What is the test for a judicial balancing the interests of the state against the privacy of an individual?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Mojtahedpour, 2001 BCSC 460 (CanLII):
Reference is made to Hunter v. Southam (1984), 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), 14 C.C.C. (3d) 97 (S.C.C.) at 110, that sets out the need for a judicial balancing of the interests of the state against the right of an individual for privacy.
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