The Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner, Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh, has released her Report A-2024-022 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 https://www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/reports/.
| Report: | A-2024-022 |
| Report Date: | May 21, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Department of Environment and Climate Change |
| Summary: | The Complainant made a request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Department of Environment and Climate Change for records about a public survey on behalf of the Department by the Public Engagement and Planning Division. Responsive records were identified by the Department, though the survey responses were still being processed by Public Engagement and Planning. The Department provided a final response to the Complainant that did not include the survey responses and further failed to address why the survey results were not included. Subsequently, the Department advised the Complainant to make a new access request for the survey responses. This Office determined that the Department did not comply with section 13 of the Act (duty to assist applicant) by not providing a clear and definitive response as to why the survey results were not part of the Department’s final response. |
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