There are several examples. One is a case where the personal information of prison guards got into the hands of inmates. But to remedy that situation of wrongful disclosure of information under the Privacy Act, there was no possibility of recourse to the Federal Court under that act. The only available means to get enforcement by a court would be to go through the civil courts for civil remedies. There are several possible recourses, none of which the Privacy Act intended to provide individuals in Canada--namely, a more manageable, non-litigious way to try to resolve the issue—and if not available, to proceed to Federal Court as a last resort, under a regime that already allows them a head start when they get there and doesn't require such enormous financial means to be able to sustain protracted litigation.
Those are examples of cases where obviously a remedy or recourse in the context of the Privacy Act would give individuals a head start to get there.