The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2009-009 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.gov.nl.ca/reports-access.htm

Report: A-2009-009

Report Date: July 7, 2009

Public Body: Memorial University

Summary: The Applicant applied to Memorial University ("Memorial") under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the "ATIPPA") for access to all e-mails, records of phone discussions, tapes and electronic communications sent to or sent by or received by a named professor during a specified time in which the Applicant was referenced or discussed in any way or context. Memorial provided information to the Applicant redacting portions of the record in accordance with sections 20 (advice and recommendation), 21(legal advice) and 30 (personal information) of the ATIPPA. The Commissioner determined that section 21 was applicable to the information for which it was claimed. However, it was determined that sections 20 and 30 were not applicable to some of the information for which they were claimed. Therefore, the Commissioner recommended that additional information be released to the Applicant.

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Media contact:

Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309