Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2022-012 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

July 29, 2022

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2022-012 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-2022-012
Report Date: July 28, 2022
Public Body: Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information
Summary: The Complainant made an access request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information for records relating to the Meditech system. The Centre provided records to the Complainant, but withheld some information claiming 27(1) (Cabinet confidences), 29(1)(a) (Policy advice or recommendations), 40(1) (Disclosure harmful to personal privacy), 31(1)(l) (Disclosure harmful to law enforcement), and 39(1) (Disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party). During the complaint investigation, the Centre agreed to release some additional information and the Complainant agreed to limit the scope of review to certain information withheld pursuant to section 29(1)(a) and section 31(1)(l). It was recommended that the Centre release some of the remaining information and continue to withhold other information.

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