The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2022-027 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-2022-027 |
| Report Date: | November 10, 2022 |
| Public Body: | Department of Environment and Climate Change |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Department of Environment and Climate Change for records pertaining to the appointment of a Vice-Chairperson of the Labour Relations Board as well as information explaining the decision not to appoint a second Vice-Chairperson. The Department responded to the Complainant providing records with information withheld based on sections 29 (policy advice or recommendations), 31(disclosure harmful to law enforcement) and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Commissioner found that the Department had conducted a reasonable search for records and concluded that the Department had properly applied some exceptions to access. The Commissioner recommended the Department release some information that it had withheld under sections 29(1)(a), 31(1)(l), and 40(1) of ATIPPA, 2015. |
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