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Information and Privacy Commissioner releases Review Report 23-08

The Department of Community Services (public body) did not issue a decision to the applicant in response to an access to information request within the legislated time period required by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP). The cause of the delay was the public body did not provide the responsive records to the administrator responsible for processing the request in a timely fashion and that Information Access and Privacy Services has delayed processing the records and sending them out for consultation. The OIPC finds that the public body is in contravention of s. 7 of FOIPOP and recommends that a decision be issued within 14 days. Read more...

Information and Privacy Commissioner releases Review Report 23-07

The Department of Community Services (public body) did not issue a decision to the applicant in response to an access to information request within the legislated time period required by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP). The applicant appealed to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC). The cause of the delay was that the public body did not provide the responsive records to the administrator responsible for processing the request in a timely fashion. The OIPC finds that the public body is in contravention of s. 7 of FOIPOP and recommends that a management-level public body official provides this report to all employees who were responsible for collecting records in response to this access request and remind them of the importance of providing records to the IAP administrator in a timely fashion to ensure statutory access to information rights are respected. Read more...

Repair not repeat - Nova Scotia's Information and Privacy Commissioner releases 2022-2023 Annual Report

HALIFAX - Today, Tricia Ralph, Nova Scotia's Information and Privacy Commissioner, released her annual report for 2022-2023. Read more...

2022-2023 OIPC Annual Report

Information and Privacy Commissioner releases Review Report 23-04

The applicant asked the Department of Community Services (public body) for records of its involvement with the applicant's family. The public body provided the applicant with a package of responsive records. The applicant believed that the package was missing records and asked the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner to review the public body's search efforts. The Commissioner finds that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence that additional records exist and so concludes that the public body has conducted an adequate search as required by s. 7(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. She recommends the public body take no further action in response to the applicant's access to information request. Read more...

Department of Justice mandate includes amendment to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Premier Houston's September 14, 2021 mandate letter to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice includes a requirement to amend the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP) to give order-making ability to Nova Scotia's Information and Privacy Commissioner:  September 14, 2021 Ministerial Mandate - Department of Justice and Attorney General

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is willing to provide input and guidance to the government as it moves ahead with this amendment to FOIPOP, or any other important amendments the OIPC has recommended to modernize Nova Scotia's outdated access to information and privacy laws. 

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