The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-041 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
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| Report: | A-2025-041 |
| Report Date: | October 1, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Royal Newfoundland Constabulary |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for records relating to the death of a family member. The RNC provided some records but refused to disclose photographs taken at the site or a recording and transcript of a statement taken in the course of the investigation, citing section 40(1) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) and section 24(1) of the Fatalities Investigations Act. The Commissioner concluded that the Fatalities Investigations Act prevailed and recommended that the RNC continue to withhold the photographs and statement. |
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