The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-014 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-2023-014 |
| Report Date: | March 22, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Department of Justice and Public Safety |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the Department of Justice and Public Safety related to a workplace review, specifically requesting records where the Complainant’s name was mentioned. The Department provided limited responsive records, advising that it had no other records related to the request. The Department also applied section 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) to withhold some information from the records. The Complainant alleged that the Department failed to conduct a reasonable search for records and failed to meet its duty to assist pursuant to section 13. The Commissioner found that the Department had conducted a reasonable search for records. |
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