The applicant sought access to police records concerning a youth (W.C.) under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) after being struck by a pellet from a BB gun.
The police had investigated but laid no charges, opting for extrajudicial measures.
The court found that the police records constituted records of extrajudicial measures under section 119(4) of the YCJA, which prohibits access to such records for individuals like the applicant.
Even if not considered extrajudicial measures, the records were inaccessible under the YCJA's statutory framework, as section 123, which allows access after certain periods, did not apply to records where no charges were laid and thus no access period was defined.
The court emphasized the YCJA's principles of youth privacy and diminished moral blameworthiness.
The application was dismissed.