The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-010 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-2025-010 |
| Report Date: | March 3, 2025 |
| 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 records regarding an ongoing legal matter between the Complainant and the Department. The Department’s search did produce responsive records, many of which were withheld pursuant to section 30(1) (legal advice) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Complainant challenged the applicability of that exception to the records while also asserting the Department failed to meet its section 13(1) duty to assist by not performing a reasonable search and failing to disclose all responsive records. Upon review, this Office found the Department did meet its duty to assist and agreed with the Department’s application of section 30(1) to the records that were withheld. |
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