Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
September 26, 2011

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2011-013 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2011-013 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-2011-013
Report Date: September 21, 2011
Public Body: Town of St. George’s

Summary:

The Applicant made two applications to the Town of St. George’s (the “Town”) under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “ATIPPA”), one for access to records related to revenue, costs, jobs and land involved in the proposed regional landfill site and the other for tender documents for the same project. The Town claimed no responsive records existed for either request. The Commissioner determined the Town had failed in its duty to assist the Applicant by failing to conduct reasonable searches for the records. The Commissioner recommended the Town conduct the proper searches and release any records found to this Office and the Applicant in accordance with the ATIPPA.

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

2011 09 26                                 10:15 a.m.