5819-05387 — National Defence
The complainant alleged that National Defence failed to conduct a reasonable search for intelligence assessments on Iraq. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) investigated and found that the institution did not retrieve all relevant records and failed to provide representations on its search efforts. The OIC ordered National Defence to conduct a second search, which located three additional records. National Defence agreed to implement the order.
- Reasonableness of the search conducted by the institution
- Institution's failure to provide representations to the OIC
- Scope of records responsive to the access request
Complaint well founded — disclosure ordered
The institution failed to provide evidence that it conducted a reasonable search for the requested records and did not respond to the OIC's requests for representations. A second search located additional records, confirming the initial complaint.
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The Commissioner ordered National Defence to conduct a new search, process any additional records found, and provide a new response to the access request.
- s.30(1)(a) ATIA
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