LAWS 3307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Indictable Offence, Microform, Liquor License
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Tuck jackson, primary goal of ycja is to limit stigma attached to a youth accused or has committed a criminal offence. Restricting access to documentation = documents that would disclose a young persons involvement in a type of conduct. Part 6 = regime governing records under the ycja are contained. Provides framework that gives access to those records. They can only be disclosed when met with the provisions in part 6 and failure to adhere to them. If done then it is a standalone offence s138 of the ycja. Case lsbn = justi(cid:272)e dordey of court of appeal re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ized part 6(cid:859)s role (cid:449)as to lo(cid:449)er the i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t of stigmas on youth. Demonstrates a clear intention to protect the privacy of young persons. Tuck jacson= exam = the fact that part 6 provides protection to access of the records, but if in certain circumstances it may be so important that the information needs to be disclosed.
