The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2009-006 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: A-2009-006
Report Date: June 4, 2009

Public Body: Atlantic Lottery Corporation

Summary: The Applicant applied to Atlantic Lottery Corporation ("ALC") under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA") for access to PAR (Pay Analysis Report) sheets from several video lottery games. ALC denied access to the PAR sheet information, claiming sections 27 (harm to business interests of a third party), section 24 (harm to the financial or economic interests of a public body) and section 30 (personal information). The Commissioner found that with respect to games still on the market, all three parts of the test set out in section 27 have been met. The information in the PAR sheets consists of technical information which was supplied in confidence. The Commissioner stated that the harm that would result from the disclosure of PAR sheet information for games still on the market was significant and self-evident. As the Commissioner found that section 27 was applicable to PAR sheet information for games still on the market, it was not necessary to deal with section 24. However, for games no longer on the market, the Commissioner found that neither the third parties nor ALC had shown detailed and convincing evidence of the harm that would occur if the information was released. As such, neither section 27 nor section 24 applied to this information and the Commissioner recommended that it be released to the Applicant. The Commissioner also found that section 30 had been properly applied.

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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709- 729-6309