The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-027 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-2025-027 |
| Report Date: | June 2, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to Memorial University of Newfoundland for records concerning the Dean of Science search process by the Dean of Science Search Committee members. Memorial provided a large number of records, with redactions based on sections 29 (policy advice or recommendations), 31 (disclosure harmful to law enforcement), 32 (confidential evaluations), 35 (harm to the financial and economic interests of a public body), and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. This Office made recommendations for additional releases to Memorial which it accepted and additional information was disclosed to the Complainant. The Commissioner found that the remaining exceptions had been properly applied and determined that Memorial had conducted a reasonable search. The Commissioner recommended Memorial continue to withhold the remaining redacted information. |
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