R v O'Connor, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on disclosure of medical records. O’Connor was accused of and charged with rape and indecent assault of four women.[2] The Court held that the medical and counselling records of a complainant in a sexual assault case that are held by a third party can be disclosed by order of the judge if they meet two requirements.
APPEAL from the COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ruling
Appeal dismissed
Court membership
Reasons given
Majority
La Forest, L'Heureux-Dube, Gonthier and McLachlin JJ.
Concurrence
Cory and Iacobucci JJ
Dissent
Lamer C.J. and Sopinka and Major JJ.
First, the applicant must establish, without seeing them, that the records are likely to be relevant to the case. Second, the judge must review the records and decide whether to disclose them based on the balancing the right to make full answer and defence, and the right to privacy.
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