The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-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/commissioner.
| Report: | A-2024-002 |
| Report Date: | January 16, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Town of Victoria |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the Town of Victoria. The Town did not respond to the request within the 20 business days as required by the Act. The Complainant filed a complaint with this Office asking that the Town’s deemed refusal be investigated. During the investigation, this Office discovered that the Town had passed a motion purporting to disregard any access requests from the Complainant as well as investigations of same by this Office. The Commissioner found that the Town had not met its duties under the Act and recommended that the Town review its policies, obtain training, and comply with its legislative duties in future. |
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