Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2020-030 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

December 30, 2020

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2020-030 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015, (ATIPPA, 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-2020-030
Report Date: December 23, 2020
Public Body: City of Mount Pearl
Summary: The City of Mount Pearl (the “City”) received a request for information regarding the locations of noise complaints within the City. It provided the Applicant some information, redacting the street addresses under section 40(1) (disclosure harmful to personal privacy). The Applicant objected to the redactions and filed a complaint with this Office. The Commissioner determined that some redactions pursuant to section 40(1) are appropriate.

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