The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Phil Wall, has released his Report 2006-012 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the report is included below.

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Report: 2006-012
Report Date: July 21, 2006
Public Body: Department of Education

Summary: The Department of Education (the �Department�) received an Application for Access under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the �ATIPPA�). This application was signed by a minor who was seeking access to notes and/or the transcript of an interview conducted with him by two consultants from the Department. The Department informed the mother of the minor that access to the information was being denied in accordance with section 65 (exercising rights of another person). In response, the mother filed a Request for Review with this Office. Based on the specific circumstances of this case, the Commissioner concluded that the applicant was actually the mother of the minor and not the minor himself. He further concluded that releasing the information to the mother would be an unreasonable invasion of the minor�s privacy. The Commissioner also found that the mandatory exception set out in section 30 (personal information) applied to the responsive record.

Media contact: Sandy Hounsell, Executive Director (709) 729-6309

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