The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2020-024 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, (ATIPPA). 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-2020-024 |
| Report Date: | October 14, 2020 |
| Public Body: | Human Resource Secretariat (Now known as Treasury Board Secretariat) |
| Summary: | The Office of the Human Resource Secretariat (“HRS”) (now known as Treasury Board Secretariat) received an access request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015, (ATIPPA, 2015) for records relating to a workplace investigation. HRS provided a package of documents including notes taken during witness interviews. The names and identifying information of the witnesses were redacted under section 37 (disclosure harmful to individual or public safety). The Complainant argued that it was necessary to obtain access to the redacted information to assess the quality and completeness of the investigation. The Commissioner found that section 37 cannot be applied to records which fall under section 33 (information from a workplace investigation), and that even if it could the test for section 37 was not met. The Commissioner recommended release of the redacted information. |
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