Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2023-022 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

May 9, 2023

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-022 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-2023-022
Report Date: May 4, 2023
Public Body: Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
Summary: The Complainant submitted a request to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) seeking all information regarding their family, including children. The RNC did disclose some records responsive to the request but withheld others, claiming that ATIPPA, 2015 did not apply to these records pursuant to section 5(1)(m). Upon consideration of the limitations placed on this Office under section 5(1)(m), and upon review of documents and other submissions provided by the RNC to demonstrate the applicability of section 5(1)(m), the Commissioner concluded that the information was subject to section 5(1)(m) and that ATIPPA, 2015 did not apply.

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