PO-1840

The appellant made a request to the Ministry of the Attorney General (the Ministry) under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). The request was for access to "any and all documents which may in any way relate to the prosecution of [the appellant] between August 1997 and October 1998".

The Ministry located responsive records and denied access to most of them pursuant to sections 19, 21(3)(b) and 49(a) and (b) of the Act. The Ministry denied access to the remaining four pages of the records under section 22(a) of the Act. The Ministry indicated further that it had photocopies of records which originated with the York Regional Police (the Police). The Ministry determined that the Police had a greater interest in these records and transferred this part of the request to them.

The appellant appealed the Ministry's decision. A Confirmation of Appeal was sent to the parties on June 28, 1999. The Confirmation of Appeal which was sent to the Ministry states:

Please be advised that, if your institution wishes to claim discretionary exemptions in addition to those set out in your decision letter, you are permitted to do so by August 3, 1999. Should your institution wish to claim these exemptions, you will be required to issue a new decision letter to the appellant with a copy to the Mediator in the form prescribed by the IPC Practices, Number 1.

• FIPPA
• Section 19

• litigation privilege
• termination of litigation