The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-011 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-2023-011 |
| Report Date: | March 6, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Treasury Board Secretariat |
| Summary: | Treasury Board Secretariat received an access request for records relating to a workplace investigation involving the Applicant. It provided most of the records, but redacted some information on the basis of sections 29 (advice and recommendations), 30 (solicitor client privilege), 31 (security arrangements), and 40 (personal privacy). The Applicant filed a complaint with our Office. During the informal resolution process, the section 31 and 40 issues were resolved. The Commissioner found that section 29 was properly applied. However, TBS had refused to provide our Office with the records for which section 30 were claimed. The Commissioner found that TBS had not met the burden of proof that section 30 applied, and therefore recommended that the information redacted on the basis of section 30 be disclosed to the Complainant. |
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