Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2012-003 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2012-003 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-2012-003
Report Date:   January 19, 2012
Public Body:    College of the North Atlantic

Summary:

The Applicant applied under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“the ATIPPA”) to the College of the North Atlantic (“the College”) for access to e-mail records containing her personal information and that of another individual. The College denied the request on the grounds that the responsive records had already been provided in response to a previous request. The Commissioner found that for the greater part of the time period covered by the request, the same search had been conducted in response to a previous request, and responsive records provided. That search had been reviewed by the Supreme Court and was found to have been conducted reasonably and completely. The Commissioner concluded that he was bound to accept the findings of the Court. For the remainder of the time period covered by the present request, the Commissioner was satisfied that no responsive records exist. The Commissioner concluded that the College was justified in denying the Applicant’s request, and therefore made no recommendation.

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

2012 01 27                        1:00 p.m.