PO-1761

The Public Guardian and Trustee (the PGT) received a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to records relating to "the handling" of the estate of a named individual (the deceased). The requester stated:

I am requesting to view "all passing of accounts" and I understand there are more than one. Essentially, I would like to see all monetary and asset transactions and their description going in and out of the estate, from day one to-date.

In response, the PGT stated that the request "does not provide sufficient detail to enable us to determine responsive records." The PGT stated:

The passing of accounts is a particular court proceeding during which a number of documents are filed with the Court including statement of accounts and the Application Record.

The PGT then asked the requester to provide more detail about the nature of the information sought. The PGT also stated that the information the requester sought may be available through court offices.

In reply, the requester stated that she wanted to view "all documentation in the file excluding the documents filed with [the court], the Objection Against Compensation, filed by the [PGT] and the Executor's Submission re Compensation [requester's emphasis]." The requester added that she would like "to review all disbursements out of [a named company] that was included in the Executor's response."

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• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 2(2)
• 21(3)(f)
• Section 23

• business/personal information
• Public Interest Override