POLS 1200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Thermal Imaging Camera
7 Dec 2017
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Hunter v southam inc, [1984] 2 scr 145. Any law inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution is of no force or effect. Under authority of the act h entered and examined documents and other things at the business premises of southam. The wanted to search every file they had in the building, except files in the new room. They declined to give the name of any person whose complaint had initiated the inquiry, or to say which section of the act the inquiry had begun. Also declined to give more specific information about the inquiry. With no warrant the search is prima facie unreasonable and onus is on police to prove that it was reasonable. A person authorizing a warrant must be capable of acting judicially and must be an impartial authority, presented with sworn evidence, and must have reasonable and probable grounds that there is relevant evidence at site of search.
