P-621

The Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to a copy of the Minutes of Settlement and an attached release executed between the Ministry, two named individuals and a named real estate company. The Ministry located the responsive record, but denied access to the document in full pursuant to the exemptions contained in sections 13(1), 14(2)(a), 17(1)(a) and (c), 18(1)(d) and (e), 19 and 21(3)(b) and (d) of the Act. The requester appealed the Ministry's decision to the Commissioner's office.

Mediation of the appeal was not successful, and notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the Ministry's decision was sent to the appellant, the Ministry, and two affected persons who were signatories to the Minutes of Settlement both personally and as officers of the company. Representations were received from all parties.

• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information (h)
• 21(1)(f)
• 21(2)(d)
• 21(2)(h)
• 21(2)(i)
• 21(3)(b)

• compiled as part of an investigation
• education or employment history
• Minutes of Settlement
• Real Estate and Business Brokers Act
• supplied in confidence