Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2024-020 Released

  • Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

May 6, 2024

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2024-020 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/reports/. 

Report: A-2024-020
Report Date: May 2, 2024
Public Body: Department of Justice and Public Safety
Summary: The Complainant made a request under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 to the Department of Justice and Public Safety for records related to their probation file. The Department withheld some information pursuant to section 31 (law enforcement). Dissatisfied with this decision, the Complainant filed a complaint with this Office. After reviewing the responsive records, the Commissioner recommended disclosure of some additional information but found the exception had otherwise been applied correctly and recommended that the Department continue to withhold the remainder of the information.

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