The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2009-007 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/reports-access.htm

Report: A-2009-007

Report Date: June 29, 2009

Summary: The Applicant applied under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA") to the Department of Environment and Conservation (the "Department") for access to all correspondence and communications during a specified time period between the Department and the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation dealing with the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board�s beverage container recycling system. The Department granted access to some of the records responsive to the request but denied access to other records on the basis of section 20(1) (policy advice or recommendations), section 22(1) (disclosure harmful to law enforcement) and section 30(1) (disclosure of personal information). The Commissioner determined that the Department was entitled to deny access to a small portion of the responsive record on the basis of the exception to disclosure set out in section 20(1)(a). The Commissioner recommended release of all the other information in the responsive record.