The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2020-028 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
| Report: | A-2020-028 |
| Report Date: | November 27, 2020 |
| Public Body: | Department of Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Summary: | The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure received a request for information relating to two conveyances between a company and a municipality. The Department provided access to some records but withheld other records on the basis of section 30 (Legal advice). During the complaint investigation the Commissioner requested copies of the responsive records for review, but the Department refused to provide records that it claimed were subject to the section 30 exception. The Department also refused to provide a sufficient description of those records. The Commissioner concluded that in the absence of evidence to support the claim of legal advice, the Department had not met the statutory burden of proving that the exception applied, and therefore recommended that the records be disclosed. |
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