5822-07345 — National Defence
The complainant alleged that National Defence failed to conduct a reasonable search for records related to a selection process for Steward/Command Master Sailor. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) investigation found that not all relevant offices were tasked and the search criteria were unclear. National Defence was ordered to complete the retrieval of all responsive records and provide a new response to the access request.
- Reasonable search
- Completeness of search
- Clarity of tasking for record retrieval
Complaint well founded — disclosure ordered
The OIC found that National Defence did not conduct a reasonable search because not all relevant offices of primary interest were tasked, the taskings lacked clarity, and pertinent keywords were not included. This led to responsive records not being initially found.
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National Defence was ordered to complete the retrieval of all responsive records, process additional pages, provide a new response to the request, and grant access to the records.
- s.30(1)(a) ATIA
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