplied in confidence to the Department. The Commissioner determined the Third Party did not meet the three-part test under section 39 and recommended the release of the records. |
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