Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
January 28, 2013
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2013-001 Released
The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2013-001 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/accessreports.htm
| Report: | A-2013-001 |
| Report Date: | January 25, 2013 |
| Public Body: | Department of Natural Resources |
| Summary: | The Applicant requested records from the Department of Natural Resources regarding Chinese investment in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Applicant’s request was received on May 16, 2012. There was limited communication in the beginning but over the next six months all contact was initiated by the Applicant and the records were not forthcoming. The records were finally received by the Applicant on November 9, 2012, almost seven months after the request was submitted and following a Request for Review being made of this Office. The Commissioner found that the delay was a breach of section 11(1) of the ATIPPA and also a breach of section 9 of the ATIPPA (duty to assist). The Commissioner recommended that the Department be mindful of the statutory duty imposed on it by sections 9 and 11 of the ATIPPA. He further recommended that the Department review its policies and procedures for handling access to information requests for the purpose of ensuring that it complies with its duty to assist in section 9 and meets the time limit for responding to access requests under section 11(1) of the ATIPPA. |
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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309
2013 01 28 11:15 a.m.