The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-017 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-2023-017 |
| Report Date: | April 6, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Independent Appointments Commission |
| Summary: | The Complainant sought information from the Independent Appointments Commission on the merit-based review of applicants for two Vice-Chairperson positions with the Labour Relations Board. There were 125 pages of responsive records, 84 of which were withheld pursuant to section 27 (cabinet confidences) and section 32(a) (confidential evaluations). The Complainant asserted that the Commission had not met its section 13(1) duty to assist, alleging that it had not performed a reasonable search for records and that sections 27 and 32(a) were not applied properly to withhold information. The Commissioner found that the Independent Appointments Commission did meet its duty to assist and that it had properly applied sections 27 and 32(a), and that the information should continue to be withheld. |
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