The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2024-055 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-2024-055 |
| Report Date: | December 11, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Royal Newfoundland Constabulary |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for an investigation record. The RNC refused to disclose the record on the ground that it was excluded from the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 by section 5(1)(m). The Complainant filed a complaint with this Office. The RNC refused to provide the record to our Office, since section 5(1)(m) is also a provision under which there is no statutory authority to require that a public body provide records to the Commissioner for review. The Commissioner nevertheless concluded, on the evidence provided by the Complainant and the RNC, that the RNC had not met the statutory burden of proving that section 5(1)(m) applies, and therefore recommended that the RNC disclose the record to the Complainant, subject to any applicable exceptions. |
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