The Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner, Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh, has released her Report A-2024-048 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-2024-048 |
| Report Date: | October 29, 2024 |
| Public Body: | City of St. John’s |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request for the total amount of legal fees and disbursements paid by the City of St. John’s to external counsel to conduct two hearings. The City provided the Complainant with copies of relevant legal invoices but redacted some information, including the aggregate amount of legal fees and disbursements for each invoice, pursuant to section 30(1) (legal advice) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Commissioner found that the City was entitled to withhold this information under section 30(1). |
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