The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-049 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-2021-049 |
| Report Date: | December 22, 2021 |
| Public Body: | Treasury Board Secretariat |
| Summary: | The Complainant submitted an access request to the Treasury Board Secretariat for records related to his workplace investigation, per section 33 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Public Body provided the Complainant with a number of responsive records, withholding some information pursuant to sections 30(1)(a) (legal advice), 31(1)(a) and (l) (disclosure harmful to law enforcement), and 40(1) (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Complainant objected to some of these redactions. The Commissioner recommended that the Treasury Board Secretariat release some of the information withheld under sections 30(1)(a) and 31(1)(l), and that the Treasury Board Secretariat continue to withhold information under section 31(1)(a). |
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