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P-245
On July 8, 1991, the undersigned was appointed Assistant Commissioner and received a delegation of the power and duty to conduct inquiries and make orders under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987 (the "Act").
On April 27, 1990, a request was submitted to the Ministry of Health (the "institution") for access to a copy of a report entitled "Operational Review of Psychiatric Hospitals Vocational Programs Final Report" prepared by Phillips Group of Companies.
The institution decided that access to the requested record would be granted and charged a fee of $30.80 for photocopying the 154-page report. The institution also advised the requester that he could seek a fee waiver. The requester felt that the report contained information which affected his interests, and could therefore be said to constitute personal information, for which a fee could not be charged. He also requested a fee waiver based on financial hardship.
The institution maintained that the record did not contain personal information about the requester, and also denied the request for a fee waiver on the basis that the requester had not submitted financial data necessary to support a claim of financial hardship.
The requester appealed the head's decision. ...
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