The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-033 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-2021-033 |
| Report Date: | August 10, 2021 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (“ATIPPA, 2015”) to Memorial University (“Memorial”) for correspondence relating to COVID-19 pandemic return-to-work plans. Memorial disclosed records but withheld some information on the basis of section 29 (policy advice or recommendations), section 35 (disclosure harmful to the financial or economic interests of a public body), and section 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Complainant asked that the redactions be reviewed. The Commissioner concluded that Memorial had correctly applied sections 29 and 40; that the public interest did not outweigh the reason for applying section 29; and that there was no need to deal with section 35. The Commissioner recommended that Memorial continue to withhold the redacted information. |
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