Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
June 22, 2016

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner � Report A-2016-008 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2016-008 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 submitted a request to Eastern Health for records related to the provision of security services at Eastern Health. Eastern Health notified a Third Party in accordance with section 19 of the ATIPPA, 2015, that it intended to disclose the records. The Third Party filed a complaint with this Office, arguing that the information ought to be withheld on the basis of section 39 (disclosure harmful to the business interests of a third party) and also sections 31 (law enforcement) and 37 (individual or public safety). It was found that the Third Party had not met the requirements of section 39, and therefore it was recommended that Eastern Health disclose the responsive records. It was further found that the Third Party had no basis under the ATIPPA, 2015 to rely on exceptions other than section 39, about which it had received notice under section 19.

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Media contact:

Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309

2016 06 22                              2:25 p.m.