Actually, that is the mechanism in Quebec, although the timelines are different. When the access to information commission orders a public organization to disclose information, it must comply or appeal to the Court of Quebec. The access to information commission's decision can then be reviewed.
We represent public organizations and we know how it works. I am not very familiar with the process in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the way it works here is that there is a hearing where each party can make its respective representations. The person making the decision steps back, makes their decision, and then issues a written decision with reasons. If one of the parties is not satisfied, it can appeal. This applies to both parties. If the commission decides that the documents must not be disclosed, the requester can appeal to the Court of Quebec, or the public organization can appeal, as the case may be.