The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-032 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-2023-032 |
| Report Date: | July 6, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Newfoundland and Labrador English School District |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD) for records relating to the Complainant and her minor children. The NLESD responded by denying the Complainant’s request initially under section 40 of the Act (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Complainant made a complaint to this Office arguing she should be entitled to the records. In its submissions, NLESD’s analysis more accurately identified it had either no responsive records to a portion of the request, could neither confirm nor deny it had responsive records to a second portion of the request pursuant to section 17(2), and was able to identify and provide four pages of records responsive to the final portion of the request. The Commissioner found NLESD did conduct a reasonable search and had fully met its duty to assist per section 13. |
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