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This investigation was initiated as a result of a complaint concerning the Ministry of Finance (the Ministry). The complainant was concerned that the Ministry had improperly disclosed information about his wife and himself contrary to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act).
The complainant's wife was a provincial government employee. On August 9, 1995, she used a facsimile (fax) machine at her place of work to send the complainant's request for access to information under the Act to the Ministry.
Sometime during the week of August 7, 1995, the complainant's wife's supervisor received a telephone call from a legal counsel for the Ministry (Counsel). Counsel advised the complainant's wife's supervisor that she had used the fax machine inappropriately for personal reasons, namely, to send her husband's access request to the Ministry.
Issues Arising from the Investigation
The following issues were identified as arising from the investigation:
(A) Was the information in question "personal information", as defined in section 2(1) of the Act? If yes,
(B) Was the personal information disclosed in compliance with section 42 of the Act?
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