The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2024-056 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/reports/.
| Report: | A-2024-056 |
| Report Date: | December 17, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Department of Justice and Public Safety |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the Department of Justice and Public Safety seeking correspondence between the Minister of Justice and Public Safety and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Department’s search produced 92 pages of responsive records, many of which were withheld pursuant to section 29(1)(a) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Department later claimed that section 5(1)(a) of the Act also applied to several records. The Complainant challenged the use of these exceptions and claimed that the Department did not meet its duty to assist as set forth in section 13(1) of the Act. A review by this Office determined that the Department did meet its duty to assist, but that a further search for the final versions of some documents should be conducted. This Office also held that section 29(1)(a) did not apply to some of the information and recommended it be disclosed but concluded the remainder of the information or records withheld pursuant to sections 5, 29, 30. And 40 could continue to be withheld. |
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