The privacy commissioner has ruled against the RNC in its refusal to release an investigative file.

The RNC refused to disclose the record because it was excluded from the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The complainant then went to the privacy commissioner, but the RNC withheld the file from that office as well.

The case in question involved a complaint that somebody had, on several occasions, accessed the person’s personal computer without having a right to do so, and whether such actions might be a
criminal offence. Upon not receiving any responsive records from the RNC, the complainant asked the privacy commissioner to rule on the matter.

The commissioner has found that there is only one appropriate recommendation, which is to disclose the record to the complainant.

If the RNC disagrees with that recommendation, then it may apply to the court under section 50 of the Act for a declaration that it is not required to comply.