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Most of the reported cases brought under the ''Act'' have been unsuccessful, largely because the courts have been reluctant to accept a broad view of what type of expectations of privacy are reasonable. One difficulty with the ''Act'' is that a person offended by an invasion of privacy is unlikely to seek redress through a public process that will have the effect of further airing the private matter. | Most of the reported cases brought under the ''Act'' have been unsuccessful, largely because the courts have been reluctant to accept a broad view of what type of expectations of privacy are reasonable. One difficulty with the ''Act'' is that a person offended by an invasion of privacy is unlikely to seek redress through a public process that will have the effect of further airing the private matter. | ||
Actions under the ''Privacy Act'' must be brought in the Supreme Court (s 4). | Actions under the ''Privacy Act'' must be brought in the BC Supreme Court (s 4). | ||
== I. Police Information Checks (Criminal Record Checks) == | == I. Police Information Checks (Criminal Record Checks) == | ||
