Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
June 28, 2016
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner � Report A-2016-009 Released
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2016-009 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2015). 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 from Central Health all records relating to complaints made by certain individuals against Central Health relating to bullying, harassment and a human rights complaint. Central Health released a number of records but withheld information relying on sections 29 (policy advice or recommendations), 30 (legal advice) and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Applicant filed a Complaint with this Office. It was found that, even though Central Health did not locate all responsive records initially, that overall Central Health did perform a reasonable search. It was also found that Central Health had applied all exceptions to disclosure properly with the exception of approximately 36 pages of records initially withheld under section 30 which were recommended to be released. |
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2016 06 28 3:50 p.m.