P-16

These appeals were received pursuant to subsection 50(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987 (the "Act") which gives a person who has made a request for access to a record under subsection 24(1), or any person who has been given notice of a request under subsection 28(1), a right to appeal any decision of a head under the Act to me. Further, subsection 57(4) allows the person who is required to pay a fee under subsection 57(1) to ask me to review the head's decision to charge a fee or the amount of the fee.

The facts of these cases and the procedures employed in making this Order are as follows:

1. On November 20, 1987, a request was made to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (hereinafter referred to as the "institution") for access to all 1987 meat inspection reports for meat packing plants located in eastern Ontario.
   
   
2. The institution processed the request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987 which came into force on January 1, 1988. The institution clarified with the requester that "eastern Ontario" was the area east from Kingston to Ottawa and north to Pembroke.
   
   
3. On February 1, 1988, the requester was notified by the institution pursuant to subsection 28(1)(a) of the Act that third parties, possibly affected by release of the information, would be given the opportunity to make representations as to why the information should not be released, and that following receipt of these representations, a decision concerning disclosure would be made by the head of the institution. Affected third parties were invited by the institution to make their representations by February 22, 1988.
   
   
4. The institution received representations from six of approximately thirty-five affected third parties. The institution also received representations from a meat packers trade association. After considering these representations, the institution, pursuant to subsection 28(8), notified the requester and all affected third parties of the head's decision to grant partial access to the inspection reports. The head decided that identifying information (i.e. name, location and plant number) was to be severed in accordance with subsection 17(1)(a) of the Act. The fee for the preparation of the inspection reports was estimated at $18.00 (45 minutes at $6.00 for each 15 minutes). The requester was asked to provide written acceptance of the fee estimate.

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• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 21(2)
• 28(1)
• 17(1)

• Address
• by head
• identifiable individual
• inspection
• Minutes
• Name of Affected/Third Party
• pursuant to report requirement/statutory obligation to provide
• Representations re: FOI Appeal
• to affected person
• to affected person