Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner — Report A-2010-009 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2010-009 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-2010-009
Report Date: June 9, 2010
Public Body: College of the North Atlantic

Summary: The Applicant applied to the College of the North Atlantic (the "College") under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA") for access to documents relied upon by an employee of the College in making certain statements. The Applicant alleged that the documents she received in response to her request were not responsive and asked the Commissioner to review the College's response to her request and whether the duty to assist had been met. The Commissioner determined that the College had responded appropriately to the Applicant's request and had complied with its duty to assist under section 9, including through its assessment of whether the records located appeared responsive to the request.

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

2010 06 16                                                    10:50 a.m.