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November 9, 2005
(Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner)
The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Phil
Wall, has released his Report 2005-005 under authority of the Access to
Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the report is included
below.
To view the report in its entirety please go to
//www.oipc.gov.nl.ca/
Report:
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2005-005
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Report Date:
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November 7, 2005
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Public Body:
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Department of Labrador and
Aboriginal Affairs
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Summary:
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The applicant applied under
the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA) for
access to briefing notes prepared for the minister upon his appointment
as Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs. The Department of Labrador
and Aboriginal Affairs originally denied access to these records in
their entirety, invoking section 20(1) of the ATIPPA (policy advice or
recommendations). As a result of discussions with the Commissioner�s
Office, the department eventually agreed to release a portion of the
records, but in so doing invoked several other exceptions in support of
their decision to withhold the remainder of the records. The applicant
was not satisfied with the department�s response. The commissioner found
that some of the information did fall under the section 20 exception,
but concluded that the majority of the severed records did not. The
commissioner considered any mandatory exceptions not originally invoked
by the department, but did not accept those discretionary exceptions
subsequently raised by the department. The commissioner recommended that
the department release the majority of the records to the applicant. |
Media contact: Sandy Hounsell, Executive Director
(709) 729-6309
2005 11 09
9:30 a.m. |
