The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-038 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-2025-038 |
| Report Date: | September 3, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Office of the Premier |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to the Office of the Premier for records about a named law firm over a three-month period. The Office of the Premier provided a late final response with redactions made under section 30 (legal advice), section 35 (disclosure harmful to the financial or economic interests of a public body), and section 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Commissioner found the Office of the Premier had breached its duty to assist in missing the deadline to respond to the access request and in future should comply with all statutory timelines and communicate proactively with applicants. With respect to the redactions, the Commissioner found that section 30 had been applied appropriately, leaving the application of section 35 moot. |
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