The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-023 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-2025-023 |
| Report Date: | May 27, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Department of Justice and Public Safety |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to the Department of Justice and Public Safety for information about the Supreme Court Rules Committee. The Department provided some records, but withheld others based on sections 5(1)(a) (judicial administration records) and 30(1)(a) (legal advice) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Commissioner concluded that the Department had appropriately applied sections 5(1)(a) and 30(1)(a) and that there was no evidence that the public interest override at section 9 applied to require disclosure. The Commissioner recommended that the Department maintain its position and continue to withhold the records previously withheld from the Complainant. |
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