Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2013-010 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2013-010 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-2013-010
Report Date:  June 7, 2013
Public Body:   The Town Of Portugal Cove-St. Philips

Summary:

The Applicant requested records from the town of Portugal Cove-St. Philips
(the “Town”) pertaining to a record of payment made to a named individual
for a claim against the Town. The Town claimed section 12(2) of the
ATIPPA (refusal to confirm or deny the existence of a record). The
Commissioner found that section 12 was not applicable to the request, and
the Town should respond to the Applicant without relying on section 12(2).

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Media contact:
Ed Ring
Information and Privacy Commissioner
709-729-6309

2013 06 13                         2:30 p.m.