The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2024-019 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 https://www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/reports/.
| Report: | A-2024-019 |
| Report Date: | April 24, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Office of the Premier |
| Summary: | The Complainant made two requests under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Office of the Premier for travel and other expenses. The responses provided were not satisfactory, and the Complainant filed a complaint, suggesting that there was a political motive for the inadequate response. The Commissioner found the responses were inadequate and the Premier’s Office had failed to comply with its obligations under the Act, in particular the duty, under section 13, to make every reasonable effort to assist an applicant in making a request and to respond without delay to an applicant in an open, accurate and complete manner. The Commissioner found there was no evidence to support the Complainant’s allegation, although the Premier’s Office had not provided a convincing explanation for the way in which it handled the requests. The Commissioner recommended that the Premier’s Office take steps to develop policies to adequately respond to questions about all forms of payment, whether reimbursement or remuneration, to the Premier and Premier’s Office officials, in the manner required by the Act. |
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