The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report P-2024-002 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/atippa-2015-privacy-reports/
| Report: | P-2024-002 |
| Report Date: | April 17, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Department of Justice and Public Safety |
| Summary: | The Complainant made a complaint to this Office alleging that the Department of Justice and Public Safety breached their privacy by issuing notices of garnishment to businesses that the Department should have known would not have maintained the Complainant’s privacy. The notices were issued pursuant to the Support Orders Enforcement Act, which authorizes the director of the Support Enforcement Division of the Department to issue garnishment orders containing sufficient information about a debtor to properly allow a garnishee to meet its requirements under the order. The release of the personal information was permitted pursuant to sections 68(1) and 69(1) of ATIPPA, 2015. This Office found no evidence that the Department breached the Complainant’s privacy in the issuance of the garnishment notices. |
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