Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2013-012 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2013-012 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-2013-012
Report Date: August 19, 2013
Public Body: Eastern Health

Summary:

Eastern Health received an access to information request for the successful bidder vendor name and successful bidder price (net & extended) on bids submitted over a period of six months for oxygen equipment and supplies. Eastern Health decided to grant access to the records, but first had to notify two affected third parties, as the information might affect their business interests if released. Both third parties filed Requests for Review with this Office, stating that section 27 (business interests of a third party) applied to the information and that the records should not be released. The Commissioner found that as neither third party had met the burden of proving that section 27 applies, the information should be released.

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

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