Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
June 16, 2016

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner � Report A-2016-006 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2016-006 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/reports/commissioner

Summary:

The Applicant requested information about an archaeological/historical research project from the Department of Natural Resources (the �Department�). The Department was prepared to release the information requested, however a Third Party objected and filed a Complaint with this Office. The Third Party claimed that the information must be withheld from the Applicant on the basis of section 39 (disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party). The Commissioner found that the burden of proof under subsection 43(3) had not been met by the Third Party and recommended that the information be released.

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

2016 06 16                             3:30 p.m.