The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-044 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-2025-044 |
| Report Date: | November 5, 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 for the contact information of Crown Attorneys. The Department directed the Complainant to contact information publicly available through the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Department did not disclose cell phones numbers, which were not public available. The Commissioner concluded the Department could continue to withhold cell phone numbers under section 31(1)(n). The Commissioner further concluded the Department’s final response was deficient in that it did not cite section 22 (published material) when it refused to provide the requested contact information. |
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