February 27, 2012
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2012-004 Released
The Assistant Information and Privacy Commissioner, Sean Murray, has released his Report A-2012-004 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-2012-004
Report Date: February 23, 2012
Public Body: Department of Environment and Conservation
Summary: The Applicant applied under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act to the Department of Environment and Conservation for access to certain information about Crown land usage and other matters. The Department granted the request in part, disclosed a number of records and stated that no records could be found in relation to some of the Applicant’s questions. The Applicant filed a Request for Review citing a failure by the Department to fulfill the duty to assist the Applicant under section 9 of the ATIPPA. The Assistant Commissioner concluded that the Department had conducted a thorough search, had given the Applicant all of the records in its possession responsive to his requests, and had given a reasonable explanation why there were no more records. The Assistant Commissioner therefore concluded that the Department had not failed in its duty to assist the Applicant.
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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309
2012 02 27 10:15 a.m.