The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2022-002 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-2022-002 |
| Report Date: | February 14, 2022 |
| Public Body: | Royal Newfoundland Constabulary |
| Summary: | The Complainant submitted an access to information request to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 seeking access to records regarding the RNC’s Automatic Vehicle Locator system for the year 2017. In its final response, the RNC denied access pursuant to section 31(1)(a) (disclosure harmful to law enforcement). During the complaint investigation, the RNC additionally sought to apply sections 31(1)(c), 33 (information from a workplace investigation) and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Commissioner concluded that the RNC had properly applied section 31(1)(a) to a portion of the records involved in an ongoing complaint overseen by the Public Complaints Commission who identified the records as relevant to its investigation. However, the Commissioner found that the remaining records had been improperly withheld pursuant to section 31(1)(a), and rejected the application of sections 31(1)(c), 33 and 40. The Commissioner determined these remaining responsive records should be released. |
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