The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2022-013 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-2022-013 |
| Report Date: | August 2, 2022 |
| Public Body: | Department of Environment and Climate Change |
| Summary: | The Complainants made two separate access requests under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Department of Environment and Climate Change. The Department did not respond to either request within the 20 business days as required by the Act. Each of the Complainants filed a complaint with this Office asking that the Department’s deemed refusal be investigated. The Commissioner found that the Department had not complied with its obligations under the Act. The Commissioner found the Department’s sharing of ATIPP staffing resources with another department on a long-term basis inconsistent with the Act. The Commissioner recommended the Department provide a final response as it relates to one complaint where none had yet been provided. The Commissioner recommended that the Department review its policies, assign additional staff as early as possible, maintain communication with applicants and our Office, and to comply with its statutory duties in the future. |
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