The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-016 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
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| Report: | A-2023-016 |
| Report Date: | March 31, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Town of Pouch Cove |
| Summary: | The Complainant sought records from the Town of Pouch Cove relating to a fire at the Complainant’s home. The Town provided the Complainant with records that included an Incident Report and pictures from the fire. The Town redacted the names of the firefighters on the Incident Report and similarly withheld the faces of the firefighters in the pictures. The Town cited section 40(1) of ATIPPA, 2015 as justification for these redactions. The Complainant argued that the redactions in both documents were improper and that the Town had not met its duty to assist, pursuant to section 13(1) and that it conducted an insufficient search for records. The Commissioner determined that the Town had not met its duty to assist and recommended a new search. The Commissioner also determined that the faces in the pictures should remain redacted but that the Town should release the names of the firefighters on the Incident Report. |
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