MPAC denied access to two transferred requests for GIS Shapefiles. MPAC claimed that the requested records are available under a licensing framework for a fee and are therefore publicly available (section 15).
MPAC later issued revised decisions, adding sections 9 (relations with other governments), 10(1) (third party information), and 11 (economic interests) to deny access.
The adjudicator finds that the records are exempt under sections 11(c) and (d). She finds that disclosure under the Act outside the existing licensing framework could reasonably be expected to cause harm to MPAC’s economic and financial interests. The adjudicator finds that the public interest override in section 16 does not apply to the records. She dismisses both appeals.