''R v O'Connor'',
995
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S.C.R. 411 is a leading
Supreme Court of Canada decision on disclosure of
medical record
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s. O’Connor was accused of and charged with rape and indecent assault of four women. 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.
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.
The O'Connor involved in the case was
Hubert Patrick O'Connor
Hubert Patrick O'Connor (17 February 1928 — 24 July 2007) was a Canadian Catholic bishop from Huntingdon, Quebec who was famously forced to resign from the church following charges of multiple sex crimes stemming from his time as principal at the ...
, a
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
bishop from
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
who was found guilty of sex crimes in 1991.
Disgraced B.C. bishop dead of heart attack
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See also
* List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court)
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of ...
* R v Mills (1999)
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Supreme Court of Canada cases
1995 in Canadian case law
Rape in Canada
Canadian evidence case law
Publication bans in Canadian case law
Sexual abuse of women in the Catholic Church
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