Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Investigation into Alleged Breaches of Privacy Associated with the Release of Information Pursuant to the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
July 18, 2017

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Report A-2017-017 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Donovan Molloy, has released his Report A-2017-017 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, go to ATIPPA Access Reports at: //www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner

Summary:

The Government Purchasing Agency (“GPA”) received an access request seeking disclosure of bidder’s proposals related to a request for proposal for Managed Print Services. The GPA was prepared to release the information, however, a Third Party objected to the information being disclosed and filed a complaint with this Office. The Third Party claimed that some of the information must be withheld on the basis of section 39 (disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party). The Commissioner found that the burden of proof had not been met by the Third Party and recommended that the information be released.

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Media Contact
Donovan Molloy, Q.C.
Information and Privacy Commissioner
(709) 729-6309

2017 07 18 11:30 a.m.

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