Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
November 3, 2015

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner � Reports Released

The following Reports have been released under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Summaries of the Reports are included below.

To view the Reports, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/commissionersreports.htm

Report A-2015-007, Office of the Premier, October 29, 2015

Summary: The Applicant requested from the Office of the Premier copies of correspondence from a named Third Party about a Local Service Committee and the Applicant�s role in it. The Third Party objected to the disclosure on the ground that section 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) prohibited it. The Commissioner agreed with the Office of the Premier that the disclosure would not be an unreasonable invasion of the personal privacy of the Third Party and recommended that the information be disclosed, subject to some minor redactions of the personal information of other individuals.

Report A-2015-008, Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs, October 29, 2015

Summary: The Applicant requested from the Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs copies of correspondence from a named Third Party about a Local Service Committee and the Applicant�s role in it. The Third Party objected to the disclosure on the ground that section 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) prohibited it. The Commissioner agreed with the Department that the disclosure would not be an unreasonable invasion of the personal privacy of the Third Party and recommended that the information be disclosed, subject to some minor redactions of the personal information of other individuals.

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Ed Ring Information and Privacy Commissioner 709-729-6309

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