Can a right of public access be removed by legislation?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hideaway II Ventures Ltd. v Canada (Attorney General), 2021 BCSC 2361 (CanLII):

The right of public access can only be removed by “competent legislation”, as noted in Attorney General of British Columbia v. Attorney General of Canada, supra.

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