Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
November 20, 2015

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Report A-2015-009 Released

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2015-009 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.nl.ca/accessreports.htm

Summary: The Applicant requested from Eastern Health information, both financial and otherwise, in relation to [a computer system upgrade] at Eastern Health. Eastern Health was prepared to release the information requested, however a Third Party objected and filed a Complaint with this Office. The Third Party claimed that the information must be withheld from the Applicant on the basis of section 39 (disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party). With respect to section 39, the Commissioner found that the burden of proof under subsection 43(3) had not been met by the Third Party and recommended that the information be released.

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Ed Ring Information and Privacy Commissioner 709-729-6309

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