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PO-2550

File #  PA-050315-1
Institution/HIC  Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Summary
  • Police records relating to a fatal motor vehicle accident including police occurence and incident reports as well as police officer notes and witness statements.
  • Section 2(1) (definition of “personal information”) – records contain personal information of other individuals; some records also contain appellant’s personal information.
  • Section 49(a) in conjunction with section 14(1)(l) (facilitate commission of an unlawful act) - upheld for ten-codes.
  • Section 49(b) (personal privacy) – partly upheld.
  • Ministry ordered to disclose information already released in other portions of record.
  • Ministry’s decision to withhold personal information of individuals other than appellant – upheld.
Legislation
  • FIPPA
  • 14(1)
  • 21(3)(b)
  • 49(a)
  • 49(b)
Subject Index
Signed by  Catherine Corban
Published  Feb 28, 2007
Type  Order
Orders and Reports Considered  MO-1715   PO-1665  
Issue Outcomes
  • Police records relating to a fatal motor vehicle accident including police occurence and incident reports as well as police officer notes and witness statements.
  • Section 2(1) (definition of “personal information”) – records contain personal information of other individuals; some records also contain appellant’s personal information.
  • Section 49(a) in conjunction with section 14(1)(l) (facilitate commission of an unlawful act) - upheld for ten-codes.
  • Section 49(b) (personal privacy) – partly upheld.
  • Ministry ordered to disclose information already released in other portions of record.
  • Ministry’s decision to withhold personal information of individuals other than appellant – upheld.
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