The Ministry of the Solicitor General (the ministry) received a request under the Act for an occurrence report related to the appellant’s deceased son. The ministry disclosed the report, but withheld portions under section 49(a) (discretion to refuse requester’s own information), read with section 14(1)(l) (facilitate commission of an unlawful act), and section 49(b) (personal privacy).
In this order, the adjudicator partially upholds the ministry’s decision. He finds that the information is exempt from disclosure under sections 49(a) and (b), but orders some withheld portions disclosed because disclosure is desirable for compassionate reasons (section 21(4)(d)). He also finds that withholding another portion provided by the appellant to the police would lead to an absurd result, and orders it disclosed.