Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
August 18, 2010
Office of the Information and
Privacy Commissioner — Report A-2010-011 Released
The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his
Report A-2010-011 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
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Report: |
A-2010-011 |
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Report Date: |
August 18, 2010 |
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Public Body: |
Department of Justice |
Summary: |
The Applicant applied to the Department of Justice (the
"Department") under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA")
for access to records regarding the granting of
temporary absences and records relating to a specific
individual's temporary absence. The Applicant argued
that the temporary absence process is akin to parole
decisions made by the National Parole Board which can be
made available to the public. The Commissioner agreed
with the Department and found that the requested
information is personal information, and is therefore
protected from disclosure pursuant to section 30
(disclosure of personal information) of the
ATIPPA.
Consequently, the Commissioner made no
recommendations to the Department.
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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309
2010 08 18 1:15 p.m.
