P-482

The Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (the Ministry) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to the investigation file relating to a particular motor vehicle accident in which four people died. The requester represents the family of three of the deceased individuals.

The record identified as responsive to the request consists of 39 pages. Access was granted to 18 pages. The remaining pages were disclosed with severances. Pages 5, 8 and 12, and some of the information severed from pages 9 and 13 were disclosed with the exception of handcuff, revolver and flashlight serial numbers or information related to other law enforcement matters. This material was severed as not applicable to the request. Access to the remaining portions of the pages was denied pursuant to sections 14(1)(a), 14(1)(b), 14(1)(l) and/or section 21 of the Act. The requester appealed the Ministry's decision.

Mediation resulted in a narrowing of the number of records and exemptions at issue, but complete settlement of this appeal was not possible. Accordingly, notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the aspects of the Ministry's decision still at issue was sent to the appellant, the Ministry and three of the individuals identified in the record (the affected persons). Written representations were received from the appellant and the Ministry. One of the affected persons contacted the Ministry to provide consent to disclose personal information related to him, and the Ministry disclosed the information to the appellant.

• FIPPA
• 11(1)
• 14(1)(a)
• 2(1) law enforcement
• 2(1) personal information
• 21(1)(f)
• 21(2)(a)
• 21(3)(a)
• 21(3)(b)
• 29(1)(b)
• Section 23

• content of decision letter
• Forensic Tests
• interfere with law enforcement
• Obligation to Disclose Grave Hazards
• penalty or sanction
• Police Services Act