The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-009 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-2025-009 |
| Report Date: | February 28, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Town of St. George’s |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to the Town of St. George’s requesting a letter referenced in the minutes of a council meeting. The Town responded to the request, refusing access on the grounds the contents of the letter were confidential. The Town did not cite an exception to access in its response. In a follow up to this Office’s investigation, the Town advised that it was withholding the letter under section 39 (disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party). The Commissioner found the Town had not met the three-part test to withhold the information under section 39 and recommended the letter be disclosed to the Complainant. |
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