Yes, that would be the offence provisions. The offence provisions are oriented toward non-co-operation with the commissioner's office, wilful destruction of records, wilfully evading an access to information request, and things of that nature.
In terms of penalties for delay and something like that, there's no penalty under the offence provision for delay, but there is a maximum time period. There is a 20 business-day time period for our response to an access to information request. A public body that finds they cannot meet that time frame must make their case to the commissioner's office for a time extension. We can grant them a time extension or not.
If a public body fails to meet either the 20 days or an extended time period that we may grant them, they are deemed to have refused the request and the applicant has a right to come to our office.
We have to deal with our complaints within 65 business days. At the end of that period of time, if the applicant has not received a response, we could potentially recommend the release of that record, and the public body would have to go to court to try to convince a judge why they shouldn't get it.
There are no circumstances in Newfoundland where a request would carry on for years anymore.