The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA, 2015) gives individuals a right of access to all records that are in the custody or control of public bodies. This right is not absolute – there are limited and specific exceptions. Records can be in any form, including paper, electronic, photographs, and audio recordings.
Examples of public bodies include all provincial government departments, agencies, Crown corporations, House of Assembly, Memorial University, College of the North Atlantic, NL Health Services, school districts, municipalities, and municipally-owned or created corporations.
ATIPPA, 2015 also protects the privacy of personal information that public bodies hold, and regulates the way in which public bodies collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information. It also provides a right for individuals to obtain access to their own personal information and to ask for correction of personal information where the information is factually incorrect.
To make an access, correction, cost review, or privacy complaint under ATIPPA, 2015, please complete the appropriate form on our ATIPPA, 2015 Public Forms page.