The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-053 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-2023-053 |
| Report Date: | December 29, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Department of Finance |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to the Department of Finance for records relating to the planning for the release of the Office of the Auditor General’s report on Memorial University. The Department responded that it had no responsive records other than those that had been provided and published in response to an earlier request. The Complainant filed a complaint, arguing that the Department had not conducted a reasonable search under section 13 (duty to assist the applicant) and that the redactions made to the previously published records were inappropriate. On review the Commissioner found that the Department had conducted a reasonable search for records, and that the exceptions were properly applied. The Commissioner recommended that the Department need not conduct a further search, and that it continue to withhold the information. |
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