Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2018-001 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

January 16, 2018

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Donovan Molloy, has released his Report A-2018-001 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.

To view the Report in its entirety, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner 

Report: A-2018-001
Report Date: January 12, 2018
Public Body: Town of Paradise
Summary: The Town of Paradise received an access to information request for a number of items relating to its activities, including a list of its employees, information about a particular employee, and contracts between the Town and two named companies. The Town provided several records as well as answers in response to the Applicant’s requests. The Applicant filed a complaint with this Office alleging that the records were incomplete and objecting to the Town’s practice of answering questions as an alternative to disclosing records. The Commissioner found that the Town conducted a reasonable search for records and recommended the release of additional records.

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Media contact
Donovan Molloy, Q.C.
Information and Privacy Commissioner
(709) 729-6309

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