The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2024-001 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-2024-001 |
| Report Date: | January 16, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Memorial University |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access request to Memorial University in October 2019. Four years later, the University had not provided a response and was deemed to have refused access to the requested information. A complaint was filed with this Office in October 2023. The Commissioner found that Memorial had failed to comply with sections 13 (duty to assist applicant) and 16 (time limit for final response) and recommended that the University comply with its statutory duties in the future and provide a final response to the Complainant within 30 business days of receipt of this Report. |
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