Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
December 17, 2014

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Report A-2014-014 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2014-014 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-2014-014

Report Date: December 16, 2014

Public Body: Memorial University of Newfoundland

Summary: The Applicant applied to Memorial University of Newfoundland ("Memorial") under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA") for access to records relating to his application for a [named senior position] with a particular faculty at Memorial, including all reports and feedback regarding his application. Memorial released the responsive records to the Applicant in part with portions severed in accordance with section 20(1) (policy advice or recommendations), section 22.1 (confidential evaluations) and section 30 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) of the ATIPPA. The Applicant filed a Request for Review with this Office for a review of the exceptions to disclosure claimed by Memorial. The Commissioner found that Memorial had properly applied the exceptions to disclosure claimed under the ATIPPA and that Memorial had applied its discretion appropriately.

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Media contact:

Ed Ring Information and Privacy Commissioner 709-729-6309

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