Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
June 14, 2010Office of the
Information and Privacy Commissioner
—
Report A-2010-007 Released
The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has
released his Report A-2010-007 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.nl.ca/accessreports.htm
| Report: |
A-2010-007 |
| Report Date: |
June 8, 2010 |
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Public Body:
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Office of the Citizens' Representative |
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Summary: |
The Applicant applied to the Office of the
Citizens' Representative (the "OCR") under the Access
to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA")
for access to records pertaining to Access to
Information Requests made by the Applicant to two
government departments and in respect of a corresponding
investigation by the OCR. The OCR refused access to all
records claiming section 30.1(c) (Disclosure of House of
Assembly service and statutory office records) of the
ATIPPA. The OCR advised that the information
requested by the Applicant was collected in the course
of an investigation under the Citizens'
Representative Act and was connected with the
investigatory functions of the OCR. The OCR directed the
Applicant to the two relevant departments as an
alternative source of the requested information. The
Commissioner agreed with the OCR and found that the
requested information was connected with the
investigatory functions of the OCR and is protected from
disclosure pursuant to section 30.1(c) of the ATIPPA.
Consequently, the Commissioner made no recommendations
to the OCR. The Commissioner did, however, suggest that
the OCR improve its administrative procedures in respect
of completing Access to Information Request forms. |
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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309
2010 06 14
12:45 p.m. |
