Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2022-006 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

May 24, 2022

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2022-006 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-2022-006
Report Date: May 19, 2022
Public Body: Department of Industry, Energy and Technology
Summary: The Department of Industry, Energy and Technology received a request for documents related to the acquisition of the Come by Chance refinery. The Third Party was notified of the Department’s intention to release the records and subsequently objected to the release of certain information contained within a memorandum of understanding. The Third Party filed a complaint with this Office, claiming that the information must be withheld under section 39 (disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party). The Commissioner found that the burden of proof had not been met and recommended that the information be released.

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