Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
August 20, 2014

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2014-009 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2014-009 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-2014-009
Report Date:	August 11, 2014
Public Body:	Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (formerly Nova Central School District)
Summary:	The Applicant made an access request to Nova Central School District (“NCSD”) for records containing reference to himself. NCSD provided him with responsive records, and withheld some information claiming the exceptions to access in sections 20 (policy advice and recommendations), 21 (legal advice) and 30 (personal information). The Applicant requested that this Office review the severing of some records, the withholding of others and of other decisions made by NCSD. During the course of informal resolution NCSD disclosed some further information to the Applicant. The Commissioner in his Report determined that the search conducted by NCSD was reasonable and complete; that NCSD had taken all reasonable steps to determine authorship of a handwritten document at issue; that certain documents were properly withheld from the Applicant in accordance with the litigation privilege exception; and that there was no evidence before him to support a disclosure to the Attorney-General.

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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309
ering@oipc.nl.ca

2014 08 20         2:50 p.m.