The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2021-001 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-2021-001 |
| Report Date: | January 12, 2021 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University |
| Summary: | The Complainant, a Memorial University employee, received a disciplinary suspension from the University. The Complainant’s pay was suspended prior to the grievance process, an action contrary to the Complainant’s collective agreement. The Complainant filed an access request for records relating to the matter. Upon receiving records, the Complainant suspected that the University was either withholding records or had not conducted a reasonable search and filed a complaint with this Office. Memorial described its search and the Commissioner concluded that Memorial had fulfilled its duty under Section 13 of ATIPPA, 2015 by conducting a reasonable search for records. |
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